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On September 16, the Detroit Tigers clinched the AL Central title, becoming the first team of the season to qualify for the ALDS. It was the Tigers' first AL Central title since they joined the division in 1998, the team's first division title overall since 1987, and first playoff appearance since winning the 2006 American League pennant as the Wild Card team.
The Yankees season ended on October 6 when they lost a deciding Game 5 of the 2011 American League Division Series to the Detroit Tigers 3–2. It was the first time since 2007 that the Yankees lost an elimination game at home. The 2011 season was the final season in the playing career of longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada.
The 2011 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball's 2011 postseason that pitted the winners of the 2011 American League Division Series (the second-seeded Texas Rangers and third-seeded Detroit Tigers), against each other for the American League.
In a hotly contested five-game series, the Tigers once again defeated the Yankees to return to the ALCS for the second time in six years. The Yankees unsurprisingly took Game 1 in a blowout win, as the Yankees' offense chased Doug Fister from the mound. In Game 2, the Tigers jumped out to a 4–0 lead and their bullpen stopped a late rally by ...
The Yankees and Tigers meet in the annual MLB game from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Sunday. Here's how to watch.
The 2011 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 111th season. The season began on March 31 at New York against the Yankees, and the home opener was on April 8 against the Kansas City Royals. [1] The Tigers honored the late Sparky Anderson during the season.
10 years ago, on Oct. 18, 2012, the Detroit Tigers clinched the AL pennant with an 8-1 rout of the New York Yankees in a sweep of the ALCS in Detroit.
Jordy Mercer hit a game-winning RBI single in the ninth and the host Detroit Tigers overcame a six-homer onslaught by the New York Yankees to capture a 12-11 win on Tuesday. Grayson Greiner hit a ...