In his first at bat in the playoffs as a Tiger, Young hit a home run to right field off CC Sabathia. In addition to his earlier post-season home run, Delmon hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off Rafael Soriano, giving Detroit a 2–1 lead over the Yankees in the ALDS. In Game 5, Young suffered a strained oblique muscle and was left off the ALCS roster. He was activated to play in Game 2. During Game 5 of the ALCS against the Texas Rangers, Young hit two home runs off C. J. Wilson, scoring three runs. He is the fourth Detroit Tiger to hit more than one home run in a postseason game (after Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson and Magglio Ordóñez).