# 2011 Texas Rangers season

The Texas Rangers' 2011 season was the 51st season in the overall history of the franchise and the 40th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. At the season outset, the Rangers were the defending American League champions.
Despite playing during one of the hottest summers on record in Texas, the Rangers claimed their second consecutive American League West title (fifth overall) and set franchise records for wins (96 wins and a .593 winning percentage, one win better than the previous record set in 1999) and home attendance (2,946,949 fans at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, breaking the old record set in 1997). Another year of improvement from the starting pitching and defense would give the Rangers the most shutouts in the American League, and they trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by only two for the Major League Baseball (MLB) lead. All five members of the opening day starting rotation would stay in the rotation for the entire year. C. J. Wilson tied for the league lead in starts with 34 while Derek Holland tied for second in shutouts with four, tied for first in the American League, and each pitcher would have at least 13 wins. The offense, always considered a strong point for the team, would also have another good year with three players getting 30+ home runs, and Ian Kinsler completing his second 30–30 season.
The Rangers won their second straight AL West title, and beat the Tampa Bay Rays in four games and the Detroit Tigers in six to advance to the World Series. They lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, their second straight defeat in the Fall Classic, becoming the first team to lose back-to-back World Series since the Atlanta Braves in 1991 and 1992. The World Series was notable for the Rangers being one strike away from winning the series twice in Game 6 with a two-run lead each time before ultimately losing to the Cardinals 10–9 in an 11-inning thriller. They would go on to lose Game 7 by a score of 6–2.

## Offseason

The biggest free agent pitcher of the 2011 market was Cliff Lee. According to major media markets, Lee's most likely destination for 2011 was a return to Texas, or signing with the New York Yankees. Bob Simpson, a lead investor of Rangers Baseball Express which owns the Rangers, told media "We're going to go after Cliff Lee – hard, and we have the financial firepower to do that." After an extended process which included a flight by principal owner Chuck Greenberg, team investor Ray Davis, and assistant GM Thad Levine to meet with Lee, his wife, and agent following the winter meeting, Lee signed a five-year deal with the Phillies to return to the team which traded him away at the start of the 2010 season.
On November 3, 2010, the Rangers declined to exercise their 2011 option on Vladimir Guerrero's contract. Guerrero was a type A free agent but the Rangers would not receive draft pick compensation for Guerrero after he signed with the Baltimore Orioles.
Scott Feldman underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. The rehab time for the surgery will prevent Feldman from returning to compete for a rotation spot for the start of the season. Feldman was the Texas Rangers' pitcher of the year in 2009 and opening day starter for 2010, but failed to repeat his success in 2010 after signing a three-year extension.
For the second year in a row, the Rangers needed to fill the position of hitting coach after Clint Hurdle took the manager position with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Rangers signed Thad Bosley. Bosley was a member of the A's coaching staff during Washington's time with the A's, and was also teammates with first base coach Gary Pettis in the Rangers organization during his final playing year.
The Rangers signed two players in November: 34-year-old free agent Japanese pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama, a side-arm throwing relief pitcher, and catcher Yorvit Torrealba from the San Diego Padres. Torrealba was a type B free agent and did not cost the Rangers a draft pick for the signing. Bengie Molina, the Rangers' primary catcher in 2010, elected to retire.
On December 26, the Rangers and pitcher Brandon Webb agreed to terms for a one-year contract. Webb, who was recovering from shoulder surgery, had not pitched in the majors since opening day of 2009.
The Rangers' biggest free agent move for the 2011 season would be the signing of third baseman Adrián Beltré. The six-year, $96 million deal would force incumbent veteran Michael Young into his fourth position with the Rangers. Although Young was hesitant to make another position move, Young told the Rangers and the media he was willing to switch to designated hitter in order for the Rangers to sign Beltre. With the signing of Beltre and move of Young, the Rangers did not continue to attempt to re-sign Guerrero, who would sign a one-year deal with the Orioles.
In late January the Rangers made their biggest trade of the offseason when long-time trade target Mike Napoli was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for relief pitcher Frank Francisco. Napoli became available to the Rangers after being sent to the Blue Jays with Juan Rivera just three days earlier in exchange for Vernon Wells. The weakening of the bullpen from the loss of Francisco would not be the biggest problem from the Napoli trade as DH utility infielder Michael Young would demand his second trade request in three years. After a press conference in which Rangers president Nolan Ryan and GM Jon Daniels acknowledged Young's trade request, indicating Young had a change of heart after initially agreeing to be the primary designated hitter, Young fired back telling the press
   The suggestion that I had a change of heart and asked for a trade is a manipulation of the truth. I asked for a trade because I've been misled and manipulated and I'm sick of it.
Although trade rumors concerning Young would continue after his demand, as it did during and after the winter meetings, no trade would be forthcoming and Young reported for Spring training on time.

## Spring training

With an infield and outfield set, and multiple players able to cover in different positions, the rotation and bullpen would be the biggest questions for the front office to handle. C. J. Wilson was named the opening day starter early on, followed by Colby Lewis and Tommy Hunter. Free agent Brandon Webb would continue to prepare for a return to baseball, but would not be ready in time for opening day and would start the season on the disabled list. An injury to Hunter would place him on the disabled list to start the season, and Matt Harrison, who had earned the fourth spot, would be moved to third. The remaining candidates, Derek Holland, Michael Kirkman, Eric Hurley, and closer Neftalí Feliz, would continue to compete for the final two spots. Kirkman and Hurley were sent to AAA, and Feliz was returned to the closer role due to a weakened bullpen. Reliever Alexi Ogando would be the number 5 starter behind Holland to start the season.
On March 11, just 220 days after acquiring the team from auction, Chuck Greenberg would resign as CEO from the Rangers. The resignation came about due to different management styles between Greenberg and president Nolan Ryan. Ryan added the CEO title to his position.
   I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of all we have accomplished together since August. Unfortunately, Nolan Ryan, the Co-Chairmen, and I have somewhat different styles. While I am disappointed we did not work through our differences, I remain wholeheartedly committed to doing what's right for the franchise. Together we concluded it is best for all concerned for me to sell my interest back to Rangers Baseball Express and move on. I do so with a heavy heart, but with every confidence in the direction that the new management team is taking the Rangers and, with Nolan at the helm, I know this franchise will continue to thrive and reach even greater heights both on and off the field.
Although the rift between Greenberg and Ryan were never publicly discussed by the Rangers, reports indicated two major events that might have directly led to the removal of Greenberg, Greenberg's involvement with additional attempts to sign Cliff Lee, and his involvement with potential Young trades after Young demanded a trade, most specifically that Greenberg demanded Young forfeit deferred interest due to him by the Rangers. The demand would have been a violation of the MLB CBA.
During spring training GM Jon Daniels and Young met twice to discuss the situation leading to Young's trade demand. Daniels said it was the Rangers' continued trade discussions after Young being told he would not be traded once third baseman Adrián Beltré was acquired that helped lead to the trade demand.
The Rangers later traded Matt Treanor to the Kansas City Royals (Treanor would later be traded back to the Rangers at the end of August).

