GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (67-54) at NY YANKEES (67-54)

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 10 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - AQUILINO LOPEZ
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.242, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.292, 0-FOR-2, BB)
C MAYBIN (.000, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS NY YANKEES (5) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .292
C Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
G Sheffield dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
S Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Raburn 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
B Inge 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .242

Totals 25 1 5 1 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - C Guillen (24, A Pettitte); B Inge (18, A Pettitte); R Raburn (8,
A Pettitte). RBI - B Inge (56). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Sheffield 1, R Raburn 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Guillen (7, 3rd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-R Raburn-S Casey).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .257
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .323
B Abreu rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .304
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .332
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .303
J Giambi dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269
R Cano 2b 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .280

Totals 30 5 10 5 2 8 13

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (27, N Robertson); A Phillips (7, N Robertson). HR -
J Giambi (10, 4th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Abreu (82), A
Rodriguez (115), J Giambi (27), A Phillips 2 (22). 2-out RBI - B Abreu, A
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, J Posada 1, H
Matsui 2. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (16, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 001 000 0 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 002 102 0 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 6 10 5 5 2 7 1 5.13
A Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 7 5 1 1 1 4 0 3.82

IBB - J Posada (by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 109-71; A Lopez
9-6; A Pettitte 91-61. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 4-7; A Lopez 1-1; A
Pettitte 10-6. Batters faced: N Robertson 29; A Lopez 3; A Pettitte 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

(Plus rain delay totaling 74 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 10 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - AQUILINO LOPEZ
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.303, 1-FOR-3)
J GIAMBI (.269, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
R CANO (.310, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS NY YANKEES (5) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .291
C Maybin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
G Sheffield dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
S Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Raburn 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
B Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .242

Totals 28 1 5 1 1 5 7

BATTING: 2B - C Guillen (24, A Pettitte); B Inge (18, A Pettitte); R Raburn (8,
A Pettitte). RBI - B Inge (56). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Sheffield 1, R Raburn 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Guillen (7, 3rd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-R Raburn-S Casey).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .257
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .323
B Abreu rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .304
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .332
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .303
J Giambi dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269
R Cano 2b 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .280

Totals 30 5 10 5 2 8 13

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (27, N Robertson); A Phillips (7, N Robertson). HR -
J Giambi (10, 4th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Abreu (82), A
Rodriguez (115), J Giambi (27), A Phillips 2 (22). 2-out RBI - B Abreu, A
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, J Posada 1, H
Matsui 2. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (16, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 001 000 00 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 002 102 0 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 6 10 5 5 2 7 1 5.13
A Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 8 5 1 1 1 5 0 3.80

IBB - J Posada (by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 109-71; A Lopez
9-6; A Pettitte 104-71. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 4-7; A Lopez 1-1; A
Pettitte 11-7. Batters faced: N Robertson 29; A Lopez 3; A Pettitte 29.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

(Plus rain delay totaling 74 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL DETROIT AT NY YANKEES
NOTE: NEW YORK LEFT FIELDER HIDEKI MATSUI SINGLED IN THE
SIXTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON GIAMBI (11) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF AQUILINO LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 6

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.310, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 6 12 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - AQUILINO LOPEZ
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.280, 0-FOR-3)
M ORDONEZ (.353, 0-FOR-3)
C GUILLEN (.306, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS NY YANKEES (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .291
C Maybin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
G Sheffield dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
C Guillen ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
I Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
S Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Raburn 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
B Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .242

Totals 28 1 5 1 1 5 7

BATTING: 2B - C Guillen (24, A Pettitte); B Inge (18, A Pettitte); R Raburn (8,
A Pettitte). RBI - B Inge (56). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Sheffield 1, R Raburn 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Guillen (7, 3rd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-R Raburn-S Casey).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .256
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .323
B Abreu rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .304
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .332
H Matsui lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .302
J Giambi dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .273
R Cano 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .285

Totals 35 6 12 6 2 8 14

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (27, N Robertson); A Phillips (7, N Robertson). HR -
J Giambi 2 (11, 4th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off A Lopez
0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Abreu (82), A Rodriguez (115), J Giambi 2 (28), A
Phillips 2 (22). 2-out RBI - B Abreu, A Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, J Posada 1, H Matsui 2. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB -
7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (16, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 001 000 00 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 002 102 01 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 6 10 5 5 2 7 1 5.13
A Lopez 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.86

