Detroit (48-41) at NY Yankees (53-37)

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Clutch hits eluding Tigers

Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Lately, the Tigers haven't had enough players coming up with the key hits. Detroit has scored just four runs in the first two games of its series with New York, and two of those came on solo home runs.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Edwin Jackson

  • #36 RHP
  • (7-4) 2.52 ERA 97 SO
Though Jackson needed just four pitches to complete his perfect inning of work in Tuesday's All-Star Game, he'll get the extra day of rest over Justin Verlander, who did not pitch at all. Jackson tossed six scoreless innings against the Yankees April 28 at Comerica Park, one of many solid outings in the first half that didn't earn him a win. He ended the first half with five straight quality starts, but won only one of them.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 32-34 4.60 577.2 264 408 .272
Season 7-4 2.52 121.2 35 97 .212
July 1-0 2.70 13.1 6 13 .200
Vs. NY Yankees 0-0 0.00 6.0 1 4 .182

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/19/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 48 41 .539 - 27-13 21-28
New York Yankees (AL East) 53 37 .589 2.0 28-16 25-21
Stats - 07/19/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
DET .259 422 106 405 45 598 4.07 784.1 775 331 623
NYY .276 502 134 477 61 544 4.48 805.2 778 333 671
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Zimmer among Old Timers returning

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Cooler heads have prevailed after Don Zimmer walked away from the Yankees in 2003. The fan favorite will receive loud cheers on Sunday as a first-time attendee to Old-Timers' Day, the 63rd annual edition and the first one at this Yankee Stadium.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Joba Chamberlain

  • #62 RHP
  • (4-2) 4.25 ERA 78 SO
Chamberlain hopes the second half goes a little better than the first half ended. He has struggled with efficiency and continues to pile up no-decisions, stringing together three straight. He lasted just 4 1/3 innings on July 10 against the Angels, allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits and not figuring in the decision of a 10-6 Yankees loss. In the 23-year-old's past three starts, he has allowed 16 runs (10 earned) and allowed opponents to bat .415 against him with a 1.119 OPS. This will be Chamberlain's first career start against Detroit after having made five relief appearances against the Tigers.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-5 3.04 213.1 87 230 .245
Season 4-2 4.25 89.0 42 78 .282
July 0-0 7.88 8.0 2 5 .429
Vs. Detroit 1-0 1.29 7.0 3 6 .143

Tigers hitters vs Joba Chamberlain

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis .000 2 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Guillen, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Inge, Brandon .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald .000 2 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Larish, Jeff - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ordonez, Magglio .000 2 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Raburn, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Santiago, Ramon .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - .200 5 1 1
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Yankees hitters vs Edwin Jackson

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI

Home, sweet homers (48-42) (54-37)

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

Sorry, Mr. Jackson

Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Needing just seven pitches to retire the Yankees in the fifth inning, Edwin Jackson showed why his last outing prior to his start in the series finale was of the All-Star variety. But even the sparkling defense behind him couldn't save him from two blemishes -- solo dingers to A-Rod and Mark Teixeira for the margin in the defeat.

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Series at a Glance

 

Get the Job done

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
On Old-Timers' Day, the efforts of one of the youngest Yankees and one of the newest Yankees would complete the sweep. After allowing a one-out triple, Joba Chamberlain worked out of a jam to retire the Tigers in the fifth -- the highlight of his impressive start -- while Mark Teixeira's solo home run put the Bombers ahead.
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Yankees 2, Tigers 1

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254
Polanco, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257
Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .324
Thames, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .277
Thomas, C, RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .263
Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .260
Anderson, J, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
  a-Ordonez, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Laird, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238
Santiago, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
Totals 31 1 4 1 4 10 17  

a-Grounded out for Anderson, J in the 9th.

BATTING
3B: Granderson (3, Chamberlain).
HR: Thomas, C (6, 4th inning off Chamberlain, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Granderson 3; Cabrera, M 2; Thomas, C 4.
RBI: Thomas, C (24).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thomas, C; Santiago; Thames 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Granderson (16, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Polanco-Santiago-Cabrera, M 2).
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .321
Gardner, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
Teixeira, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .280
Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .255
Matsui, H, DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .263
Posada, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282
Cano, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .308
Swisher, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235
Cabrera, Me, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Totals 27 2 5 2 5 5 13  

BATTING
2B: Teixeira (24, Jackson, E), Posada (12, Jackson, E).
HR: Rodriguez, A (19, 4th inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira (23, 6th inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Teixeira 6; Rodriguez, A 5; Posada 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, A (52), Teixeira (67).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Cano 3; Teixeira.
GIDP: Cano; Cabrera, Me.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Posada (5, throw).
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jackson, E (L, 7-5) 7.0 5 2 2 5 4 2 2.52
Lyon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chamberlain (W, 5-2) 6.2 3 1 1 3 8 1 4.05
Coke (H, 10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.96
Hughes, P (H, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.70
Rivera, Ma (S, 26) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25

Balk: Chamberlain.
HBP: Swisher (by Jackson, E), Polanco (by Chamberlain).
Pitches-strikes: Jackson, E 118-65, Lyon 15-10, Chamberlain 107-68, Coke 1-1, Hughes, P 13-10, Rivera, Ma 14-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson, E 13-4, Lyon 1-1, Chamberlain 8-4, Coke 0-1, Hughes, P 0-1, Rivera, Ma 3-0.
Batters faced: Jackson, E 30, Lyon 3, Chamberlain 27, Coke 1, Hughes, P 4, Rivera, Ma 4.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Bob Davidson.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 2:50.
Att: 46,937.
July 19, 2009

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