## Regular season
### April

Record 16–11
Rotation: C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison, Derek Holland, Alexi Ogando, Dave Bush
For the first time under manager Ron Washington the Rangers would finish the month of April with a record above .500. After sweeping the first two series against Boston and Seattle the Rangers would take their first loss of the season against Baltimore in the first game of a double header on April 9 after the series opener was rained out. The Rangers were the last team in the 2011 season to record a loss and each Ranger starter would get the win from game 2 through game 6, the first team to have 5 different starters win at least 1 game each. After the Baltimore series the Rangers would lose three straight series versus the Tigers, Yankees, and Angels. A sweep of the Royals, a 1–3 series loss to Toronto, and a two-game split with Oakland would finish out the month. The Rangers would spend only one day out of first place for the West in the month.
Ian Kinsler would make Major League history by being the first player to hit a lead off home run in the first two games of a season. Kinsler would also set another record along with Nelson Cruz by being the first teammates to hit at least one home run each in each of the first three games of the season. Cruz would go on to hit a home run in the first four games of the season, only the third player in Major League history, and the first to do so in the American League. Shortstop Elvis Andrus would also hit his first home run since 2009 in the fourth game of the season.
Ogando would make his second start against the Detroit Tigers and earn his second win. In each of his first two starts of the season he went 6+ innings, earned the win, and gave up 2 or fewer hit in each start, joining only 4 other pitchers since 1919 to do so. Ogando would be the first to do so without giving up a run.
On April 12 left fielder Josh Hamilton left the game after a first-inning play at the plate. The Rangers would ultimately lose their second game of the season and Hamilton would be diagnosed with a fracture in his right shoulder. After the game, Hamilton expressed his concern about the play before running calling it a "stupid play" and thinking "I don't want to do this... something is going to happen" but said he listened to his third base coach and ran on the infield foul out.
As a result of the rainout versus Baltimore on April 8, starter Colby Lewis pitched one day later than scheduled. This would force Lewis to miss his next start on April 13 against Detroit and resulted in Lewis missing a second start for the birth of his child. Local blogger and radio shock jock Richie Whitt would criticize the Rangers' and Lewis' decision to take a leave as a result of the birth of Lewis' second child. Whitt pointed out a starter only gets thirty or so chances to impact a baseball game, and since players are paid millions, the birth of a child should be planned for the off season if need be. Dallas Morning News reporter Evan Grant countered the blog posting stating it was the rain delayed Baltimore game which caused Lewis' next start to be a day later, resulting in Lewis missing his next start to attend the planned birth of his second child. Grant also reported Lewis offered to make a short rested start before the leave to avoid missing a start, and was declined by the Rangers to do so. Dave Bush would get the starts in Lewis' place. Bush would be the last player who started the season on a team's 25-man roster to make his 2011 debut. Left-handed pitcher Michael Kirkman would be called up during Lewis' leave.
On April 15 the Rangers and pitcher Matt Harrison would tie the MLB record by turning 6 double plays in the game. When Lewis returned on April 18, reliever Mark Lowe was optioned to AAA. Rule 5 draft pick Mason Tobin would leave the April 19 game with an injury and be placed on the 60-day DL the next day. Closer Neftalí Feliz would be sent to the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation on April 23 and Darren O'Day would go on the 60-day DL with a torn labrum in his hip. Darren O'Day would also be placed on the 60-day DL on April 27 with a torn labrum in his left hip.

### May

Record (month, year): 13–15, 29–26
Rotation: Matt Harrison, Derek Holland, Alexi Ogando, C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Dave Bush
After losing their May 1 game, the Rangers were tied for first place with the Angels until falling to second place on May 5. The Rangers spent the next eleven days out of first place, falling as far as third in the division, but never fell below 2 games behind the Angels and retook the division lead on May 16. The Rangers would finish the month .5 game up on Seattle and 1 game up on the Angels.
After several weeks of speculation, the Rangers signed Cuban defect Leonys Martín on May 4 for a $15.5 million major league contract and added him to the 40-man roster. The Rangers also recalled Mark Lowe to the majors and option Pedro Strop to AAA.
Closer Neftalí Feliz returned from the DL on May 6. Nelson Cruz was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right quadriceps muscle on May 7. Craig Gentry was called up to replace Cruz on the roster.
The May 11 day game between the Texas Rangers and Oakland A's was postponed due to rain in the middle of the fourth inning. After a 2-hour, 21-minute delay, the game was called. The Rangers held a commanding 7–0 lead in part due to a Mitch Moreland grand slam, but because the game was called before the end of the fifth inning, all results from the game were voided. Although both teams had the next day off, the game was not able to be made up the following day because the Rangers had played the previous 20 days in a row, and it is against MLBPA rules to play more than 20 days in a row. The game would instead be made up in on a fateful July 7 day.
Julio Borbon pulled a hamstring during the May 13 game and was placed on the 15-day DL. During this time, all three starting outfielders would be on the DL. Journeyman centerfielder Endy Chávez was called up to replace Borbon. To make room for the addition of Chávez on the 40 man roster, Brandon Webb was placed on the 60 man DL. Chávez had been with the Rangers organization on a minor league contract since 2010 while recovering from a torn ACL suffered during the 2009 season.
The Rangers took first place in the division back on Colby Lewis' first career shutout on May 16.
Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz returned to the team from the DL on May 23.
A second Rangers home game was delayed due to rain in May. The 7:00 May 24 game against the Chicago White Sox resulted in fans' evacuating the playing field and being placed in the underground entrances by ballpark officials with a "tornadic supercell" less than 10 miles from the ballpark. The teams played again at 1:00 CST the next day, but the umpiring crew concluded the game should be continued and play resumed after a three-hour delay.
Off the field, on May 26 the Rangers officially removed rookie play-by-play man John Rhadigan from the TV booth and sent him back to the Fox Sports Southwest post-game and pre-game show. Rhadigan had moved to the TV booth to replace long-time play-by-play game caller Josh Lewin, whose contract expired at the end of the 2010 season. Rhadigan had no play-by-play experience prior to the season, and was often lampooned by fans of the time on the Internet for his in-game mistakes and inability to correctly and timely describe the action on the field.