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 8 5 1 1 1 5 0 3.80

IBB - J Posada (by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 109-71; A Lopez
27-18; A Pettitte 104-71. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 4-7; A Lopez 3-2;
A Pettitte 11-7. Batters faced: N Robertson 29; A Lopez 8; A Pettitte 29.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

(Plus rain delay totaling 74 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Cabrera in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
NY YANKEES 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G Sheffield (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 6

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Chamberlain relieved A Pettitte.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
NY YANKEES 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G Sheffield (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 x 6 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, AQUILINO LOPEZ (7TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (9TH) AND JORGE
POSADA

HOME RUNS: DET - NONE

NYY - JASON GIAMBI (10) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
JASON GIAMBI (11) OFF AQUILINO LOPEZ IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 x 6 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, AQUILINO LOPEZ (7TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (9TH) AND JORGE
POSADA


WP - ANDY PETTITTE (10-7)
LP - NATE ROBERTSON (7-10)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - NONE

NYY - JASON GIAMBI (10) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
JASON GIAMBI (11) OFF AQUILINO LOPEZ IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 54,290

PROBABLES: DET - CHAD DURBIN (7-5, 4.68)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (4-5, 4.00)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS NY YANKEES (6) - FINAL

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .291
C Maybin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
M Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305
I Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
S Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Raburn 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .342
B Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .242

Totals 32 1 6 1 1 6 9

BATTING: 2B - C Guillen (24, A Pettitte); B Inge (18, A Pettitte); R Raburn (8,
A Pettitte). RBI - B Inge (56). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Sheffield 1, R Raburn 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Guillen (7, 3rd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-R Raburn-S Casey).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .256
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .323
B Abreu rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .304
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .332
H Matsui lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .302
J Giambi dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .273
R Cano 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .285

Totals 35 6 12 6 2 8 14

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (27, N Robertson); A Phillips (7, N Robertson). HR -
J Giambi 2 (11, 4th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off A Lopez
0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Abreu (82), A Rodriguez (115), J Giambi 2 (28), A
Phillips 2 (22). 2-out RBI - B Abreu, A Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, J Posada 1, H Matsui 2. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB -
7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (16, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 001 000 000 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 002 102 01x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson (L, 7-10) 6 10 5 5 2 7 1 5.13
A Lopez 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.86

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte (W, 10-7) 8 5 1 1 1 5 0 3.80
J Chamberlain 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

IBB - J Posada (by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 109-71; A Lopez
27-18; A Pettitte 104-71; J Chamberlain 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: N
Robertson 4-7; A Lopez 3-2; A Pettitte 11-7; J Chamberlain 0-2. Batters faced:
N Robertson 29; A Lopez 8; A Pettitte 29; J Chamberlain 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

T--2:47. (Plus rain delay totaling 74 minutes in the 1st). Att--54,290.

Weather: 69 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
DETROIT 1
NY YANKEES 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (1) AT NY YANKEES (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DETROIT 3RD: S Casey grounded out to second. R Raburn reached on infield
single to third. B Inge doubled to deep left, R Raburn scored. C Granderson
walked. C Maybin struck out swinging. G Sheffield grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Granderson out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: R Cano singled to center. A Phillips singled to left,
R Cano to second. J Damon flied out to right. D Jeter struck out looking.
B Abreu singled to center, R Cano scored, A Phillips to second. A Rodriguez hit
a ground rule double to deep left, A Phillips scored, B Abreu to third.
J Posada intentionally walked. H Matsui grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Giambi homered to right center. R Cano lined out to
left. A Phillips struck out swinging. J Damon struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: H Matsui singled to right. J Giambi flied out to left.
R Cano singled to left center, H Matsui to second. A Phillips doubled to deep
left center, H Matsui and R Cano scored. J Damon flied out to center. D Jeter
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: H Matsui grounded out to second. J Giambi homered to
right. R Cano grounded out to second. A Phillips singled to left. J Damon
flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 6.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (1) AT NY YANKEES (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, C Maybin LF, G Sheffield DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, R Raburn 2B, B Inge 3B,
N Robertson LHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon CF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
J Posada C, H Matsui LF, J Giambi DH, R Cano 2B, A Phillips 1B, A Pettitte LHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Jeff Kellogg (1B), Jerry Layne (2B),
Marvin Hudson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Overcast, wind right to left at 6 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson grounded out to shortstop. C Maybin struck out
swinging. G Sheffield fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0,
NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon walked. D Jeter grounded into double play, third
to second to first, J Damon out at second. B Abreu reached on infield single to
shortstop. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0,
NY YANKEES 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez grounded out to second. C Guillen doubled to left.
C Guillen caught stealing third, catcher to third. I Rodriguez grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada fouled out to first. H Matsui flied out to left.
J Giambi struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, NY YANKEES 0.

