GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (72-57) at DETROIT (69-60)

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: TODD JONES (1-4, 4.56) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: H MATSUI (.308, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Jones relieved J Zumaya.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
DETROIT 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H Matsui (.308, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Duncan ran for J Giambi.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S DUNCAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
DETROIT 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R Cano (.305, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: NYY - PHILIP HUGHES, KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH) AND
JOSE MOLINA

DET - JAIR JURRJENS, CHAD DURBIN (2ND), BOBBY SEAY
(5TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ,
MIKE RABELO (5TH)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (12) OFF JAIR JURRJENS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ROBINSON CANO (14) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 4TH, 2 ON

DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (17) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS GUILLEN (19) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MARCUS THAMES (15) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: NYY - PHILIP HUGHES, KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH) AND
JOSE MOLINA

DET - JAIR JURRJENS, CHAD DURBIN (2ND), BOBBY SEAY
(5TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ,
MIKE RABELO (5TH)


WP - BOBBY SEAY (1-0)
LP - PHILIP HUGHES (2-2)
SAVE - TODD JONES (33)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (12) OFF JAIR JURRJENS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ROBINSON CANO (14) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 4TH, 2 ON

DET - CURTIS GRANDERSON (17) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS GUILLEN (19) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MARCUS THAMES (15) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 2:41 ATT: 43,268

PROBABLES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (8-9, 5.22)
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (13-5, 3.94)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS DETROIT (5) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
M Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .291
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .305
H Matsui lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .307
J Giambi 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .267
S Duncan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Cano 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .304
W Betemit ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209
J Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 34 4 8 4 0 6 9

BATTING: HR - J Giambi (12, 2nd inning off J Jurrjens 0 on, 1 Out), R Cano (14,
4th inning off C Durbin 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Giambi (29), R Cano 3 (74). 2-out
RBI - R Cano 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 2. GIDP -
R Cano. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (21, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: E - W Betemit (1, ground ball).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .288
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .334
M Thames dh 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .248
M Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .355
C Guillen ss-1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .303
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
a-M Rabelo ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
S Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
C Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182

Totals 29 5 4 5 2 8 6

a-struck out swinging for I Rodriguez in the 4th.

BATTING: HR - C Granderson (17, 1st inning off P Hughes 0 on, 0 Out), C Guillen
(19, 1st inning off P Hughes 1 on, 2 Out), M Thames (15, 3rd inning off P
Hughes 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Granderson (60), C Guillen 2 (87), M Thames 2
(42). 2-out RBI - C Guillen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Thames 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (16, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Guillen-R Santiago-C Guillen).


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NY YANKEES - 010 300 000 -- 4
DETROIT - 302 000 00x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes (L, 2-2) 6 4 5 5 1 6 3 5.35
K Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.21
L Vizcaino 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.66

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jurrjens 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.60
C Durbin 3 5 3 3 0 2 1 4.79
B Seay (W, 1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82
J Zumaya (H, 5) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.43
T Jones (S, 33) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: P Hughes 97-65; K Farnsworth 17-12; L Vizcaino 18-10; J
Jurrjens 23-15; C Durbin 53-32; B Seay 22-14; J Zumaya 18-12; T Jones 8-5.
Ground balls-fly balls: P Hughes 1-11; K Farnsworth 1-0; L Vizcaino 0-3; J
Jurrjens 0-2; C Durbin 2-5; B Seay 1-4; J Zumaya 3-1; T Jones 3-0. Batters
faced: P Hughes 24; K Farnsworth 3; L Vizcaino 4; J Jurrjens 6; C Durbin 14; B
Seay 6; J Zumaya 5; T Jones 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Rodriguez by Holbrook (4th).
T--2:41. Att--43,268.
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 4
DETROIT 5 FINAL</div>

 

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NY YANKEES (4) AT DETROIT (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson inside-the-park home run to left. P Polanco
singled to left. M Thames struck out swinging. M Ordonez flied out to right.
C Guillen homered to right, P Polanco scored. I Rodriguez struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 3.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui struck out swinging. J Giambi homered to right.
C Durbin relieved J Jurrjens. R Cano grounded out to shortstop. W Betemit
flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson walked. P Polanco flied out to center. M Thames
homered to left, C Granderson scored. M Ordonez struck out looking. C Guillen
lined out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu singled to right. A Rodriguez flied out to right.
H Matsui singled to left, B Abreu to second. J Giambi struck out swinging.
R Cano homered to center, B Abreu and H Matsui scored. W Betemit flied out
to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.</div>

