A look at the schedules, results and coverage of the 2011 Major League Baseball playoffs:
DIVISION SERIES ROUND (best of five)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers
Inside the Matchups: Series Preview
TV: TBS
Schedule/results
- Game 1: Tigers at Yankees, suspended, rain
- Game 1 resumes: Yankees 9, Tigers 3 - Cano drives in six
- Game 2: Tigers 5, Yankees 3 - Scherzer dazzles, Tigers hold on
- Game 3: Tigers 5, Yankees 4 - Delmon Young's homer the difference
- Game 4: Yankees 10, Tigers 1 - Yankees force Game 5 behind Burnett, Granderson
- Game 5: Tigers 3, Yankees 2
Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Inside the Matchups: Series Preview
TV: TBS
Schedule/results
- Game 1: Rays 9, Rangers 0 - Rookie Moore shuts down Texas
- Game 2: Rangers 8, Rays 6 - Rangers break through vs. Shields
- Game 3: Rangers 4, Rays 3 - Napoli delivers key blow for Rangers
- Game 4: Rangers 4, Rays 3 - Beltre hits three homers as Rangers advance
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Inside the Matchups: Series Preview
TV: TBS
Schedule/results
- Game 1: Phillies 11, Cardinals 6 - Howard's blast saves Halladay
- Game 2: Cardinals 5, Phillies 4 - Cardinals come back on Lee
- Game 3: Phillies 3, Cardinals 2 - Francisco's pinch-hit homer puts Phillies on top
- Game 4: Cardinals 5, Phillies 3 - Freese drives in four as Cardinals force fifth game
- Game 5: Cardinals 1, Phillies 0 - Carpenter's shutout finishes series upset
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Inside the Matchups: Series Preview
TV: TBS
Schedule/results
- Game 1: Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 1 - Fielder, Gallardo deliver in Game 1
- Game 2: Brewers 9, Diamondbacks 4 - Brewers pick up slack for Greinke
- Game 3: Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 1 - Goldschmidt's grand slam keeps Arizona alive
- Game 4: Diamondbacks 10, Brewers 6 - Young belts two as Diamondbacks take it the distance
- Game 5: Brewers 3, Diamondbacks 2 - Morgan's single in 10th propels Brewers
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ROUND (best of seven)
American League
Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers
Inside the Matchups: Series Preview
TV: Fox
- Game 1: Rangers 3, Tigers 2 - Texas bullpen shuts down Tigers after rain
- Game 2: Rangers 7, Tigers 3 (11) - Cruz hits walk-off grand slam
- Game 3: Tigers 5, Rangers 2 - Fister overcomes shaky start
- Game 4: Rangers 7, Tigers 3 (11) - Napoli, Cruz strike again
- Game 5: Tigers 7, Rangers 5 - Detroit gets bounce, bounces back
- Game 6: Rangers 15, Tigers 5 - Rangers cruise (and Cruz) to pennant in blowout
National League
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Inside the Matchups: Series Preview
TV: TBS
- Game 1: Brewers 9, Cardinals 6 - Braun, Fielder lead comeback
- Game 2: Cardinals 12, Brewers 3 - Pujols powers Game 2 win
- Game 3: Cardinals 4, Brewers 3 - Four-run first is just enough for Cardinals bullpen
- Game 4: Brewers 4, Cardinals 2 - Wolf's solid start evens series
- Game 5: Cardinals 7, Brewers 1 - Bullpen comes through again for Cardinals
- Game 6: Cardinals 12, Brewers 6 - Cardinals have a blast in Milwaukee
WORLD SERIES (best of 7)
Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Inside the Matchups: World Series Preview
Position by Position Breakdown
TV: Fox
- Game 1: Cardinals 3, Rangers 2 - Craig's pinch hit in sixth lifts Cardinals
- Game 2: Rangers 2, Cardinals 1 - Kinsler sparks Rangers' rally in ninth after pitcher's duel
- Game 3: Cardinals 16, Rangers 7 - Pujols joins Ruth, Reggie in three-homer club
- Game 4: Rangers 4, Cardinals 0 - Holland dazes the Cardinals
- Game 5: Rangers 4, Cardinals 2 - Napoli's clutch double gives Rangers lead
- Game 6: Cardinals 10, Rangers 9, 11 innings - Freese caps incredible comeback in classic game - Photos, highlights and more from Game 6
- Game 7: Cardinals 6, Rangers 2 - Cardinals win 11th championship
THE CONTENDERS
American League
New York Yankees: Perhaps the last hurrah for a core group that's led the Yankees to five championships since 1996.
Texas Rangers: The 2010 pennant winners let Vladimir Guerrero and Cliff Lee go in the offseason, but still became back-to-back winners of the AL West, picking up third baseman Adrian Beltre to go with a solid cast of hitters and a still-underrated pitching rotation. All five starters had 13 wins or more.
Detroit Tigers: No team was hotter for a stretch in the second half than the Tigers, who blew past the Indians and White Sox in the AL Central to win a division title for the first time since 1987, and their first-ever AL Central title. Justin Verlander won the AL pitching triple crown, leading the league in wins (24), ERA (2.40) and strikeouts (250).
Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays came back from nine games behind Boston on Sept. 4 to win the AL wild card and qualify for the postseason for the third time in four seasons.
National League
Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies surpassed 100 wins in the regular season for the first time since 1977 behind one of the best-assembled pitching staffs in history.
Milwaukee Brewers: The Brewers went for broke in the offseason, building a team around Prince Fielder in the final year of his contract, and it paid off nicely with the Brewers' first division title since winning the American League pennant in 1982. The acquisition of Zack Greinke gave the Brewers a formidable rotation, and getting Francisco Rodriguez from the Mets has made the bullpen a big key to the team's success.
Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks were the surprise team in the postseason party. They finished in last place in the NL West in 2010, but pulled away in the second half under second-year manager Kirk Gibson.
St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols and the Cardinals rallied past the Atlanta Braves in the final week, coming back from three games down with five to play to take the wild card.
- Top 10 Teams in Each Playoff Franchise's History
Yankees: Ruth and Gehrig set the standard in 1927.
Rangers: Pennant-winning breakthrough in 2010.
Tigers: Morris, Gibson, Trammell and company won it all in 1984.
Phillies: 38-year drought ended in 2008.
Brewers: Harvey's Wallbangers came one game away in 1982.
Diamondbacks: Johnson, Schilling and a Game 7 bloop in 2001.
Rays: First winning season, first pennant.
Cardinals: A gritty group called the Gas House Gang.
