Game 1 {{Linescore||Date= October 15, 2010 |Time= 7:00 pm (
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Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in
Arlington, Texas The Yankees quickly fell behind as the Rangers got to their ace,
CC Sabathia. In the first inning
Josh Hamilton cracked a three-run home run to put Texas out in front.
Michael Young added two more runs in the fourth with a double. Rangers starter
C. J. Wilson had gone for seven strong innings, allowing only a single earned run, a solo homer by
Robinson Canó. In the eighth inning, New York left fielder
Brett Gardner reached base on an infield single to lead off the top of the inning and scored on a double by
Derek Jeter.
Darren Oliver relieved Wilson and allowed back-to-back walks to
Nick Swisher and
Mark Teixeira to load the bases with nobody out for
Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez hit a two-RBI single, reducing the deficit to 5–4. Robinson Canó tied the game with a single and
Marcus Thames followed with a single of his own to give the Yankees a 6–5 lead. That lead would be enough, as
Kerry Wood shut down the Rangers in the eighth and in the ninth
Mariano Rivera secured his 42nd postseason save, his final postseason save of his career.
Game 2 {{Linescore||Date= October 16, 2010 |Time= 3:00 pm (
CDT) |Location=
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in
Arlington, Texas Once again the Yankees starter, this time Phil Hughes, lasted only four innings. The Rangers'
Elvis Andrus scored on a double steal in the bottom of the first inning.
David Murphy's solo home run in the second and three straight two-out hits by
Mitch Moreland,
Elvis Andrus, and
Michael Young made the score 3–0.
Nelson Cruz hit a lead-off double off the right field wall in the bottom of the third and advanced to third base on
Ian Kinsler's sacrifice bunt. Murphy and
Bengie Molina's consecutive doubles increased the lead to five.
Robinson Canó answered with a lead-off double off the center field wall in the top of the fourth. Canó advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Colby Lewis struck out
Nick Swisher and
Jorge Posada, but surrendered an RBI single to
Lance Berkman. Berkman's hard hit just passed first baseman Moreland's glove but Moreland recovered the ball and caught Berkman between first and second base. Cruz hit another lead-off double in the bottom of the fifth and scored on Kinsler's RBI triple. Hughes was then relieved by
Joba Chamberlain. Chamberlain struck out Murphy and Molina, but surrendered an RBI single to Moreland. Canó hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning, but, despite having runners in scoring position the next three innings, the Yankees never scored again. This was the Rangers' first postseason home game win, and it also snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Yankees in postseason dating back to Game 2 of the
1996 ALDS.
Game 3 {{Linescore||Date= October 18, 2010 |Time= 8:00 pm (
EDT) |Location=
Yankee Stadium in
Bronx, New York Rangers
ace Cliff Lee continued his postseason dominance as he pitched eight scoreless innings on 122 pitches, striking out 13 while allowing only two hits and one walk.
Josh Hamilton's two-run homer in the top of the first inning gave the Rangers an early lead which they never relinquished. After the Hamilton home run, Yankees starter Andy Pettitte threw scoreless innings, while reliever
Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless eighth inning. The Rangers padded their lead in the top of the ninth inning. Hamilton hit a leadoff double off of
Boone Logan, who was relieved by
David Robertson. Back-to-back singles by
Vladimir Guerrero and
Nelson Cruz made it 3–0 Rangers. Robertson struck out
Ian Kinsler on a wild pitch that let Cruz go to second. After
David Murphy was intentionally walked,
Bengie Molina's single scored a run, then
Mitch Moreland's single scored two more, and
Elvis Andrus's double made it 7–0 Rangers.
Sergio Mitre relieved Robertson and threw a wild pitch that scored the last run of the inning. Rangers
closer Neftalí Feliz, entering the game in a non-
save situation, pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth inning to preserve the shutout. The Yankees' offense was just 1-for-14 with RISP over the last two games.
Derek Jeter's postseason streak of getting on base in 21 consecutive games was stopped, as he went 0-for-4 and was not walked. His first at-bat was a pop-fly; the second, third, and fourth at-bats were strike-outs. Lee's shutout was the first time that the Yankees had failed to score a run in a post-season game since being shut out by the
Detroit Tigers on
October 6, 2006. Lee became the first pitcher to strike out at least 10 in three consecutive playoff appearances, and took his postseason tally to 7–0.
Game 4 {{Linescore||Date= October 19, 2010 |Time= 8:00 pm (
EDT) |Location=
Yankee Stadium in
Bronx, New York The Yankees jumped to an early lead in the bottom of the second on a controversial solo home run from
Robinson Canó. Canó hit the ball over the right field wall and right-field
umpire Jim Reynolds ruled the ball a home run, but Rangers right fielder
Nelson Cruz argued that there was
spectator interference. Television replays showed that the fans did not illegally interfere with the ball directly, but that a few fans did touch Cruz's glove while it was over the field of play. Instant replay review was not used and the home run call stood. Two batters later,
Lance Berkman hit the ball deep to right field and was initially ruled a home run by Reynolds, but the umpires elected to use instant replay review and overturned the call to a
foul ball; Berkman eventually struck out looking. The Rangers took the lead in the top of the third.
