2011 Championship Series Recaps 

Brewers - Cardinals

Ryan Braun launched a two-run, 463-foot homer in the first inning and added a two-run double during a six-run burst in the fifth. Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer and the typically light-hitting Yuniesky Betancourt added a two-run homer to cap the big comeback.to beat Cardinals 9-6.

Albert Pujols had one of the biggest postseason nights of his career in Game 2 of the NL championship series, going 4 for 5 with a home run, three doubles and five RBIs to lead Cardinals past Brewers 12-3 on Monday.

Albert Pujols hit an RBI double off Yovani Gallardo during a four-run first inning and four  Cardinals relievers combined for four perfect innings on Wednesday night for a 4-3 victory over Brewers and a 2-1 edge in the NL championship series.

Randy Wolf flummoxed the Cardinals with pitches that were slow, slower and slowest, leading Brewers to a 4-2 victory that tied the NL championship series 2-all.

Brewers made four errors that led to three unearned runs, as Cardinals survived a short start by Jaime Garcia to beat Milwaukee 7-1 on Friday night to take a 3-2 lead in the NL championship series.

David Freese hit a three-run homer in the first and manager Tony La Russa turned again to his brilliant bullpen for seven sturdy innings as Cardinals captured its 18th pennant with a 12-6 victory over Brewers on Sunday night.

Tigers-Rangers

Before the game was interrupted twice by rain for a total of 1 hour, 50 minutes in the top of the fifth inning, Nelson Cruz broke a postseason slump with a home run and Rangers scored all of their runs off Justin Verlander. His final pitch came long before the last out was made at 12:03 a.m. CDT.as Rangers won 3-2 over Tigers in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Ryan Perry served up a game-ending grand slam to Nelson Cruz in the 11th inning, giving Rangers a 7-3 victory Monday and sending Tigers home trailing 0-2 in the best-of-seven ALCS.

Doug Fister delivered another strong start in a game Detroit needed and Miguel Cabrera homered and hit a tiebreaking double to lead Tigers past Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night in Game 3.

Nelson Cruz made a rocket throw to keep the score tied, then hit a crushing three-run homer in the 11th inning off Jose Valverde that helped send Rangers over Tigers 7-3 on Wednesday night for a 3-1 lead in the AL championship series. Mike Napoli had put Texas ahead with an RBI single earlier in the 11th.

Delmon Young hit two of Detroit's four homers and Miguel Cabrera had a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning -- thanks to a bizarre bounce off third base and Jason Verlander helped save Detroit's season with a gutsy effort and the Tigers hit for a sudden cycle to break away in a 7-5 victory Thursday that cut the Rangers' lead to 3-2 in the AL championship series.