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Yankees look for series win against Tigers

Aug 19, 2007 - 12:58 PM Detroit (67-56) at Ny Yankees (69-54) 1:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - The New York Yankees will look for a series victory when they play the Detroit Tigers in the finale of a four-game set on Sunday.

The Yankees are 12-5 in August and trail the Boston Red Sox by five games in the American League East. New York is atop the wild card standings by 1 1/2 games over the Seattle Mariners.

The Tigers are 1 1/2 games back of the Cleveland Indians for frist place in the AL Central and are fighting to get back on top after struggling since the calendar turned to August. A loss on Sunday would give the Tigers their fourth losing streak of three or more games since the month began.

Chien-Ming Wang (13-6, 4.09 ERA) will look to rebound on Sunday after two rough starts when he takes the mound for the Yankees. The righthander has surrendered 13 runs on 17 hits over his last two starts, a span of just 8 2/3 innings.

Wang has not faced Detroit this season but is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA against the Tigers during his career.

Jeremy Bonderman (10-5, 4.65) starts for Detroit. Bonderman had a strong outing in his last start, allowing two runs on four hits over seven innings while not factoring in the decision against Cleveland on Tuesday.

For his career, Bonderman is 2-4 with a 5.06 ERA against the Yankees, including a 1-2 record with a 5.85 ERA at Yankee Stadium.