### June

Record (month, year) 14–13, 43–39
Rotation: Alexi Ogando, Derek Holland, C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison
The Rangers would hold onto first place for the entire month of June, but would lead the division by no more than 2.5 games during the month and ended with a 1-game lead over the Angels.
After completing his DL stint, centerfielder Julio Borbon was optioned to AAA on June 3. If Borbon had been returned to the ML roster, David Murphy, Endy Chávez, or Craig Gentry would have been removed from the 25 man roster. Although Murphy was having a bad offensive year coming into June, he still represented a better offensive potential than the remaining outfielders, and Gentry was the only right-handed outfielder other than Nelson Cruz. Chavez was out of options and in order to remain in the organization, would have had to have been placed on waivers and options to AAA.
Ian Kinsler went on paternity leave on June 8. The same day the Rangers also announced the dismissal of hitting coach Thad Bosley for communication differences. Beat writer Evan Grant reported after the dismissal one example taking place between Bosley and catcher Yorvit Torrealba.
   [T]here had been some recent confrontations with players. Perhaps the most serious of those was an incident between Bosley and struggling catcher Yorvit Torrealba. According to multiple sources, Torrealba asked in Philadelphia if he could take some extra batting practice swings since pitcher Colby Lewis declined to participate in batting practice on the day he was pitching. It was, according to sources, agreed upon that Torrealba could hit in two different groups. But when he stepped in with the second group, sources said, Bosley told him he was not supposed to take the additional swings. Torrealba then left the field. An argument between the two ensued in the clubhouse.
The Rangers replaced Bosley by promoting AAA hitting coach and former Ranger's player Scott Coolbaugh. Coolbaugh is the third hitting coach in two seasons following Rudy Jaramillo's 14 years as Texas' hitting coach.
Mike Napoli was placed on the 15-day DL on June 12 with a strained left oblique muscle.
Former reliever Alexi Ogando recorded a 7–0 record before losing his first decision to the New York Yankees on June 14. He would lose the next two decisions finishing June with a 7–3 record.

### July

Record (month, year) 18–9, 61–48
After ending July 3 tied for first place with the Angels, the Rangers entered the all-star break on a 7-game winning streak. The streak would last another 5 games, the second best winning streak in franchise history. However, the Rangers would get no further than 5 games ahead of the Angels as a result of the streak. The Rangers ended the month 2 games in first place.
Ron Washington and first base coach Gary Pettis were both ejected from the July 3 game after a close call by first base umpire Ángel Hernández. Washington did not engage in the argument between Pettis and Hernández, but began yelling at the umpire after Hernández, according to Washington, "told me my job is to get him (Pettis) off the field. You don't tell me what my job is..... You can't talk to Angel. Angel is the smartest umpire in baseball." Washington was later fined for his comments.
The following day, Washington pinch hit Mike Napoli for designated hitter Michael Young in the 8 inning of a 13–4 win over the Orioles. At the time of his at bat, Young was a home run short of hitting for the cycle, and Washington later admitted his error by lifting Young for Napoli. It was the second time in Washington's tenure as Rangers' manager that he pinch hit for a batter who was one potential at bat away from completing the cycle.
Prior to the non-waiver trading deadline the Rangers picked up Koji Uehara from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Chris Davis and Mike Adams from the San Diego Padres. Arthur Rhodes was released.

#### Fan's death

Exactly one year and one day after firefighter Tyler Morris fell from the upper deck onto the lower infield seats, another fan fell from the stands. Shannon Stone, also a firefighter, was in attendance at the July 7 game against Oakland. After left fielder Josh Hamilton retrieved a foul ball, he tossed it into the left field seats toward Stone. Stone, who was in attendance with his son, attempted to catch the ball by leaning over the guardrail when he lost his balance and fell head first between the divider separating the left field wall and the stands. Although Stone was conscious when he left the ballpark, he died on the way to the hospital.
The Rangers started a Shannon Stone memorial fund for the family and plans to place a monument at the homeplate entrance of a father and son walking into the ballpark.

#### All-Star selections

* Michael Young DH
* Josh Hamilton LF
* C. J. Wilson P
* Alexi Ogando P
* Adrián Beltré 3B
Hamilton was the only Ranger selected by fan voting. Young and Beltre were each selected by player voting. Wilson was selected by Washington. This decision did create some criticizing from media and fans, especially those who wanted Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia selected. However, when Washington made the selection he also had the players voting results available to him, and know which pitchers would be selected if other starters were made unavailable due to starting prior to the All-Star game. After starting pitcher Justin Verlander was made unavailable due to his start, the next pitcher selected was Sabathia who also started. The final spot was then awarded to Ogando who had not lost a game when the player voting took place.

### August

Record (month, year) 16–12, 77–60
Prior to the last day of the month the Rangers picked up Michael Gonzalez (also from the Orioles) who received Pedro Strop in exchange, and re-acquired Matt Treanor from the Kansas City Royals.

### September

Record (month, year) 19–6, 96–66
On Friday, September 23, the Rangers (playing at home) defeated the Mariners by a score of 5–3 and moving the magic number to 1 game. Because the Angels had a scheduled start on the west coast, approximately 12,000 fans stayed inside Rangers Ballpark watching the outcome of that game on the scoreboard. Once the Angels were defeated by the Oakland A's by a score of 3–1, making the Rangers American League West champions for the second consecutive year, the Rangers returned to the field to celebrate in front of the fans. In a familiar scene, the Rangers celebrated using ginger ale on-field with Josh Hamilton, but later sprayed each other with champagne once inside the locker room.
By sweeping the Angels in the last away-game series, the Rangers also clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a record of 96–66, second in the American League only to the New York Yankees with a record of 97–65.

