Rangers starter C. J. Wilson had gone for seven strong innings, allowing only a single earned run, a solo homer by Robinson Canó.

Darren Oliver relieved Wilson and allowed back-to-back walks to Nick Swisher and Mark Teixeira to load the bases with nobody out for Alex Rodriguez.

David Murphy's solo home run in the second and three straight two-out hits by Mitch Moreland, Elvis Andrus, and Michael Young made the score 3–0.

Nelson Cruz hit a lead-off double off the right field wall in the bottom of the third and advanced to third base on Ian Kinsler's sacrifice bunt.

Colby Lewis struck out Nick Swisher and Jorge Posada, but surrendered an RBI single to Lance Berkman.

Rangers closer Neftalí Feliz, entering the game in a non-save situation, pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth inning to preserve the shutout.

Lee's shutout was the first time that the Yankees had failed to score a run in a post-season game since being shut out by the Detroit Tigers on October 6, 2006.

In the bottom half of the third, Derek Jeter tripled and scored on a Curtis Granderson RBI single to tie the game at 2–2.

In the bottom of the fourth inning Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch, and Canó and Berkman each singled to load the bases.

Nick Swisher struck out, and Rangers starting pitcher Tommy Hunter was replaced by Derek Holland.

Brett Gardner hit a hard RBI grounder to shortstop Elvis Andrus, who forced Canó out at third but allowed Rodriguez to score, giving the Yankees a one-run lead.

On the first pitch of the at bat, Molina hit a three-run home run to left field, giving the Rangers a 5–3 lead.

The Rangers piled onto their lead in the top of the seventh as Josh Hamilton hit a solo home run against Boone Logan.

The Yankees got two more runs as Nick Swisher and Robinson Canó hit back-to-back solo homers, extending the lead to five.

Treanor's grounder to third brought in the Rangers' second run, but Sabathia struck out Moreland to end the inning with runners on second and third.

Elvis Andrus doubled to lead off the bottom of the first, advanced to third on a Josh Hamilton single and scored on an RBI groundout from Vladimir Guerrero.

Texas starter Colby Lewis shut down the Yankees until the top of the fifth, when Alex Rodriguez doubled and later scored on a wild pitch that appeared to hit Nick Swisher.

In the bottom of that same inning, with Mitch Moreland on third and two outs, Yankees starter Phil Hughes intentionally walked Hamilton to face Guerrero.

Hughes was then replaced by David Robertson, who promptly gave up a two-run home run to Nelson Cruz to give Texas a 5–1 lead.

"[12] 2010 ALCS (4–2): Texas Rangers over New York Yankees TBS carried all the games with Ernie Johnson, Ron Darling and John Smoltz in the broadcast booth.