The scenario was the same, but the Yanks couldn't produce one of their patented comebacks in Game 2. Phil Hughes struggled vs. the Rangers, who finally beat the Bombers in 11 playoff games to even the ALCS at 1.
| NY Yankees | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeter, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| Granderson, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| Rodriguez, Al, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 |
| Cano, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .556 |
| Swisher, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 |
| Posada, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .143 |
| Berkman, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 |
| Gardner, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| a-Thames, M, PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | .246 |
| Texas | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrus, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .429 |
| Young, M, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .300 |
| Hamilton, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Guerrero, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .111 |
| Cruz, N, RF-LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .429 |
| Kinsler, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Murphy, Dv, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| a-Francoeur, PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Molina, B, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Moreland, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | .292 |
| NY Yankees | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, P(L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15.75 |
| Chamberlain | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robertson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Logan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitre | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6.35 |