## Post season
### ALDS: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers

After losing the first game of a best-of-5 playoff series against Tampa Bay, the Rangers rebounded to win the next three games (including both games in Tampa Bay) to take the series 3–1. Colby Lewis' game 3 start was only the 17th game in postseason history to have a starter go at least 6 innings with 1 hit or less, and Lewis became the eighth pitcher to do so in a postseason game while recording 6 or more strikeouts. The Rangers clinched the ALDS in game four and became the third franchise to advance to the ALCS in consecutive years during the past decade. Matt Harrison lasted only 5 innings in game 4, but recorded 9 strikeouts in the outing. Harrison is the 10th player to throw 9 strikeouts or more in fewer than 6 innings in a postseason game. Adrián Beltré became the fifth player to hit 3 home runs in a playoff game, becoming the first to do so in a League Division Series game. The last time a player hit 3 home runs in a postseason game was 1978 by George Brett.
Texas won the series, 3-1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | September 30 | Tampa Bay Rays – 9, Texas Rangers – 0 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 3:00 | 50,498 |
| 2 | October 1 | Tampa Bay Rays – 6, Texas Rangers – 8 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 3:28 | 51,351 |
| 3 | October 3 | Texas Rangers – 4, Tampa Bay Rays – 3 | Tropicana Field | 3:51 | 32,828 |
| 4 | October 4 | Texas Rangers – 4, Tampa Bay Rays – 3 | Tropicana Field | 3:05 | 28,299 |

### ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers

Texas won the series, 4-2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 8 | Detroit Tigers – 2, Texas Rangers – 3 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 3:07 (a) | 50,114 |
| 2 | October 10 (b) | Detroit Tigers – 3, Texas Rangers – 7 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 4:27 (c) | 51,227 |
| 3 | October 11 | Texas Rangers – 2, Detroit Tigers – 5 | Comerica Park | 3:08 | 41,905 |
| 4 | October 12 | Texas Rangers – 7, Detroit Tigers – 3 | Comerica Park | 4:00 (d) | 42,234 |
| 5 | October 13 | Texas Rangers – 5, Detroit Tigers – 7 | Comerica Park | 3:21 | 41,908 |
| 6 | October 15 | Detroit Tigers – 5, Texas Rangers – 15 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 3:32 | 51,508 |
(a) Game 1 suffered 2 rain delays totaling 1:50
(b) Game 2 was rescheduled from 10/9 to 10/10 due to rain
(c) Game 2 was an 11th-inning walk-off
(d) Game 4 suffered a pre-game rain delay totaling 2:13 and was extended into 11 innings

### World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers

St. Louis won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 19 | Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 3 | Busch Stadium | 3:06 | 46,406 (49 °F (9 °C), clear; 20 mph (32 km/h) – Varies) |
| 2 | October 20 | Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 | Busch Stadium | 3:04 | 47,288 (50 °F (10 °C), cloudy; 11 mph (18 km/h) – Out to RF) |
| 3 | October 22 | St. Louis Cardinals – 16, Texas Rangers – 7 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 4:04 | 51,462 (80 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy; no wind) |
| 4 | October 23 | St. Louis Cardinals – 0,Texas Rangers – 4 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 3:07 | 51,539 (68 °F (20 °C), clear; 1 mph (1.6 km/h) – varies) |
| 5 | October 24 | St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Texas Rangers – 4 | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 3:31 | 51,459 (72 °F (22 °C), clear; 2 mph (3.2 km/h) – In from CF) |
| 6 | October 27 | Texas Rangers – 9, St. Louis Cardinals – 10 (11 inn.) | Busch Stadium | 4:33 | 47,325 (53 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy; 7 mph (11 km/h) – L to R) |
| 7 | October 28 | Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 6 | Busch Stadium | 3:17 | 47,399 (50 °F (10 °C), clear; 6 mph (9.7 km/h) – R to L) |

## MLB draft and international free agents

On November 11, 2010, the Rangers signed free agent draftee Barret Loux. Loux was the 6th pick in the 2010 MLB draft from Texas A&M, by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but Loux failed a physical from the Diamondbacks and a $2 million draft bonus was voided. MLB commissioner Bud Selig ruled the Diamondbacks would receive a compensation pick for the 2011 MLB draft and Loux would be a free agent. Including Loux, the Rangers signed 5 of the first 50 picks from the 2010 MLB draft.
The Rangers signed 18-year-old Dutch shortstop Nick Urbanus in November. In December the Rangers signed three additional free agents; sixteen-year-old short stop Rougned Odor from Venezuela, catcher Fernando Vivili from Dominican Republic, and pitcher Jose Leclair, also from the DR.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Michael Young | 159 | 631 | 88 | 213 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 106 | 6 | 47 | .338 | .474 |
| Ian Kinsler | 155 | 620 | 121 | 158 | 34 | 4 | 32 | 77 | 30 | 89 | .255 | .477 |
| Elvis Andrus | 150 | 587 | 96 | 164 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 37 | 56 | .279 | .361 |
| Adrián Beltré | 124 | 487 | 82 | 144 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 105 | 1 | 25 | .296 | .561 |
| Josh Hamilton | 121 | 487 | 80 | 145 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 94 | 8 | 39 | .298 | .536 |
| Nelson Cruz | 124 | 475 | 64 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 33 | .263 | .509 |
| Mitch Moreland | 134 | 464 | 60 | 120 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 2 | 39 | .259 | .414 |
| David Murphy | 120 | 404 | 46 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 11 | 33 | .275 | .401 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 113 | 396 | 40 | 108 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 20 | .273 | .399 |
| Mike Napoli | 113 | 369 | 72 | 118 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 75 | 4 | 58 | .320 | .631 |
| Endy Chávez | 83 | 256 | 37 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 10 | .301 | .426 |
| Craig Gentry | 64 | 133 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 10 | .271 | .346 |
| Julio Borbón | 32 | 89 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .270 | .348 |
| Andrés Blanco | 36 | 76 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .224 | .342 |
| Chris Davis | 28 | 76 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .408 |
| Taylor Teagarden | 14 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .294 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .045 | .136 |
| Esteban Germán | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .455 | .818 |
| Matt Treanor | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
| Leonys Martín | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .500 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5659 | 855 | 1599 | 310 | 32 | 210 | 807 | 143 | 475 | .283 | .460 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| C.J. Wilson | 16 | 7 | 2.94 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 223.1 | 191 | 89 | 73 | 74 | 206 |
| Colby Lewis | 14 | 10 | 4.40 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.1 | 187 | 103 | 98 | 56 | 169 |
| Derek Holland | 16 | 5 | 3.95 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 198.0 | 201 | 97 | 87 | 67 | 162 |
| Matt Harrison | 14 | 9 | 3.39 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 185.2 | 180 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 126 |
| Alexi Ogando | 13 | 8 | 3.51 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 169.0 | 149 | 73 | 66 | 43 | 126 |
| Neftalí Feliz | 2 | 3 | 2.74 | 64 | 0 | 32 | 62.1 | 42 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 54 |
| Darren Oliver | 5 | 5 | 2.29 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 51.0 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 44 |
| Mark Lowe | 2 | 3 | 3.80 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 43 |
| Dave Bush | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 37.1 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 23 |
| Scott Feldman | 2 | 1 | 3.94 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 |
| Michael Kirkman | 1 | 1 | 6.59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 21 |
| Mike Adams | 2 | 3 | 2.10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 25.2 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 3 | 3 | 4.81 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 24.1 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
| Koji Uehara | 1 | 2 | 4.00 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| Brett Tomko | 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| Darren O'Day | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| Tommy Hunter | 1 | 1 | 2.93 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Pedro Strop | 0 | 1 | 3.72 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Cody Eppley | 1 | 1 | 8.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Mark Hamburger | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Mason Tobin | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Tucker | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Merkin Valdéz | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 96 | 66 | 3.79 | 162 | 162 | 38 | 1441.1 | 1327 | 677 | 607 | 461 | 1179 |
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### Season standings
#### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 45‍–‍36 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 | 39‍–‍45 | 28‍–‍50 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Texas Rangers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 81 | 81 | .500 | 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 12 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 |
| Kansas City Royals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 |
| Minnesota Twins | 63 | 99 | .389 | 28 |