DETROIT 3RD: S Casey grounded out to second. R Raburn reached on infield
single to third. B Inge doubled to deep left, R Raburn scored. C Granderson
walked. C Maybin struck out swinging. G Sheffield grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Granderson out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: R Cano singled to center. A Phillips singled to left,
R Cano to second. J Damon flied out to right. D Jeter struck out looking.
B Abreu singled to center, R Cano scored, A Phillips to second. A Rodriguez hit
a ground rule double to deep left, A Phillips scored, B Abreu to third.
J Posada intentionally walked. H Matsui grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 2.

DETROIT 4TH: M Ordonez popped out to pitcher. C Guillen grounded out to
shortstop. I Rodriguez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Giambi homered to right center. R Cano lined out to
left. A Phillips struck out swinging. J Damon struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 3.

DETROIT 5TH: S Casey grounded out to first. R Raburn doubled to deep left.
B Inge struck out swinging. C Granderson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu reached on infield
single to second. B Abreu stole second. A Rodriguez flied out to center,
B Abreu to third. J Posada struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 3.

DETROIT 6TH: C Maybin grounded out to catcher. G Sheffield lined out to
left. M Ordonez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1,
NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: H Matsui singled to right. J Giambi flied out to left.
R Cano singled to left center, H Matsui to second. A Phillips doubled to deep
left center, H Matsui and R Cano scored. J Damon flied out to center. D Jeter
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 5.

DETROIT 7TH: C Guillen flied out to center. I Rodriguez singled to right.
S Casey grounded out to catcher, I Rodriguez to second. R Raburn flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 7TH: A Lopez relieved N Robertson. B Abreu grounded out to
second. A Rodriguez flied out to center. J Posada struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 5.

DETROIT 8TH: B Inge struck out swinging. C Granderson grounded out to
first. C Maybin flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1,
NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: H Matsui grounded out to second. J Giambi homered to
right. R Cano grounded out to second. A Phillips singled to left. J Damon
flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 6.

DETROIT 9TH: M Cabrera in center field. J Chamberlain relieved A Pettitte.
G Sheffield flied out to left. M Ordonez singled to right center. C Guillen
popped out to shortstop. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) DETROIT 1, NY YANKEES 6.</div>

 

Pettitte, Giambi help Yankees roll past Tigers

<h3>NY YANKEES 6, DETROIT 1</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Heavy rains made for a long nightat Yankee Stadium, but Andy Pettitte made the delay worthwhilefor the New York Yankees, giving them exactly what they needed.

Pettitte tied a season high with eight solid innings, BobbyAbreu had three hits and Jason Giambi homered twice as theYankees snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 victoryover the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.


After opening the four-game series an 8-5 loss on Thursday, theYankees were hoping to get a better peformance on the mound inthis one, and they received just that. They just had to wait alittle longer than usual, however, as a heavy downpour causedthe start of the game to be delayed for 1 hour, 14 minutes.

Once the contest got underway, the showers stayed away and fanswere able to enjoy a solid performance by Pettitte (10-7), whowon his fourth straight start. On a 69-degree night, he allowedBrandon Inge's one-out RBI double in the third among five hits.

The veteran lefthander struck out five, walked one and threw 71of 104 pitches for strikes as the Yankees won for the 10th timein 14 games.


Pettitte pitched into the eighth for the sixth time this seasonand it helped the Yankees using their bullpen extensively on anight in which they intended to rest closer Mariano Rivera.

After Inge's hit, Pettitte retired 17 of the final 20 hitters hefaced, and his teammates gradually got to Detroit starter NateRobertson (7-10).


Abreu, who entered with six hits in his previous 23 at-bats, gotthings started in the third with a well-placed single overshortstop Carlos Guillen's head that allowed Robinson Cano toscore, tying the game at 1-1.


Alex Rodriguez followed with an RBI ground-rule double to leftfield and Giambi led off the fouth with his 10th home run of theseason and third since returning from the disabled list.