 

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NY YANKEES (4) AT DETROIT (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, M Cabrera CF, B Abreu RF,
A Rodriguez 3B, H Matsui LF, J Giambi 1B, R Cano 2B, W Betemit SS, J Molina C,
P Hughes RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, M Thames DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, B Inge 3B, C Maybin LF,
J Jurrjens RHP.

Umpires -- Sam Holbrook (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Bob Davidson (2B),
Hunter Wendelstedt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 5 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon popped out to second. M Cabrera flied out to left.
B Abreu singled to center. B Abreu stole second. A Rodriguez struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson inside-the-park home run to left. P Polanco
singled to left. M Thames struck out swinging. M Ordonez flied out to right.
C Guillen homered to right, P Polanco scored. I Rodriguez struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 3.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui struck out swinging. J Giambi homered to right.
C Durbin relieved J Jurrjens. R Cano grounded out to shortstop. W Betemit
flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 2ND: S Casey popped out to shortstop. B Inge popped out to
catcher. C Maybin struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Molina grounded out to second. J Damon struck out
looking. M Cabrera flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson walked. P Polanco flied out to center. M Thames
homered to left, C Granderson scored. M Ordonez struck out looking. C Guillen
lined out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu singled to right. A Rodriguez flied out to right.
H Matsui singled to left, B Abreu to second. J Giambi struck out swinging.
R Cano homered to center, B Abreu and H Matsui scored. W Betemit flied out
to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: Detroit's I Rodriguez ejected by S Holbrook. M Rabelo hit for
I Rodriguez. M Rabelo struck out swinging. S Casey flied out to right. B Inge
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 5TH: M Rabelo catching. J Molina singled to left. J Damon lined
out to shortstop. M Cabrera singled to right, J Molina to second. B Seay
relieved C Durbin. B Abreu flied out to center, J Molina to third. A Rodriguez
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: C Maybin grounded out to third. C Granderson safe at first on
error by shortstop W Betemit. P Polanco lined out to left. C Granderson stole
second. M Thames flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 4,
DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 6TH: H Matsui flied out to right. J Giambi lined out to right.
R Cano flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 6TH: M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen flied out to center.
M Rabelo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 7TH: W Betemit struck out looking. J Zumaya relieved B Seay. J
Molina grounded out to second. J Damon grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 7TH: K Farnsworth relieved P Hughes. S Casey grounded out to
second. B Inge struck out looking. C Maybin struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: C Guillen at first base. R Santiago at shortstop. M Cabrera
grounded out to third. B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 8TH: L Vizcaino relieved K Farnsworth. C Granderson flied out to
right. P Polanco flied out to center. M Thames walked. M Ordonez fouled out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 9TH: T Jones relieved J Zumaya. H Matsui grounded out to first.
J Giambi singled to left. S Duncan ran for J Giambi. R Cano grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to first, S Duncan out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.</div>

 

Tigers hold off Yankees

<h3>DETROIT 5, NY YANKEES 4</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers added to the strugglesof New York Yankees rookie pitcher Phil Hughes.


Curtis Granderson led off the bottom of the first inning with aninside-the-park home run and Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thamesadded two-run shots off Hughes, powering the Tigers to a 5-4victory on Sunday.


The Tigers began the day 2 1/2 games behind the ClevelandIndians in the American League Central Division. The Yankeeswere 6 1/2 games in back of the Boston Red Sox in the AL Eastand trailed the Seattle Mariners by two games in the wild cardrace.


The highly touted Hughes (2-2) settled down, allowing only fourhits in six innings - none after Thames' homer - but could notovercome the home runs and dropped his second straight start.

In his last outing, a 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim, the righthander struggled with his control, walkingfive and giving up five runs in 6 1/3 innings.


Granderson gave the Tigers the lead with his second careerinside-the-park home run on a line drive that got past Yankeesleft fielder Hideki Matsui and rolled around in the corner.