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 8–10 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 6–12 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 10–8 | – | 2–4 | 4–6 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 4–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
| Chicago | 4–4 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 2–6 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 6–4 | 7–11 | – | 6–12 | 12–6 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–9 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 1–5 | 13–5 | 12–6 | – | 11–7 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–5 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–11 | – | 7–3 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 |
| Los Angeles | 6–3 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 3–7 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 4–4 | 7–12 | 5–5 | 13–5 |
| Minnesota | 2–6 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 3–6 | – | 2–6 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 3–7 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| New York | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 6–2 | – | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 7–2 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 5–4 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 4–4 | 3–6 | – | 9–10 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 5–5 | 8–10 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 6–4 | 3–5 | 7–12 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 10–9 | – | 4–6 | 4–15 | 3–6 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 9–9 | 2–5 | 6–4 | – | 4–5 | 12–6 | 12–6 |
| Texas | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 12–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 13–6 | 15–4 | 5–4 | – | 4–6 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 12–6 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–5 | 5–1 | 7–11 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 6–12 | 6–4 | – | 8–10 |
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### Game log

Legend :
| Rangers Win | Rangers Loss | Game Postponed |
2011 Game Log (96-66) :
April (16–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1April 1Red Sox9–5Darren Oliver (1–0)Daniel Bard (0–1)50,1461–0
2April 2Red Sox12–5Colby Lewis (1–0)John Lackey (0–1)48,3562–0
3April 3Red Sox5–1Matt Harrison (1–0)Clay Buchholz (0–1)46,3263–0
4April 4Mariners6–4Derek Holland (1–0)Érik Bédard (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (1)37,6184–0
5April 5Mariners3–2Alexi Ogando (1–0)Michael Pineda (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (2)30,9535–0
6April 6Mariners7–3C. J. Wilson (1–0)Félix Hernández (1–1)25,0496–0
April 8@ OriolesPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 9 as part of a doubleheader
7April 9 (Game 1)@ Orioles0–5Zach Britton (2–0)Colby Lewis (1–1)36,2436–1
8April 9 (Game 2)@ Orioles13–1Matt Harrison (2–0)Jake Arrieta (1–1)36,2437–1
9April 10@ Orioles3–0Derek Holland (2–0)Jeremy Guthrie (1–1)Neftalí Feliz (3)21,4528–1
10April 11@ Tigers2–0Alexi Ogando (2–0)Justin Verlander (1–1)Neftalí Feliz (4)18,7249–1
11April 12@ Tigers4–5José Valverde (1–0)Darren O'Day (0–1)20,6099–2
12April 13@ Tigers2–3José Valverde (2–0)Darren Oliver (1–1)20,5269–3
13April 15@ Yankees5–3Matt Harrison (3–0)Iván Nova (1–1)Neftalí Feliz (5)40,81410–3
14April 16@ Yankees2–5Freddy García (1–0)Derek Holland (2–1)Mariano Rivera (6)41,87610–4
15April 17@ Yankees5–6Rafael Soriano (1–0)Arthur Rhodes (0–1)Mariano Rivera (7)40,81110–5
16April 18Angels7–1C. J. Wilson (2–0)Ervin Santana (0–2)30,79911–5
17April 19Angels4–15Matt Palmer (1–0)Colby Lewis (1–2)22,45011–6
18April 20Angels1–4Jered Weaver (5–0)Matt Harrison (3–1)31,96711–7
19April 22Royals11–6Derek Holland (3–1)Jeff Francis (0–2)45,76912–7
20April 23Royals3–1Alexi Ogando (3–0)Kyle Davies (1–2)Darren Oliver (1)45,50613–7
21April 24Royals8–7C. J. Wilson (3–0)Bruce Chen (3–1)Arthur Rhodes (1)28,28414–7
22April 25Blue Jays4–6Kyle Drabek (2–0)Colby Lewis (1–3)Jon Rauch (4)22,91514–8
23April 26Blue Jays3–10Jesse Litsch (2–1)Matt Harrison (3–2)21,75514–9
24April 27Blue Jays7–6Cody Eppley (1–0)Octavio Dotel (1–1)Darren Oliver (2)29,32215–9
25April 28Blue Jays2–5Frank Francisco (1–0)Darren Oliver (1–2)24,12115–10
26April 29@ Athletics1–3Trevor Cahill (4–0)C. J. Wilson (3–1)Brian Fuentes (7)17,22615–11
