World Series-Bound!

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 1-2 with 1 BB, 1 double (his 1st of the postseason), 1 sacrifice fly, and 1 RBI against the Yankees. The Rangers have been in Texas for 39 years. They've been a franchise for 50 years (dating back to when they were the Washington Senators), and for the 1st time in franchise history, they will be playing on the grandest stage of all: the Fall Classic.

Kinsler's line in the postseason so far is .342/.409/.658 for an OPS of 1.067 in 45 PAs. He has 3 HRs, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 SBs, 9 RBIs, and 6 runs scored.

Edit: Game 1 will be played on Wednesday against the Giants in San Francisco.

ALCS Game 5

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 2-4 with 1 SB (his 2nd of the postseason) against the Yankees. The Rangers are up 3-2 in the series. Game 6 will be played on Friday, and if necessary, Game 7 will be played on Saturday.

Rangers Have A Commanding Lead In ALCS

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 1-5 with 1 RBI and 1 SB (his 1st of the postseason) against the Yankees. The Rangers are up 3-1 in the series.

ALCS Game 3

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 0-4 against the Yankees. I didn't think he went around on the appeal in his last AB. The Rangers are up 2-1 in the series. Games 4 and 5 will be tomorrow and Wednesday in New York.

ALCS Game 2

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 1-3 with 1 sacrifice bunt, 1 triple (his 1st of the postseason), 1 RBI, and 1 run scored against the Yankees. Also made this fine play in the 8th inning. The Rangers have evened the series at 1 apiece. Game 3 will be on Monday.

Rangers Let Game 1 Get Away

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 0-2 with 2 BBs against the Yankees. It looked like the Rangers had this one in the bag through 7, but their bullpen completely imploded. Kinsler getting picked off in the 8th inning didn't do them any favors, either. They are down 0-1 in the ALCS.

Kinsler Leads The Charge

Batting 6th, Ian Kinsler was 3-4 with 1 HR (his 3rd of the postseason), 3 RBIs, and 1 run scored against the Rays.

The Rangers have won their 1st playoff series and will advance to the ALCS for the 1st time in franchise history.

Kinsler hit safely and scored a run in all 5 games of the ALDS. He hit a team-best .444 (8 for 18) with 2 BBs, 3 HRs (tied with Nelson Cruz for the team lead), scored 5 runs, and drove in a team-high 6 runs.

Can't really have a better series than that. The ALCS kicks off on Friday in Texas. Bring on the Yankees!