Yankees 13, Tigers 9

W:	B. Bruney (2-0)
L:	J. Verlander (10-15)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	.316
D Jeter SS	3	3	2	2	3	0	0	.296
B Abreu RF	5	2	3	1	1	1	2	.302
A Rodriguez 3B	6	2	3	4	0	0	3	.309
J Giambi 1B	4	0	0	1	1	1	6	.249
C Ransom 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600
X Nady LF	5	0	1	2	0	2	2	.300
H Matsui DH	5	0	2	2	0	1	3	.304
R Cano 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.268
I Rodriguez C	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.281
Totals	42	13	17	13	7	6	19
BATTING HR: J Damon (12, 2nd inning off J Verlander 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 4 (85), J Giambi (85), H Matsui 2 (42), J Damon (58), X Nady 2 (25), B Abreu (84), D Jeter 2 (62) SF: X Nady, J Giambi 2-out RBI: H Matsui 2, X Nady, D Jeter 2 GIDP: H Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 1, A Rodriguez 2, R Cano 1, H Matsui 1 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: B Abreu (16, 2nd base off J Verlander/B Inge)
FIELDING E: R Cano (13, ground ball)

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Ponson	3.0	9	7	6	1	1	2	76-43	5.13
E Ramirez	1.1	2	2	2	3	1	1	40-22	3.68
B Bruney (W, 2-0)	1.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	30-14	2.42
P Coke	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-12	0.00
D Marte	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-10	7.11
C Britton	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-9	3.78
Totals	9.0	13	9	8	6	9	3	202-110
PITCHING WP: P Coke Batters faced: S Ponson 20; E Ramirez 9; B Bruney 7; P Coke 4; D Marte 3; C Britton 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 5-3; E Ramirez 0-3; B Bruney 0-2; P Coke 0-1; D Marte 0-1; C Britton 1-2 Game Scores: S Ponson 15

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Granderson CF	4	3	2	0	2	1	1	.302
P Polanco 2B	6	1	1	0	0	0	5	.309
M Ordonez RF	4	0	3	3	0	0	3	.313
M Cabrera 1B	5	1	1	2	0	1	4	.288
M Joyce LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.270
a-R Raburn PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
G Sheffield DH	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.224
J Larish 3B	5	1	2	0	0	2	2	.229
B Inge C	4	1	1	2	1	1	3	.218
R Santiago SS	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.322
Totals	40	9	13	8	6	9	22
a-flied out to center for M Joyce in the 8th
BATTING 2B: C Granderson (22, S Ponson); M Ordonez (27, S Ponson) HR: G Sheffield (14, 2nd inning off S Ponson 0 on, 0 Out); B Inge (11, 4th inning off S Ponson 1 on, 0 Out); M Cabrera (30, 4th inning off E Ramirez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 3 (81), G Sheffield (44), B Inge 2 (44), M Cabrera 2 (106) SF: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, M Ordonez 2, M Joyce 2, R Santiago 1, B Inge 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: B Inge (2, 2nd base off B Bruney/I Rodriguez)
FIELDING E: C Granderson (4, bobble); J Larish 2 (2, throw, ground ball) DP: 1 (R Santiago-P Polanco-M Cabrera).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (L, 10-15)	1.2	7	8	5	2	2	1	64-39	4.73
B Seay	0.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	26-17	3.74
A Lopez	3.2	4	2	2	1	3	0	42-32	3.91
F Dolsi	2.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	48-25	3.76
C Fossum	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	5.13
Totals	9.0	17	13	10	7	6	1	192-122
PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 15; B Seay 6; A Lopez 16; F Dolsi 10; C Fossum 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 0-3; B Seay 1-0; A Lopez 3-5; F Dolsi 5-0; C Fossum 3-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 15

Scoring Summary
			NYY	DET
	1st	A Rodriguez singled to center, J Damon and D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third.	2	0
	1st	J Giambi hit sacrifice fly to left, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second.	3	0
	1st	H Matsui singled to center, A Rodriguez scored.	4	0
	1st	M Ordonez doubled to left, C Granderson scored.	4	1
	2nd	J Damon homered to right.	5	1
	2nd	A Rodriguez safe at first on error by third baseman J Larish, D Jeter scored.	6	1
	2nd	X Nady singled to left, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second.	7	1
	2nd	H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, X Nady to third.	8	1
	2nd	G Sheffield homered to left center.	8	2
	3rd	B Abreu singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, J Damon to third, D Jeter to second.	9	2
	3rd	A Rodriguez singled to left, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third, B Abreu to second.	10	2
	3rd	X Nady hit sacrifice fly to left, D Jeter scored.	11	2
	4th	B Inge homered to left, J Larish scored.	11	4
	4th	P Polanco safe at first on error by second baseman R Cano, R Santiago scored, C Granderson to third.	11	5
	4th	M Ordonez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Granderson scored.	11	6
	4th	M Cabrera homered to right, P Polanco scored.	11	8
	5th	M Ordonez singled to left, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to second.	11	9
	6th	D Jeter singled to right, R Cano and I Rodriguez scored, J Damon to third.	13	9
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Game Notes

GARY SHEFFIELD'S HOME RUN IN THE SECOND INNING WAS THE 494TH OF HIS CAREER, SURPASSING LOU GEHRIG AND FRED MCGRIFF FOR 25TH ON THE ALL-TIME LIST.

Game Information
Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	44,336 (107.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:46
Weather	86 degrees, sunny
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Tim Welke

New York won 1-0

NY Yankees	13	Final
Detroit	9

Atlanta	3	Final
Florida	4

NY Mets	4	Final
Milwaukee	2

Philadelphia	4	Final
Washington	7

San Francisco	0	Final
Colorado	4

Houston	3	Final
Chi Cubs	0

St. Louis	6	Final
Arizona	8

Baltimore	4	Final
Boston	7

Chi White Sox	0	Final
Cleveland	5

Seattle	12	Final
Texas	6

San Diego	2	Final
LA Dodgers	5

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