27April 30@ Athletics11–2Colby Lewis (2–3)Brett Anderson (2–2)27,28516–11 :
May (13–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
28May 1@ Athletics2–7Gio González (3–2)Matt Harrison (3–3)15,17816–12
29May 2@ Athletics4–5 (10) Grant Balfour (2–1)Darren Oliver (1–3)9,19316–13
30May 3@ Mariners3–4David Pauley (1–0)Pedro Strop (0–1)Brandon League (8)12,75916–14
31May 4@ Mariners5–2C. J. Wilson (4–1)Michael Pineda (4–2)13,89617–14
32May 5@ Mariners1–3Jason Vargas (2–2)Colby Lewis (2–4)Brandon League (9)14,20517–15
33May 6Yankees1–4Iván Nova (3–2)Matt Harrison (3–4)Mariano Rivera (12)49,06917–16
34May 7Yankees7–5Arthur Rhodes (1–1)Boone Logan (1–2)Neftalí Feliz (6)49,57418–16
35May 8Yankees5–12CC Sabathia (3–2)Arthur Rhodes (1–2)48,05718–17
36May 9Athletics2–7Trevor Cahill (6–0)C. J. Wilson (4–2)24,37518–18
37May 10Athletics7–2Colby Lewis (3–4)Brett Anderson (2–3)31,65519–18
May 11AthleticsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 7
38May 13Angels4–1Alexi Ogando (4–0)Jered Weaver (6–3)Neftalí Feliz (7)45,99520–18
39May 14Angels2–3Scott Downs (1–0)Darren Oliver (1–4)Jordan Walden (7)47,66320–19
40May 15Angels5–4Mark Lowe (1–0)Rich Thompson (1–2)Neftalí Feliz (8)48,28421–19
41May 16@ White Sox4–0Colby Lewis (4–4)Edwin Jackson (3–5)23,04822–19
42May 17@ White Sox3–4Jesse Crain (1–1)Cody Eppley (1–1)Sergio Santos (6)22,43722–20
43May 18@ Royals5–4Arthur Rhodes (2–2)Jeremy Jeffress (1–1)Mark Lowe (1)13,78923–20
44May 19@ Royals1–2 (10)Greg Holland (1–0)Darren Oliver (1–5)12,35523–21
45May 20@ Phillies2–3Roy Halladay (6–3)C. J. Wilson (4–3)Ryan Madson (8)45,35823–22
46May 21@ Phillies0–2Cliff Lee (3–4)Colby Lewis (4–5)Ryan Madson (9)45,60423–23
47May 22@ Phillies2–0Matt Harrison (4–4)Roy Oswalt (3–2)Neftalí Feliz (9)45,63324–23
48May 23White Sox4–0Alexi Ogando (5–0)John Danks (0–7)30,86125–23
49May 24White Sox6–8Tony Peña (1–1)Brett Tomko (0–1)Sergio Santos (7)35,52425–24
50May 25White Sox2–1C. J. Wilson (5–3)Gavin Floyd (5–4)Neftalí Feliz (10)32,38226–24
51May 27Royals7–12 (14)Blake Wood (2–0)Dave Bush (0–1)39,39026–25
52May 28Royals10–1Matt Harrison (5–4)Sean O'Sullivan (2–4)Yoshinori Tateyama (1)40,24027–25
53May 29Royals7–6Arthur Rhodes (3–2)Joakim Soria (3–2)45,01128–25
54May 30@ Rays11–5Derek Holland (4–1)Wade Davis (4–5)14,20329–25
55May 31@ Rays4–5Joel Peralta (2–3)Arthur Rhodes (3–3)Kyle Farnsworth (10)12,78329–26 :
June (14–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
56June 1@ Rays3–0Colby Lewis (5–5)David Price (6–5)Neftalí Feliz (11)13,72530–26
57June 2@ Indians7–4Michael Kirkman (1–0)Carlos Carrasco (4–3)Neftalí Feliz (12)15,33631–26
58June 3@ Indians11–2Alexi Ogando (6–0)Justin Masterson (5–4)27,45832–26
59June 4@ Indians4–0Derek Holland (5–1)Fausto Carmona (3–7)30,13033–26
60June 5@ Indians2–0C. J. Wilson (6–3)Mitch Talbot (2–2)Neftalí Feliz (13)20,62134–26
61June 6Tigers7–13Max Scherzer (7–2)Colby Lewis (5–6)33,92134–27
62June 7Tigers1–8Rick Porcello (6–3)Matt Harrison (5–5)35,16534–28
63June 8Tigers7–3Alexi Ogando (7–0)Phil Coke (1–6)40,38835–28
64June 9@ Twins4–5Jim Hoey (1–2)Mark Lowe (1–1)38,76135–29
65June 10@ Twins9–3C. J. Wilson (7–3)Brian Duensing (3–6)38,90736–29
66June 11@ Twins1–8Scott Baker (4–4)Colby Lewis (5–7)40,42036–30
67June 12@ Twins1–6Francisco Liriano (4–6)Matt Harrison (5–6)39,28136–31
68June 14@ Yankees4–12CC Sabathia (8–4)Alexi Ogando (7–1)43,45736–32
69June 15@ Yankees4–12Iván Nova (6–4)Derek Holland (5–2)45,96936–33
70June 16@ Yankees2–3 (12)Cory Wade (1–0)Michael Kirkman (1–1)47,48736–34
71June 17@ Braves6–2Colby Lewis (6–7)Randall Delgado (0–1)38,81037–34
72June 18@ Braves5–4 (10)Mark Lowe (2–1)Scott Proctor (1–1)Neftalí Feliz (14)44,60038–34
73June 19@ Braves2–4Jair Jurrjens (9–3)Alexi Ogando (7–2)Craig Kimbrel (19)34,59938–35
74June 20Astros8–3Derek Holland (6–2)J. A. Happ (3–9)41,20539–35
75June 21Astros5–4 (11)Yoshinori Tateyama (1–0)Enerio Del Rosario (0–2)33,53340–35
76June 22Astros3–5Mark Melancon (5–1)Neftalí Feliz (0–1)39,70840–36
77June 24Mets8–1Matt Harrison (6–6)Mike Pelfrey (4–6)46,09241–36
78June 25Mets5–14Jon Niese (7–6)Alexi Ogando (7–3)37,29241–37
79June 26Mets5–8Dillon Gee (8–1)Derek Holland (6–3)37,87941–38
80June 28@ Astros7–3C. J. Wilson (8–3)Jordan Lyles (0–3)Neftalí Feliz (15)29,13242–38
81June 29@ Astros3–2Colby Lewis (7–7)Brett Myers (3–7)Neftalí Feliz (16)24,47243–38
82June 30@ Astros0–7Wandy Rodríguez (6–4)Matt Harrison (6–7)25,93843–39 :
