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José Valverde closed the door when he struck out Alex Rodriguez in the ninth, earning his 51st straight save of the combined 2011 season and postseason. The Tigers became only the third team to beat the Yankees in consecutive post-season series meetings; previously the 1921–22 New York Giants and the 2002 and 2005 Angels were able to beat ...
The 2011 New York Yankees season was the 109th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season at home against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 31. [2] The Yankees clinched a playoff berth in the first game of a doubleheader on September 21, and clinched the American League East title in the second game. [3]
In Game 2, the Tigers jumped out to a 4–0 lead and their bullpen stopped a late rally by the Yankees to even the series headed back to Detroit. Delmon Young would propel the Tigers to a one-run victory in Game 3 thanks to a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh that broke a 4–4 tie.
The Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees at 1:05 p.m. Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.
Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Keider Montero (3-5, 5.76 ERA) vs. Yankees LHP Carlos Rodón (13-7, 4.18). Weather: Cloudy and high 70s with 30% chance of rain. • Box score
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.
New York won the season series against the Royals (5-2), but Baltimore had won the season series and that turned out just fine for Kansas City. ... Game 5: Royals at Yankees, TBD Oct. 12 on TBS ...
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