The Yankees maintained their two-run lead until the sixth, whenthey added a pair on Phillips' two-run double to deepleft-center field.


Phillips' hit came moments after the scoreboard showed that theBoston Red Sox blew a one-run lead to the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim.


The Yankees added another insurance run in eighth, when Giambilaunched a shot into the upper deck in right field. It was his35th career multi-homer game and first since August 20 atBoston.


The contributions from Pettitte, Abreu and Giambi enabled theYankees to climb within five games behind the Red Sox, who wonthe opener of their day-night doubleheader. New York alsopulled into a tie for the AL wild card with Seattle, which ishosting the Chicago White Sox.


Robertson fell to 1-5 lifetime against the Yankees as he allowedfive runs and 10 hits in six innings.


With the loss, Detroit (67-55) fell one-half game behindCleveland (67-54) in the AL Central. The Indians posted a 2-1victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday.

 

Pettitte, Giambi help Yankees roll past Tigers

<h3>NY YANKEES 6, DETROIT 1</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Heavy rains made for a long nightat Yankee Stadium, but Andy Pettitte made the delay worthwhilefor the New York Yankees, giving them exactly what they needed.

Pettitte tied a season high with eight solid innings, BobbyAbreu had three hits and Jason Giambi homered twice as theYankees snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 victoryover the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.


After opening the four-game series with an 8-5 loss on Thursday,the Yankees were hoping to get a better peformance on the moundin this one, and they received just that. They just had towait a little longer than usual, however, as a heavy downpourcaused the start of the game to be delayed for 1 hour, 14minutes.


Once the contest got underway, the showers stayed away and fanswere able to enjoy a solid performance by Pettitte (10-7), whowon his fourth straight start. On a 69-degree night, he allowedBrandon Inge's one-out RBI double in the third among five hits.

"I'm just trying to give us a good start," Pettitte said. "I'mglad I was able to. It was a good game for us."


The veteran lefthander struck out five, walked one and threw71-of-104 pitches for strikes as the Yankees won for the 10thtime in 14 games.


"Andy is the go-to guy to stop the bleeding," New York managerJoe Torre said. "He's so solid. I watched this in 1996. Theonly thing I see different now since he's been back is that hedoesn't mind being the guy out there."


Two of Pettitte's strikeouts came against prized prospectCameron Maybin, who started in left field for the Tigers afterbeing brought up from Class AA Erie earlier in the day. Afterstriking out in the first inning, Maybin was fanned again in thethird with two runners aboard after being ahead in the count3-1.


"I was a little anxious," Maybin admitted. "I tried to makethings happen. I was just rushing everything, trying to makesomething happen so bad."


Pettitte pitched into the eighth for the sixth time this season,and it helped the Yankees rest their bullpen, using only rookieJoba Chamberlain for a scoreless ninth.


"I felt good," Pettitte said. "I've been throwing my two-seamera little bit better, and that helped me. That helped me anawful lot."


After Inge's hit, Pettitte retired 17 of the final 20 hitters hefaced, and his teammates gradually got to Detroit starter NateRobertson (7-10). He also improved to 43-16 lifetime in Augustand did not allow a home run for a fifth straight start.

"He was good," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "We didn't domuch with him. He just mixes speeds. He cuts the ball andchanges it up on us. He knows how to pitch. He's been doing ita long time."


Abreu, who entered with six hits in his previous 23 at-bats, gotthings started in the third with a well-placed single overshortstop Carlos Guillen's head that allowed Robinson Cano toscore, tying the game at 1-1.


Alex Rodriguez followed with an RBI ground-rule double to leftfield and Giambi led off the fourth with his 10th home run ofthe season and third since returning from the disabled list.

The Yankees maintained their two-run lead until the sixth, whenthey added a pair on Phillips' two-run double to deepleft-center field.


Phillips' hit came moments after the scoreboard showed that theBoston Red Sox blew a one-run lead to the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim.


The Yankees added another insurance run in eighth, when Giambilaunched a shot into the upper deck in right field. It was his35th career multi-homer game and first since August 20 atBoston.


"I'm swinging the bat good," Giambi said. "My foot feels great.This is a fresh part of the year for me."


The contributions from Pettitte, Abreu and Giambi enabled theYankees to climb within five games behind the Red Sox, who wonthe opener of their day-night doubleheader. New York alsopulled into a tie for the AL wild card with Seattle, which ishosting the Chicago White Sox.