July (18–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
83July 1Marlins15–5Alexi Ogando (8–3)Aníbal Sánchez (6–2)32,47444–39
84July 2Marlins5–9Steve Cishek (1–1)Derek Holland (6–4)29,72844–40
85July 3Marlins4–6Michael Dunn (5–5)Mark Lowe (2–2)Leo Núñez (23)46,09244–41
86July 4Orioles13–4Colby Lewis (8–7)Chris Jakubauskas (2–2)42,88545–41
87July 5Orioles4–2Tommy Hunter (1–0)Jim Johnson (5–2)Neftalí Feliz (17)25,94546–41
88July 6Orioles13–5Alexi Ogando (9–3)Jeremy Guthrie (3–11)31,95347–41
89July 7Athletics6–0Derek Holland (7–4)Rich Harden (1–1)35,04148–41
90July 8Athletics8–5C. J. Wilson (9–3)Gio González (8–6)37,85849–41
91July 9Athletics7–6Darren Oliver (2–5)Andrew Bailey (0–2)34,06650–41
92July 10Athletics2–0Matt Harrison (7–7)Trevor Cahill (8–7)Neftalí Feliz (18)33,83451–41
93July 14@ Mariners5–0Derek Holland (8–4)Jason Vargas (6–7)25,99752–41
94July 15@ Mariners4–0Colby Lewis (9–7)Doug Fister (3–11)Neftalí Feliz (19)30,55153–41
95July 16@ Mariners5–1C. J. Wilson (10–3)Félix Hernández (8–8)30,89654–41
96July 17@ Mariners3–1Matt Harrison (8–7)Blake Beavan (1–1)Neftalí Feliz (20)30,33555–41
97July 19@ Angels7–0Alexi Ogando (10–3)Tyler Chatwood (5–6)43,10356–41
98July 20@ Angels8–9Hisanori Takahashi (3–2)Tommy Hunter (1–1)Jordan Walden (22)40,05256–42
99July 21@ Angels0–1Jered Weaver (13–4)C. J. Wilson (10–4)Jordan Walden (23)38,31556–43
100July 22Blue Jays12–2Colby Lewis (10–7)Jo-Jo Reyes (5–8)37,36057–43
101July 23Blue Jays5–4Darren Oliver (3–5)Marc Rzepczynski (2–3)38,53758–43
102July 24Blue Jays0–3Brett Cecil (3–4)Alexi Ogando (10–4)43,11758–44
103July 25Twins20–6Derek Holland (9–4)Nick Blackburn (7–7)35,57359–44
104July 26Twins8–9Glen Perkins (3–1)Neftalí Feliz (0–2)Joe Nathan (8)30,58159–45
105July 27Twins2–7Brian Duensing (8–8)Colby Lewis (10–8)35,95059–46
106July 28Twins4–1Matt Harrison (9–7)Scott Baker (8–6)Neftalí Feliz (21)30,40660–46
107July 29@ Blue Jays2–3Brett Cecil (4–4)Alexi Ogando (10–5)Jon Rauch (9)19,28760–47
108July 30@ Blue Jays3–0Derek Holland (10–4)Brad Mills (0–1)22,56061–47
109July 31@ Blue Jays3–7Brandon Morrow (8–5)C. J. Wilson (10–5)45,62961–48 :
August (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
110August 2@ Tigers5–6Joaquín Benoit (3–3)Mike Adams (3–2)José Valverde (29)29,06761–49
111August 3@ Tigers4–5Doug Fister (4–12)Matt Harrison (9–8)José Valverde (30)33,59661–50
112August 4@ Tigers5–2Alexi Ogando (11–5)Brad Penny (7–9)Neftalí Feliz (22)40,49762–50
113August 5Indians8–7 (11)Neftalí Feliz (1–2)Rafael Pérez (4–2)37,84263–50
114August 6Indians5–7Frank Herrmann (2–0)Neftalí Feliz (1–3)Chris Perez (23)38,21063–51
115August 7Indians5–3Darren Oliver (4–5)Joe Smith (2–3)Mike Adams (2)37,43164–51
116August 8Mariners9–2Matt Harrison (10–8)Charlie Furbush (2–4)27,77165–51
117August 9Mariners7–6Neftalí Feliz (2–3)Jeff Gray (0–1)25,21466–51
118August 10Mariners3–4Jason Vargas (7–10)Koji Uehara (1–2)Brandon League (27)30,08766–52
119August 12@ Athletics9–1C. J. Wilson (11–5)Brandon McCarthy (5–6)20,28867–52
120August 13@ Athletics7–1Colby Lewis (11–8)Trevor Cahill (9–11)25,16068–52
121August 14@ Athletics7–6Mike Adams (1–0)Andrew Bailey (0–3)Neftalí Feliz (23)15,10769–52
122August 15@ Angels8–4Alexi Ogando (12–5)Bobby Cassevah (1–1)36,66370–52
123August 16@ Angels7–1Derek Holland (11–4)Tyler Chatwood (6–9)43,71171–52
124August 17@ Angels4–3C. J. Wilson (12–5)Ervin Santana (9–9)Neftalí Feliz (24)36,58172–52
125August 18@ Angels1–2Horacio Ramírez (1–0)Mike Adams (4–3)41,12372–53
126August 19@ White Sox7–4Yoshinori Tateyama (2–0)Jake Peavy (5–6)Neftalí Feliz (25)28,30873–53
127August 20@ White Sox2–3Jesse Crain (8–3)Koji Uehara (1–3)Sergio Santos (26)30,02173–54
128August 21@ White Sox0–10Gavin Floyd (11–10)Derek Holland (11–5)25,03373–55
129August 22Red Sox4–0C. J. Wilson (13–5)Érik Bédard (4–9)33,92074–55
130August 23Red Sox5–11John Lackey (12–9)Colby Lewis (11–9)25,70574–56
131August 24Red Sox2–13Josh Beckett (11–5)Matt Harrison (10–9)30,72474–57
132August 25Red Sox0–6Andrew Miller (6–1)Alexi Ogando (12–6)29,72974–58
133August 26Angels11–7Derek Holland (12–5)Dan Haren (13–7)38,25675–58
134August 27Angels4–8Ervin Santana (10–9)C. J. Wilson (13–6)Hisanori Takahashi (2)48,45375–59
135August 28Angels9–5Darren Oliver (5–5)Jered Weaver (15–7)40,01876–59
136August 30Rays2–0Scott Feldman (1–0)Jeremy Hellickson (11–10)Neftalí Feliz (26)40,01877–59
137August 31Rays1–4James Shields (13–10)Alexi Ogando (12–7)40,01877–60 :
