Game 1 {{Linescore||Date= October 8, 2011 |Time= 7:05 pm (
CDT) |Location=
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington,
Texas Josh Hamilton and Adrián Beltré each had an RBI in the first to give the Rangers an early lead. However, Ryan Raburn hit a three-run home run in the third to give the Tigers the lead, chasing
Derek Holland out of the game.
Nelson Cruz hit a home run in the seventh with no outs off
Max Scherzer to tie the game at three, chasing Scherzer out of the game as well. The Rangers loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth against Tigers' closer
José Valverde, but Valverde escaped the jam with a shallow fly ball and a 3–2–3 double play, leading to the Rangers' first postseason extra-inning game. After two scoreless innings from the bullpen, the Rangers again loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 11th inning. This time, however, the Rangers ended the game when Nelson Cruz hit a game-winning
grand slam, the first officially recorded
walk-off grand slam in Major League Baseball postseason history and the first walk-off win in Rangers' postseason history.
Game 3 {{Linescore||Date= October 11, 2011 |Time= 8:05 pm (
EDT) |Location=
Comerica Park in
Detroit, Michigan Game 4 commenced. The Tigers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the third inning on singles by Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn. Miguel Cabrera drove them in with a two-run double. The Rangers got on the board in the sixth with a David Murphy single and an Ian Kinsler double. Elvis Andrus tied the game with a hit of his own. The Rangers grabbed the lead on a single by Michael Young after a wild pick-off throw to first allowed Andrus to advance to second base. Rick Porcello struggled in the seventh, allowing two singles, chasing him from the game. Al Alburquerque walked a batter to load the bases, but left them stranded. Brandon Inge tied the game with a solo home run in the seventh inning. In the eighth, the Tigers threatened when Miguel Cabrera walked and Víctor Martínez singled to advance Cabrera to third. Delmon Young hit a deep fly ball to Nelson Cruz, but he caught it and threw it to home plate to tag Cabrera out. In the 11th, the Rangers grabbed a 4–3 lead on a leadoff double by Josh Hamilton and a one-out single by Mike Napoli. Nelson Cruz then hit his fourth home run of the series, a three-run shot to make it 7–3 Rangers. That would be the final score as the Tigers went down in order in the bottom of the inning.
Game 5 {{Linescore||Date= October 13, 2011 |Time= 4:19 pm (
EDT) |Location=
Comerica Park in
Detroit, Michigan The Rangers chipped away with another home run from Nelson Cruz, this time a two-run shot, which chased Verlander out of the game and brought Texas within three runs. In the ninth,
Josh Hamilton doubled with two outs off of Phil Coke and scored on
Michael Young's single.
Adrián Beltré walked to put the tying run on base, but Coke got Mike Napoli to ground out to second for the save.
Game 6 {{Linescore||Date= October 15, 2011 |Time= 7:05 pm (
CDT) |Location=
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington,
Texas Looking for a comeback, the Tigers got two back on an Austin Jackson home run in the top of the fifth, chasing Holland, but the Rangers answered with a Josh Hamilton sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth to make it 10–4 Rangers. The Rangers extended the lead to 12–4 in the sixth and 15–4 with a home run from Young and the sixth home run of the series from Nelson Cruz in the seventh to rout the Tigers. The Tigers scored their last run on a second solo home run from Miguel Cabrera. Neftalí Feliz came on in the ninth inning for the Rangers in a non-save situation. He retired
Brandon Inge on a pop-up for the last out, sealing the Rangers a second consecutive trip to the World Series. In hitting a postseason-record six home runs throughout the series, including two in extra innings (one being a game-winning
grand slam), Nelson Cruz earned the
Series MVP award. ==Composite box==