The definitive Top 10 Texas Rangers games of the 2010s

By Carter Lacy | Feb 1, 2022

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 24: Mike Napoli #25 of the Texas Rangers celebrates after hitting a two-run double in the eighth inning during Game Five of the MLB World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 24, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TX – OCTOBER 23: Derek Holland #45 of the Texas Rangers is congratulated by manager Ron Washington after the eighth inning during Game Four of the MLB World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 23, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

The 10 best Texas Rangers games of the 2010s

#3: 2011 World Series Game 4: Rangers 4, Cardinals 0

The Derek Holland game.

You could put this at number 2 or even 1 on this list and I would have no issue with it at all. This game is probably the one I revisit the most from this era of Rangers baseball.

Holland fleeced the Cardinals in Game 4. 2 hits in 8 and a third innings. 7 strikeouts on 116 pitches. No runs allowed. Easily the greatest postseason pitching performance in club history. A bounce back from a deflating beatdown at the hands of Albert Pujols in Game 3. The Rangers winning this game meant they had a chance to fight in the series, but the Rangers winning this game BECAUSE of what Dutch Oven did is what gave them a chance at being literally seconds away from winning the whole thing.

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