Ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Cruz wuxuu dhaliyay 3-darood oo uu ku xiray ciyaarta 4aad ee ALCS ee Rangers ee ka dhanka ah Tigers. Wuxuu noqday ciyaaryahankii ugu horreeyay ee dhaliya dhowr guri oo dheeri ah isla taxanaha xilli ciyaareedka. Intii lagu guda jiray
2011 ALCS, Cruz wuxuu dhaliyey 6 home runs wuxuuna lahaa 13 RBIs, labaduba waa rikoodhada taxanaha postseason. Dadaalkiisa wuxuu ku kasbaday abaalmarinta MVP ee 2011 ALCS. Cruz wuxuu dhaliyay gool kaligiis ah si uu u dhigo Texas Rangers 6 ilaa 4 ka hor St. Louis Cardinals ciyaarta 6aad ee World Series 2011. Home run ayaa u oggolaaday Cruz inuu isku dhejiyo rikoodhka ugu badan ee ciyaaraha kubbadda cagta ee xilli ciyaareedka; wuxuu la wadaagaa guusha Carlos Beltrán iyo Barry Bonds.