September (19–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
138September 1Rays7–2C. J. Wilson (14–6)Jeff Niemann (9–6)26,22078–60
139September 2@ Red Sox13–0Derek Holland (13–5)Andrew Miller (6–2)38,08379–60
140September 3@ Red Sox7–12Érik Bédard (5–9)Colby Lewis (11–10)38,08379–61
141September 4@ Red Sox11–4Matt Harrison (11–9)Lackey (12–11)37,74480–61
142September 5@ Rays1–5Shields (14–10)Feldman (1–1)13,13080–62
143September 6@ Rays8–0C. J. Wilson (15–6)Jeff Niemann (9–7)11,61181–62
144September 7@ Rays4–5Jake McGee (2–1)Mark Lowe (2–3)11,19081–63
145September 9Athletics13–4Colby Lewis (12–10)Brandon McCarthy (8–8)36,70682–63
146September 10Athletics7–8Trevor Cahill (11–13)Alexi Ogando (12–8)Andrew Bailey (20)46,15182–64
147September 11Athletics8–1C. J. Wilson (16–6)Josh Outman (3–5)46,72783–64
148September 13Indians10–4Matt Harrison (12–9)Justin Masterson (11–10)30,10784–64
149September 14Indians9–1Derek Holland (14–5)David Huff38,71085–64
150September 15Indians7–4Alexi Ogando (13–8)Fausto Carmona44,24286–64
151September 16@ Mariners0–4Blake Beavan (5–5)C. J. Wilson (16–7)17,60786–65
152September 17@ Mariners7–6Colby Lewis (13–10)Anthony Vasquez (1–4)Neftalí Feliz (27)22,15987–65
153September 18@ Mariners3–0Matt Harrison (13–9)Félix Hernández (14–13)Neftalí Feliz (28)21,47988–65
154September 20@ Athletics7–2Derek Holland (15–5)Rich Harden (4–4)13,63589–65
155September 21@ Athletics3–2Koji Uehara (2–3)Grant Balfour (4–2)Neftalí Feliz (29)19,58990–65
156September 22@ Athletics3–4Grant Balfour (5–2)Mike Adams (4–4)Andrew Bailey (21)14,09090–66
157September 23Mariners5–3Matt Harrison (14–9)Anthony Vasquez (1–5)Neftalí Feliz (30)43,87491–66
158September 24Mariners7–3Scott Feldman (2–1)Félix Hernández (14–14)40,24292–66
159September 25Mariners12–5Derek Holland (16–5)Charlie Furbush (4–10)43,50893–66
160September 26@ Angels4–3Mark Hamburger (1–0)Dan Haren (16–10)Neftalí Feliz (31)39,71694–66
161September 27@ Angels10–3Colby Lewis (14–10)Tyler Chatwood (6–11)39,52995–66
162September 28@ Angels3–1Mike Adams (5–4)Jordan Walden (5–5)Neftalí Feliz (32)39,61296–66 :
Legend :
| Rangers Win | Rangers Loss | Game Postponed |
2011 Post-season Game Log (10-7) :
ALDS vs. Rays (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1September 30Rays0–9Matt Moore (1–0)C. J. Wilson (0–1)50,4980–1
2October 1Rays8–6Derek Holland (1–0)James Shields (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (1)51,3511–1
3October 3@ Rays4–3Colby Lewis (1–0)David Price (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (2)32,8282–1
4October 4@ Rays4–3Matt Harrison (1–0)Jeremy Hellickson (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (3)28,2993–1 :
ALCS vs. Tigers (4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1October 8Tigers3–2Alexi Ogando (1–0)Justin Verlander (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (1)50,1141–0
2October 10Tigers7–3 (11) Mike Adams (1–0)Ryan Perry (0–1)51,2272–0
3October 11@ Tigers2–5Doug Fister (1–0)Colby Lewis (0–1)José Valverde (1)41,9052–1
4October 12@ Tigers7–3Scott Feldman (1–0)José Valverde (0–1)42,2343–1
5October 13@ Tigers5–7Justin Verlander (1–1)C. J. Wilson (0–1)Phil Coke (1)41,9083–2
6October 15Tigers15–5Alexi Ogando (2–0)Max Scherzer (0–1)51,5084–2 :
World Series vs. Cardinals (3–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1October 19@ Cardinals2–3Chris Carpenter (1–0)C. J. Wilson (0–1)Jason Motte (1)46,4060–1
2October 20@ Cardinals2–1Mike Adams (1–0)Jason Motte (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (1)47,2881–1
3October 22Cardinals7–16Lance Lynn (1–0)Matt Harrison (0–1)51,4621–2
4October 23Cardinals4–0Derek Holland (1–0)Edwin Jackson (0–1)51,5392–2
5October 24Cardinals4–2Darren Oliver (1–0)Octavio Dotel (0–1)Neftalí Feliz (2)51,4593–2
6October 27@ Cardinals9–10 (11)Jake Westbrook (1–0)Mark Lowe (0–1)47,3253–3
7October 28@ Cardinals2–6Chris Carpenter (2–0)Matt Harrison (0–2)47,3993–4 :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Round Rock Express | Pacific Coast League | Bobby Jones |
| AA | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas League | Steve Buechele |
| A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Carolina League | Jason Wood |
| A | Hickory Crawdads | South Atlantic League | Bill Richardson |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tim Hulett |
| Rookie | AZL Rangers | Arizona League | Héctor Ortiz |