Placido Polanco followed with a single and, two outs later,Guillen drilled a long shot to right to make it 3-0. Thames'drive over the left field fence staked the Tigers to a 5-1 leadin the third.


Tigers rookie starter Jair Jurrjens left the game in the secondinning with posterior right shoulder soreness. Jurrjens grabbedhis shoulder after giving up a solo homer to Jason Giambi andwas lifted.


Chad Durbin replaced Jurrjens and blanked the Yankees until thefourth, when Robinson Cano's three-run shot made it 5-4. Durbinrecorded the win with a scoreless 11th inning in Friday'smarathon, which ended at 3:30 a.m. following a four-hour raindelay at the start.


New York threatened in the fifth as Jose Molina and MelkyCabrera singled with one out, putting runners on first andsecond. But Bobby Seay (1-0) took over for Durbin and retiredBobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez to preserve the lead and earn thevictory.


Detroit's bullpen dominated thereafter, allowing only onebaserunner over the final four innings, a single by Jason Giambiin the ninth.


Seay worked two perfect innings and hard-throwing Joel Zumayarecorded four outs before Todd Jones tossed the ninth for his33rd save.


The Yankees played without shortstop Derek Jeter and catcherJorge Posada. Jeter took the day off due to soreness in hisright knee and Posada was rested.


Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez was ejected in the fourth inningby plate umpire Sam Holbrook for arguing balls and strikes.

 

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NY YANKEES (4) AT DETROIT (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(RESENDING -- CORRECTING NY YANKEES 6TH)

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, M Cabrera CF, B Abreu RF,
A Rodriguez 3B, H Matsui LF, J Giambi 1B, R Cano 2B, W Betemit SS, J Molina C,
P Hughes RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, M Thames DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, B Inge 3B, C Maybin LF,
J Jurrjens RHP.

Umpires -- Sam Holbrook (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Bob Davidson (2B),
Hunter Wendelstedt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 5 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon popped out to second. M Cabrera flied out to left.
B Abreu singled to center. B Abreu stole second. A Rodriguez struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson inside-the-park home run to left. P Polanco
singled to left. M Thames struck out swinging. M Ordonez flied out to right.
C Guillen homered to right, P Polanco scored. I Rodriguez struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 3.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui struck out swinging. J Giambi homered to right.
C Durbin relieved J Jurrjens. R Cano grounded out to shortstop. W Betemit
flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 2ND: S Casey popped out to shortstop. B Inge popped out to
catcher. C Maybin struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Molina grounded out to second. J Damon struck out
looking. M Cabrera flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 3.

DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson walked. P Polanco flied out to center. M Thames
homered to left, C Granderson scored. M Ordonez struck out looking. C Guillen
lined out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu singled to right. A Rodriguez flied out to right.
H Matsui singled to left, B Abreu to second. J Giambi struck out swinging.
R Cano homered to center, B Abreu and H Matsui scored. W Betemit flied out
to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: Detroit's I Rodriguez ejected by S Holbrook. M Rabelo hit for
I Rodriguez. M Rabelo struck out swinging. S Casey flied out to right. B Inge
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 5TH: M Rabelo catching. J Molina singled to left. J Damon lined
out to shortstop. M Cabrera singled to right, J Molina to second. B Seay
relieved C Durbin. B Abreu flied out to center, J Molina to third. A Rodriguez
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: C Maybin grounded out to third. C Granderson safe at first on
error by shortstop W Betemit. P Polanco lined out to left. C Granderson stole
second. M Thames flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 4,
DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 6TH: H Matsui flied out to right. J Giambi lined out to right.
R Cano flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 6TH: M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen flied out to center.
M Rabelo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 7TH: W Betemit struck out looking. J Zumaya relieved B Seay. J
Molina grounded out to second. J Damon grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 7TH: K Farnsworth relieved P Hughes. S Casey grounded out to
second. B Inge struck out looking. C Maybin struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: C Guillen at first base. R Santiago at shortstop. M Cabrera
grounded out to third. B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 8TH: L Vizcaino relieved K Farnsworth. C Granderson flied out to
right. P Polanco flied out to center. M Thames walked. M Ordonez fouled out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.

