New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - May 02, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for May 2, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 5/2)

Game 1: Monday, May 2
NY Yankees	5	Final
Detroit	3	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 3
NY Yankees	2	Final
Detroit	4	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 4
NY Yankees	0	Final
Detroit	4	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, May 5
NY Yankees	3	Final
Detroit	6	Final
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Yankees 5

(17-9, 5-3 away)

Tigers 3

(12-17, 6-7 home)

Alerts

7:00 PM ET, May 2, 2011

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	11	0
DET	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	0

W: J. Chamberlain (2-0)

L: J. Valverde (2-1)

S: M. Rivera (11)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jeter SS	5	0	2	0	0	2	26	.250	.313	.270
C Granderson CF	3	1	0	0	2	1	27	.272	.333	.620
M Teixeira 1B	3	2	1	0	2	0	17	.258	.396	.562
A Rodriguez 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	17	.269	.379	.551
N Swisher RF	4	0	2	1	1	1	27	.231	.342	.297
J Posada DH	5	0	2	2	0	2	28	.150	.244	.400
R Martin C	4	0	1	0	1	2	21	.291	.378	.570
B Gardner LF	1	1	1	0	2	0	17	.211	.325	.408
E Nunez 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	15	.333	.400	.556
Totals	34	5	11	4	8	10	195
BATTING 2B: J Posada (2, J Verlander); E Nunez (2, J Verlander); N Swisher (3, R Perry) RBI: J Posada 2 (14), E Nunez (1), N Swisher (13) S: B Gardner 2-out RBI: J Posada 2 Yankees RISP: 2-14 (D Jeter 0-3, E Nunez 0-3, C Granderson 0-1, R Martin 0-2, A Rodriguez 0-1, J Posada 1-3, N Swisher 1-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: E Nunez (3, 2nd base off J Verlander/A Avila) CS: D Jeter (2, 2nd base by J Verlander/A Avila); C Granderson (1, 2nd base by J Valverde/A Avila)

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Colon	7.0	7	3	3	0	7	2	97-67	3.00
J Chamberlain (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	3.86
M Rivera (S, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	1.84
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	9	2	120-84
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Colon 17/28; J Chamberlain 3/4; M Rivera 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Colon 21-9-18-19; J Chamberlain 2-3-2-3; M Rivera 2-1-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Colon 10-4; J Chamberlain 1-1; M Rivera 2-0 Game Scores: B Colon 58

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	14	.188	.260	.259
R Santiago 2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	12	.289	.333	.342
M Ordonez DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.151	.215	.164
M Cabrera 1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	10	.350	.469	.631
B Boesch RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.300	.368	.420
R Raburn LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.243	.286	.427
J Peralta SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.258	.317	.366
A Avila C	4	2	2	2	0	1	14	.309	.344	.593
B Inge 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	13	.207	.253	.304
Totals	35	3	8	3	0	9	120
BATTING 2B: R Santiago (2, B Colon) HR: A Avila 2 (5, 2nd inning off B Colon 0 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off B Colon 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Avila 2 (21), M Cabrera (21) 2-out RBI: A Avila, M Cabrera Tigers RISP: 1-3 (M Ordonez 0-1, B Boesch 0-1, M Cabrera 1-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING PB: A Avila. Outfield Assist: R Raburn (E Nunez at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander	6.0	8	3	3	4	8	0	127-74	3.75
B Thomas	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	10.38
R Perry	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	5.68
A Alburquerque	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	1.93
J Valverde (L, 2-1)	1.0	2	2	1	2	1	0	35-19	1.54
Totals	9.0	11	5	4	8	10	0	195-111
PITCHING WP: J Verlander; A Alburquerque First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 15/28; B Thomas 1/1; R Perry 2/4; A Alburquerque 1/4; J Valverde 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 26-13-19-16; B Thomas 1-0-0-1; R Perry 4-2-1-2; A Alburquerque 4-0-0-3; J Valverde 1-4-11-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-3; B Thomas 0-1; R Perry 0-1; A Alburquerque 3-0; J Valverde 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 48

Scoring Summary

			NYY	DET
	1st	J Posada hit a ground rule double to deep center, C Granderson and M Teixeira scored, N Swisher to third.	2	0
	2nd	E Nunez doubled to deep left, B Gardner scored, E Nunez thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.	3	0
	2nd	A Avila homered to left (402 feet).	3	1
	3rd	M Cabrera singled to right, R Santiago scored.	3	2
	7th	A Avila homered to left (392 feet).	3	3
	9th	N Swisher singled to center, M Teixeira scored, A Rodriguez to second, A Rodriguez to third advancing on throw.	4	3
	9th	A Rodriguez scored, N Swisher to second on passed ball by A Avila.	5	3
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Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	22,852 (55.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:13
Weather	58 degrees, cloudy
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Marty Foster, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Tim Tschida