Final/11
Yankees, Tigers face off in crucial series
Aug 24, 2007 - 2:20 PM NY Yankees (71-56) at Detroit (68-59) 7:05 pm EDTDETROIT (Ticker) -- Two teams fighting for playoff spots will face off on Friday when the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers open a four-game series.
The Tigers have slipped to 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland (70-56) in the American League Central after dropping two of a three-game set against the Indians this week, including a 3-1 loss in 10 innings on Thursday.
The Yankees are coming off a rough series of their own, losing two of three at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as they remain five games behind the Boston Red Sox (76-51) in the AL East.
New York is also two games behind the Seattle Mariners (72-53) in the AL wild card race, and has a three-game advantage over the third place Detroit.
Roger Clemens (5-5, 3.92 ERA) will look for his second win in a week against the Tigers when he takes the mound for the Yankees. Clemens bent, but did not break on Saturday, allowing 10 hits but only two runs over six innings in a 5-2 victory. The 45-year-old struck out eight without yielding a walk.
The Tigers will look for revenge after losing three games to the Yankees in a four-game series a week ago.
After going on the disabled list with a sore hamstring after his start on August 3, Andrew Miller (5-4, 4.42) will make his first career start against the Yankees on Friday.
The rookie lefthander surrendered six runs and seven hits against the Chicago White Sox before hurting his left hamstring warming up for the fifth inning.
- AL
FINAL 11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 11 R H E
-- -- - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 6 10 0
DETROIT 0 3 9 11 1 (FINAL 11)
BATTERIES: NYY
Aug 25 4:31 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS GUILLEN (18) TO LEFT WITH 2
OUT IN THE 11TH OFF SEAN HENN SCORED SEAN CASEY AND MAGGLIO
ORDONEZ.
FINAL SCORE: DETROIT 9, NY YANKEES 6
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 4:31 AM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 R H E
-- - - -
NY YANKEES 0 6 10 0
DETROIT 0 6 8 1 (TOP 11)
CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MAR
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 4:15 AM - ** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 6
DETROIT 9 FINAL
Aug 25 3:55 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HIDEKI MATSUI SCORED JORGE POSADA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, H MATSUI ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
DETROIT 6 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.305, 0-FOR-2)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 1:00 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JORGE POSADA SCORED DEREK JETER AND ALEX
RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J POSADA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
DETROIT 6 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.304, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 12:55 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ AND
CAMERON MAYBIN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 3
DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.339, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 12:44 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 3
DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.250, 0-FOR-1)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 12:11 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED CAMERON MAYBIN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 3
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.339, 0-FOR-1)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 25 12:10 AM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ (43) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF ANDREW MILLER SCORED DEREK JETER.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 3, DETROIT 2
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.335, 0-FOR-1)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 24 11:54 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDY PHILLIPS SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PHILLIPS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
DETROIT 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: S DUNCAN (.295, 6 HR, 13 RBI)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 24 11:36 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (25) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF ROGER CLEMENS SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0, DETROIT 2
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.305, 17 HR, 82 RBI)
Yankees vs. TigersAug 24 11:22 PM
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