NY YANKEES 9TH: T Jones relieved J Zumaya. H Matsui grounded out to first.
J Giambi singled to left. S Duncan ran for J Giambi. R Cano grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to first, S Duncan out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, DETROIT 5.</div>

 

Tigers hold off Yankees

<h3>DETROIT 5, NY YANKEES 4</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers added to the strugglesof New York Yankees rookie pitcher Phil Hughes.


Curtis Granderson led off the bottom of the first inning with aninside-the-park home run and Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thamesadded two-run shots off Hughes, powering the Tigers to a 5-4victory on Sunday.


After dropping 21 of their previous 30 games, the Tigers (70-60)have won two of the first three in the four-game series againstthe Yankees that concludes Monday. They remained 2 1/2 gamesbehind the Cleveland Indians (72-57) in the American LeagueCentral Division.


"We've had our bad moments, but no one can ever say this teamisn't busting its butt," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said."That's the one thing that makes a manager proud."

The Yankees (72-58), who dropped to 2-4 on their seven-game roadtrip, fell 7 1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox (80-51) in theAL East.
New York took advantage of a favorable scheduleafter the All-Star break to climb back into playoff contention.But the Yankees have cooled off against tougher competition,going 5-7 in their last 12 contests.


The highly touted Hughes (2-2) settled down, allowing only fourhits in six innings - none after Thames' homer - but could notovercome the home runs and dropped his second straight start.

"We lost, that's the worst apart about my performance," Hughessaid. "That's the only way to look at it."


In his last outing, a 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim, the righthander struggled with his control, walkingfive and giving up five runs in 6 1/3 innings.


"He pitched great," Yankees manager Joe Torre said of Hughes."He miss-located a couple pitches that went for home runs but hesettled in and gave us innings. He's a special kid, he's stilllearning."


Granderson gave the Tigers the lead with his second careerinside-the-park home run on a line drive that got past Yankeesleft fielder Hideki Matsui and rolled around in the corner.

"(Third base coach Gene) Lamont kept waving me," Grandersonsaid. "Sure enough, I'm going to go based on what Gene Lamontdoes. If he stops me, I stop. If he waves me, I keep going."

Placido Polanco followed with a single and, two outs later,Guillen drilled a long shot to right to make it 3-0. Thames'drive over the left field fence staked the Tigers to a 5-1 leadin the third.


"I made three bad pitches and got us in a hole early," Hughesadded. "It's always tough to come back from that."

Tigers rookie starter Jair Jurrjens left the game in the secondinning with posterior right shoulder soreness. Jurrjens grabbedhis shoulder after giving up a solo homer to Jason Giambi andwas lifted. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list followingthe game.


"I felt pain since I was throwing, warming up for the game,"Jurrjens said. "I thought it was going to go away but itdidn't."


Jurrjens said his pain level was an eight on a scale of one to10.


"It's like you see your dream going away," he said of going onthe DL. "I'm happy it's not going to be a really big thing. Itmight take me out for a couple weeks and I'll try to getstronger and come back, help the team."


Chad Durbin replaced Jurrjens and blanked the Yankees until thefourth, when Robinson Cano's three-run shot made it 5-4.

New York threatened in the fifth as Jose Molina and MelkyCabrera singled with one out, putting runners on first andsecond. But Bobby Seay (1-0) took over for Durbin and retiredBobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez to preserve the lead and earn thevictory, his first since September 1, 2001.


"It's been a long time coming - six years," Seay said.

Detroit's bullpen dominated thereafter, allowing only onebaserunner over the final four innings, a single by Jason Giambiin the ninth.


Seay worked two perfect innings and hard-throwing Joel Zumayarecorded four outs before Todd Jones tossed the ninth for his33rd save.


"I had a good day," Zumaya said. "My velocity was a littlebetter. My off-speed was there today. That's what I wanted todo. I wanted to go out there and throw strikes."


The Yankees played without shortstop Derek Jeter and catcherJorge Posada. Jeter took the day off due to soreness in hisright knee and Posada was rested.


"It's just an annoying thing," Jeter said. "I'll be back in thelineup tomorrow. Sometimes, you just need a day to rest."

Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez was ejected in the fourth inningby plate umpire Sam Holbrook for arguing balls and strikes.