Robertson fell to 1-5 lifetime against the Yankees as he allowedfive runs and 10 hits in six innings.


"They didn't have many deep counts on me tonight," Robertsonsaid. "They battled and made it tough on me. I feel good aboutthe way I threw the baseball. Unfortunately, it didn't turnout the way we wanted."


With the loss, Detroit (67-55) fell one-half game behindCleveland (67-54) in the AL Central. The Indians posted a 2-1victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday.

 

Pettitte, Giambi help Yankees roll past Tigers

<h3>NY YANKEES 6, DETROIT 1</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Heavy rains made for a long nightat Yankee Stadium, but Andy Pettitte made the delay worthwhilefor the New York Yankees, giving them exactly what they needed.

Pettitte tied a season high with eight solid innings, BobbyAbreu had three hits and Jason Giambi homered twice as theYankees snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 victoryover the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.


After opening the four-game series with an 8-5 loss on Thursday,the Yankees were hoping to get a better peformance on the moundin this one, and they received just that. They just had towait a little longer than usual, however, as a heavy downpourcaused the start of the game to be delayed for 1 hour, 14minutes.


Once the contest got underway, the showers stayed away and fanswere able to enjoy a solid performance by Pettitte (10-7), whowon his fourth straight start. On a 69-degree night, he allowedBrandon Inge's one-out RBI double in the third among five hits.

"I'm just trying to give us a good start," Pettitte said. "I'mglad I was able to. It was a good game for us."


The veteran lefthander struck out five, walked one and threw71-of-104 pitches for strikes as the Yankees won for the 10thtime in 14 games.


"Andy is the go-to guy to stop the bleeding," New York managerJoe Torre said. "He's so solid. I watched this in 1996. Theonly thing I see different now since he's been back is that hedoesn't mind being the guy out there."


Two of Pettitte's strikeouts came against prized prospectCameron Maybin, who started in left field for the Tigers afterbeing brought up from Class AA Erie earlier in the day. Afterstriking out in the first inning, Maybin was fanned again in thethird with two runners aboard after being ahead in the count3-1.


"I was a little anxious," Maybin admitted. "I tried to makethings happen. I was just rushing everything, trying to makesomething happen so bad."


Pettitte pitched into the eighth for the sixth time this season,and it helped the Yankees rest their bullpen, using only rookieJoba Chamberlain for a scoreless ninth.


"I felt good," Pettitte said. "I've been throwing my two-seamera little bit better, and that helped me. That helped me anawful lot."


After Inge's hit, Pettitte retired 17 of the final 20 hitters hefaced, and his teammates gradually got to Detroit starter NateRobertson (7-10). He also improved to 43-16 lifetime in Augustand did not allow a home run for a fifth straight start.

"He was good," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "We didn't domuch with him. He just mixes speeds. He cuts the ball andchanges it up on us. He knows how to pitch. He's been doing ita long time."


Abreu, who entered with six hits in his previous 23 at-bats, gotthings started in the third with a well-placed single overshortstop Carlos Guillen's head that allowed Robinson Cano toscore, tying the game at 1-1.


Alex Rodriguez followed with an RBI ground-rule double to leftfield and Giambi led off the fourth with his 10th home run ofthe season and third since returning from the disabled list.

The Yankees maintained their two-run lead until the sixth, whenthey added a pair on Phillips' two-run double to deepleft-center field.


Phillips' hit came moments after the scoreboard showed that theBoston Red Sox blew a one-run lead to the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim.


The Yankees added another insurance run in eighth, when Giambilaunched a shot into the upper deck in right field. It was his35th career multi-homer game and first since August 20 atBoston.


"I'm swinging the bat good," Giambi said. "My foot feels great.This is a fresh part of the year for me."


The contributions from Pettitte, Abreu and Giambi enabled theYankees (68-54) to climb within five games of the Red Sox(73-49), who won the opener of their day-night doubleheader.New York remained one-half game behind Seattle (67-52) in the ALwild card race.


Robertson fell to 1-5 lifetime against the Yankees as he allowedfive runs and 10 hits in six innings.


"They didn't have many deep counts on me tonight," Robertsonsaid. "They battled and made it tough on me. I feel good aboutthe way I threw the baseball. Unfortunately, it didn't turnout the way we wanted."


With the loss, Detroit (67-55) fell one-half game behindCleveland (67-54) in the AL Central. The Indians posted a 2-1victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday.