What a stud.
The Rangers again rode Nelson Cruz into the night.
Cruz euphorically trotted around the bases behind three of his teammates in the bottom of the 11th inning.
Game over.
Texas 7, Detroit 3.
More importantly, Texas 2, Detroit 0, in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.
The horse Cruz hit the game-tying home run in the seventh, then won it with nobody out in the 11th off of Ryan Perry.
His bases-loaded shot was the first to end a game in postseason history.
As many weapons as Texas has, it's Cruz who has made the greatest impact in important games.
Really, the extraordinary feat of ending a game with a hit has become rather commonplace for Cruz.
In 2010, he recorded four game-winning hits, including three that left the park.
When pitching and competition are at a premium, Cruz bucks the pressure and performs. Last postseason, he belted six home runs, hit .317 and slugged .733.
After an unproductive ALDS, Cruz is in the zone; two of his three homers have been game-winners in the ALCS and he has six of the team's 10 RBI.
Unless Detroit can corral Cruz and the Rangers offense, it won't be loping to the World Series; no, the Tigers will be carted like Philly: home for good.
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