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Over and out for Yankees
Kept quiet for the second straight game by Tigers pitching, the Yankees are now left with an offseason to contemplate what went wrong. New York went hitless until the sixth inning and finally snapped a 20-inning scoreless streak in the seventh.
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 Matsui knocks in a run
 Posada's two-run homer
 Torre's postgame press conference
 Cano makes the last out
Tigers 8, Yankees 3
Ivan Rodriguez celebrates by dousing Tigers fans in the Comerica Park stands. (Duane Burleson/AP)
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Tigers cap dusting of Yanks
Jeremy Bonderman followed Kenny Rogers' sterling start with a shutdown effort on the mound. The result was a clinching victory for the Tigers, their first playoff series win since 1984 and a date opposite the A's in next week's AL Championship Series.
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NYY
October 7, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2   3 6 2
Detroit
0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 X   8 13 0
DET
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF3000101.235
Jeter, SS4110011.500
Abreu, RF4120000.333
Sheffield, 1B4000023.083
Matsui, DH4001002.250
Posada, C4122010.500
Cano, 2B4010002.133
Rodriguez, 3B3000001.071
Cabrera, LF3000001.000
Totals333631411 

BATTING
HR: Posada (1, 9th inning off Walker, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter; Abreu 2; Posada 5; Cano.
RBI: Matsui (1), Posada 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Posada 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez (1, throw), Sheffield (1, missed catch).

 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF5000002.294
Polanco, 2B5220001.412
Casey, 1B5121001.353
Ordonez, RF4322001.267
Guillen, SS4031000.571
Rodriguez, C2112101.231
Monroe, LF4112014.188
Thames, DH4010012.333
Inge, 3B4010011.133
Totals3781381313 

BATTING
2B: Guillen (3, Lidle), Casey (3, Proctor).
HR: Ordonez (1, 2nd inning off Wright, 0 on, 0 out), Monroe (2, 2nd inning off Wright, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Polanco 2; Casey 3; Ordonez 5; Guillen 4; Rodriguez; Monroe 4; Thames; Inge.
RBI: Ordonez 2 (2), Monroe 2 (3), Rodriguez 2 (3), Guillen (2), Casey (4).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez; Casey.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Monroe; Thames; Ordonez.
SF: Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 7.

 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wright (L, 0-1)2.254311210.12
Lidle 1.143301020.25
Bruney 0.10000003.38
Proctor 2.23110102.25
Farnsworth 1.01000000.00
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Bonderman (W, 1-0)8.15221402.16
Walker 0.21110014.91

Lidle pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Wright 56-34, Lidle 23-14, Bruney 3-2, Proctor 35-27, Farnsworth 15-9, Bonderman 99-70, Walker 10-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wright 1-6, Lidle 2-1, Bruney 0-1, Proctor 4-3, Farnsworth 2-1, Bonderman 10-11, Walker 1-1.
Batters faced: Wright 15, Lidle 8, Bruney 1, Proctor 11, Farnsworth 4, Bonderman 31, Walker 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Lidle 2-0, Bruney 2-1, Proctor 1-0, Walker 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Tim McClelland. LF: Laz Diaz. RF: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 63 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 4 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:54.
Att: 43,126.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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