GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (72-58) at DETROIT (70-60)

AL: NY YANKEES (72-58) at DETROIT (70-60)

<h3>Verlander, Mussina take the hill in series finale</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Yankees (72-58) at Detroit (70-60) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Mike Mussina might be fighting for a spotin the rotation.


Mussina takes the ball with the hopes of helping the New YorkYankees earn a split in the finale of a four-game series againstthe Detroit Tigers on Monday.


Considered one of his worst career starts, Mussina (8-9, 5.22ERA) was tagged for seven runs on seven hits over just 1 2/3innings of an 18-9 setback at Anaheim last Tuesday.

Following the righthander's disappointing performance, New Yorkmanager Joe Torre said Mussina could be in danger of losing hisspot in the starting rotation.


Mussina has surrendered 13 earned runs in his last two starts -both losses. He is 17-6 in 30 lifetime outings when facing theTigers.


Detroit ace Justin Verlander (13-5, 3.94) also is hoping tobounce back from a lackluster start, allowing seven runs andseason-high 10 hits in a loss to Cleveland.


On August 16, the hard-throwing righthander battled through 51/3 frames in an 8-5 victory over the Yankees in New York.Verlander is 6-3 with a 4.62 ERA in 13 career starts against theYankees.


Curtis Granderson led off the bottom of the first inning with aninside-the-park home run and Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thamesadded two-run homers as the Tigers posted a 5-4 win on Sunday.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

NY YANKEES DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon LF .263 8 47 Curtis Granderson CF .288 17 60
Derek Jeter SS .320 8 58 Placido Polanco 2B .334 7 53
Bobby Abreu RF .291 15 87 Marcus Thames LF .248 15 42
Alex Rodriguez 3B .305 43 123 Magglio Ordonez DH .355 25 116
Hideki Matsui DH .307 23 90 Carlos Guillen SS .303 19 87
Jorge Posada C .331 16 77 Ivan Rodriguez C .276 10 51
Jason Giambi 1B .267 12 29 Sean Casey 1B .279 3 46
Robinson Cano 2B .304 14 74 Ryan Raburn RF .326 3 15
Melky Cabrera CF .292 8 57 Brandon Inge 3B .238 12 56

Mike Mussina RHP (8-9, 5.22) Justin Verlander RHP (13-5, 3.94)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (8-9, 5.22)
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (13-5, 3.94)

UMPIRES: HP - RANDY MARSH
1B - BOB DAVIDSON
2B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
3B - SAM HOLBROOK

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 13 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA AND JORGE POSADA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.263, 8 HR, 47 RBI)
D JETER (.320, 8 HR, 58 RBI)
B ABREU (.291, 15 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.288, 17 HR, 60 RBI)
P POLANCO (.334, 7 HR, 53 RBI)
M THAMES (.248, 15 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Giambi 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Ordonez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.22

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.91

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 2-1.
Batters faced: J Verlander 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, M THAMES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.276, 10 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.331, 16 HR, 77 RBI)
J GIAMBI (.267, 12 HR, 29 RBI)
R CANO (.304, 14 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Giambi 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
M Ordonez dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .303
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (88). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.25

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.91

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 30-19; J Verlander 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 2-1; J Verlander 2-1. Batters faced: M Mussina 6; J Verlander 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.279, 3 HR, 46 RBI)
R RABURN (.326, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
B INGE (.238, 12 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
J Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
M Ordonez dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .303
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (88). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).


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NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.25

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 30-19; J Verlander 28-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 2-1; J Verlander 2-2. Batters faced: M Mussina 6; J Verlander 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED SEAN CASEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.336, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.292, 8 HR, 57 RBI)
J DAMON (.263, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.319, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
J Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .337
M Thames lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M Ordonez dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .303
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
S Casey 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237

Totals 10 3 5 3 1 0 8

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (33, M Mussina). SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen
(88), C Granderson (61), P Polanco (54). 2-out RBI - C Granderson, P Polanco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).


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NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 12 -- 3
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.36

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 51-35; J Verlander 28-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 2-4; J Verlander 2-2. Batters faced: M Mussina 12; J Verlander 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.355, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C GUILLEN (.303, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS DETROIT (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
J Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Damon.
Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .337
M Thames lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M Ordonez dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .303
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
S Casey 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237

Totals 10 3 5 3 1 0 8

BATTING: 2B - C Granderson (33, M Mussina). SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen
(88), C Granderson (61), P Polanco (54). 2-out RBI - C Granderson, P Polanco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey).


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NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 12 -- 3
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.36

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 3.87

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 51-35; J Verlander 43-27. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 2-4; J Verlander 4-2. Batters faced: M Mussina 12; J Verlander 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.281, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN RABURN SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R RABURN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>