David Murphy led off the inning with a
walk and
Bengie Molina was
hit by a pitch. A sacrifice bunt by
Mitch Moreland followed by an RBI grounder from
Elvis Andrus scored Murphy from third.
Michael Young followed Andrus with an infield hit that drove in Molina. In the bottom half of the third,
Derek Jeter tripled and scored on a
Curtis Granderson RBI single to tie the game at 2–2. In the bottom of the fourth inning
Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch, and Canó and Berkman each singled to
load the bases.
Nick Swisher struck out, and Rangers starting pitcher
Tommy Hunter was replaced by
Derek Holland.
Brett Gardner hit a hard RBI grounder to shortstop Elvis Andrus, who forced Canó out at third but allowed Rodriguez to score, giving the Yankees a one-run lead. In the top of the sixth inning,
Vladimir Guerrero singled, but was
forced out at second on a Cruz grounder that resulted in Cruz safely reaching first. Cruz then
tagged up to second on
Ian Kinsler's fly out. David Murphy was then
intentionally walked to get to Bengie Molina. On the first pitch of the
at bat, Molina hit a three-run home run to left field, giving the Rangers a 5–3 lead. The Rangers piled onto their lead in the top of the seventh as
Josh Hamilton hit a solo home run against
Boone Logan. Guerrero then doubled, Cruz walked, and Kinsler hit a bloop single to right field to extend the lead to 7–3. In the bottom of the eighth, Holland walked Granderson and was replaced with
Darren O'Day. O'Day then walked Rodriguez and was replaced by
Clay Rapada, who promptly walked Canó. Finally,
Darren Oliver came in and got Swisher to pop up and Berkman to ground out. In the top of the ninth, Hamilton hit another solo home run off Yankees reliever
Sergio Mitre which tied the ALCS home run records. Guerrero followed up with an infield single. Cruz then homered to left to make the score 10–3. In the bottom of the ninth, Gardner singled to lead off and took second base on
defensive indifference. Posada grounded out allowing Gardner to advance to third base, but Jeter flew out and Granderson lined out to Moreland, stranding Gardner at third base and ending the game. The Canó home run has been compared to the
Jeffrey Maier play, according to many analysts. When asked about the Canó controversy, Maier replied, "it was pretty funny."
Game 5 {{Linescore||Date= October 20, 2010 |Time= 4:00 pm (
EDT) |Location=
Yankee Stadium in
Bronx, New York The Yankees struck in the bottom of the second as
Alex Rodriguez walked.
Marcus Thames popped out, then
Lance Berkman walked.
Jorge Posada then hit a RBI single for the first run of the game.
Curtis Granderson followed with a single of his own, driving in another.
Jeff Francoeur's error scored another, making the score 3–0. The Yankees got two more runs as
Nick Swisher and
Robinson Canó hit back-to-back solo homers, extending the lead to five. Canó's homer was his fourth in the series. The homer also tied the ALCS home run records. Sabathia gave up his first run in the top of the fifth as
Matt Treanor homered. The Yankees responded in the bottom of the inning as Swisher walked and Canó lined out. Rodriguez then hit a double, followed by Berkman's sacrifice fly that scored Swisher. In the top of the sixth,
Vladimir Guerrero struck out.
David Murphy,
Ian Kinsler, and Francoeur hit consecutive singles. Treanor's grounder to third brought in the Rangers' second run, but Sabathia struck out Moreland to end the inning with runners on second and third. Curtis Granderson homered in the eighth to return the Yankees' lead to five. Although Sabathia allowed a season-high 11 hits, he gave the Yankees six innings.
Kerry Wood pitched two scoreless innings, and
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth inning to seal the win for the Yankees.
Game 6 {{Linescore||Date= October 22, 2010 |Time= 7:00 pm (
CDT) |Location=
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in
Arlington, Texas Elvis Andrus doubled to lead off the bottom of the first, advanced to third on a
Josh Hamilton single and scored on an RBI groundout from
Vladimir Guerrero. Texas starter
Colby Lewis shut down the Yankees until the top of the fifth, when
Alex Rodriguez doubled and later scored on a
wild pitch that appeared to
hit Nick Swisher. In the bottom of that same inning, with
Mitch Moreland on third and two outs, Yankees starter
Phil Hughes intentionally walked Hamilton to face Guerrero. Guerrero
doubled to score both Moreland and Hamilton. Hughes was then replaced by
David Robertson, who promptly gave up a two-run home run to
Nelson Cruz to give Texas a 5–1 lead.
Ian Kinsler added a run on a
sacrifice fly in the seventh inning off of
Kerry Wood. In the ninth,
Neftalí Feliz closed out the series for Texas, striking out Alex Rodriguez to send the Rangers to the World Series for the first time in franchise history, and exacting long awaited revenge on the team that eliminated them in three consecutive postseason appearances. One journalist wrote "Tom Hicks was right. Texas did win a pennant with A-Rod on the field."
Composite box 2010 ALCS
(4–2): Texas Rangers over
New York Yankees ==Broadcasting==