Tuesday’s question of the day: Of all the last at-bat wins in the division series, which was your favorite?

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Reporters from the Tribune family tackle the question of the day, then you get a chance to chime in and tell them why they are wrong.

Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune

Amazing how the first round of the playoffs flew by. Also amazing that there could be so much drama when three of the four series were sweeps but consider this: Six of the 13 games were decided by one run or in extra innings. There were so many big moments but the biggest was the Angels’ two-out rally against Boston in Sunday’s Game 3 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox, after all, are tougher to put away than a bag of potato chips. They had gone 12-3 in elimination games since 2002, three times winning series after falling two games behind. They were on the verge of putting Operation Dig Out into action. Unlike the Cardinals in Game 2 in Los Angeles – the Matt Holliday game – and the Rockies in Game 3 in Denver, they had one of the game’s best closer on the mound in Jonathan Papelbon, who had worked 26 1-3 playoff innings without giving up a run Yet the Angels found a way to win, three times overcoming two-strike counts with two outs. You can’t ask for a less likely ending. Here’s hoping there is some drama left for the three remaining series.

Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times

The Red Sox needed one strike, one lousy strike, to live to play another day, to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Angels. Their pitcher was Jonathan Papelbon, he of the 0.00 postseason earned-run average. Two outs in the ninth inning, none on. Two strikes on Erick Aybar, who singled. Two strikes on Chone Figgins, who walked. Two strikes on Bobby Abreu, who doubled. An intentional walk to Torii Hunter. And then the game-winning single from Vladimir Guerrero, who became the 10th player in postseason history to bat with two out and his team behind, then get the hit that gave his team the lead. The distinguished list of 10 includes Albert Pujols, Kirk Gibson and Cookie Lavagetto.

Stephen Miller, Allentown Morning Call

As impressive as the Phillies’ two-out rally was Monday at Coors Field, the Angels delivered the best series-clinching comeback of the first round Sunday at Fenway Park.
Los Angeles was down to its final strike three times in the ninth inning against one of the best closers in baseball, Boston’s Jonathan Papelbon. Bobby Abreu had the signature at-bat of the rally, fouling off three straight pitches before doubling in one run. Two batters later, Vladimir Guerrero came through with a two-run single to give Los Angeles three runs against a pitcher who hadn’t allowed a postseason run in 27 career innings before Sunday.
Considering the Red Sox had knocked the Angels out of the playoffs the last four times the teams met in the postseason, it was a huge moment for Los Angeles.

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant

If you watch the Red Sox frequently, you know how tough it is to get the last three or six outs at Fenway Park – if you’re an opponent.
The best bullpens turn to Jell-o when they get up there, which is why the Red Sox, who were under .500 on the road, made the playoffs. They rarely lose at home.
So the Angels’ eighth- and ninth-inning rallies on Sunday – off Jonathan Papelbon, no less – were something to behold.
There’s a cosmic justice in baseball. The Red Sox, after so many excruciating losses, pulled the greatest comeback ever in 2004. And so the Angels, after so many painful losses to Boston dating back to 1986, finally had their day, getting their due at Fenway. There was just something right about it. Unless you’re a Red Sox fan, of course. In that case, it was stunning.