Heading into tonight's ALCS Game 6, most of America expected the Rangers to finish off the Tigers. Detroit definitely didn't make the game easy for the Rangers early on as the Tigers hit solo home runs in both the first and second inning and led 2-0. Texas manager Ron Washington looked worried about sending Starting Pitcher Derek Holland back out in the third, but a 1-2-3 inning gave both Washington and Rangers' fans hope. The Rangers responded in the bottom of the third with nine runs, six hits, four walks, and fourteen batters to get back to their dominating postseason play. The third inning began what would become a memorable night in the franchise's history. The Rangers finished the night with fifteen runs and seventeen hits, both franchise records, and became the first American League Champion to make back-to-back trips to the World Series since the 2000-2001 Yankees.
The Rangers couldn't have accomplished what they did this season without the work of First Baseman Michael Young and Rightfielder Nelson Cruz. Young went 3-6 tonight with five RBIs, two runs, and a solo home run in the seventh. Cruz set the MLB postseason record for number of home runs in a single postseason series (6) with his seventh inning solo shot to center. The Rangers now look forward to Wednesday's World Series Game 1 against the National League Champion, either St. Louis or Milwaukee, for the chance to win the first World Series Championship in team history.
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