TODAY'S WRAPS: August 27, 2007
Tigers' 16 enough for No. 14
Mussina's woes continue By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Mike Mussina invited whispers about his stability in the Yankees' rotation with two straight blowout losses before Monday's start, and the Tigers only hurt the veteran righty's case. Mussina lasted three innings and surrendered six runs, and the Yankees managed only three hits, all singles.
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Tigers 16, Yankees 0
Justin Verlander threw 96 pitches in Monday night's victory, including 61 strikes. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Verlander dominates Yanks By Tim Kirby / MLB.com
Justin Verlander tossed his best start since no-hitting the Brewers in June, allowing three singles in seven shutout innings to earn his 14th win. Sean Casey's first triple since 2004 and Brandon Inge's three doubles were four of the Tigers' eight extra-base hits.
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NY Yankees
(72-59)
Lost 2
Detroit 16, NY Yankees 0
Today's Boxes 8/27/07
CWS 5, TB 4
ATL 13, FLA 2
CLE 8, MIN 3
PHI 9, NYM 2
LAA 6, SEA 0
SD 3, ARI 1
TOR 6, OAK 2
LAD 5, WSH 4
SF 4, COL 1
Detroit
(71-60)
Won 2
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Standings thru 8/27/07  | Recap: NYY | DET  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Tigers stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
1-Duncan, S , PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Jeter , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
Phillips, A , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Abreu , RF3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .289
Rodriguez, A , 3B2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
a-Betemit , PH-3B-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
Matsui , DH2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306
Posada , C2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
Molina, J , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
Cano , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
Cabrera, M , CF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 7 7
a-Struck out for Rodriguez, A in the 6th. 1-Ran for Damon in the 6th.
BATTING TB : Damon; Rodriguez, A; Cabrera, M.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Matsui.GIDP : Damon.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Betemit (6, fielding).PB : Posada (8).DP : (Betemit-Cano-Giambi).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF-LF6 2 3 2 0 1 4 .291
Polanco , 2B5 2 3 2 1 0 2 .337
Thames , LF4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .248
a-Maybin , PH-CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208
Ordonez , DH4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .355
Guillen , SS-1B4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .304
Rodriguez, I , C6 2 2 1 0 2 7 .276
Casey , 1B3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279
1-Santiago , PR-SS 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Raburn , RF4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .333
Inge , 3B4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .243
Totals 43 16 20 15 7 5 26
a-Struck out for Thames in the 7th. 1-Ran for Casey in the 5th.
BATTING 2B : Granderson (33, Mussina), Guillen (27, Mussina), Inge 3 (21, Mussina, Henn, Henn), Maybin (3, Bruney).3B : Casey (1, Henn).HR : Polanco (8, 4th inning off Ramirez, E, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson 4; Polanco 6; Thames; Maybin 2; Ordonez; Guillen 3; Rodriguez, I 2; Casey 4; Raburn 2; Inge 6.RBI : Guillen (88), Granderson 2 (62), Polanco 2 (55), Rodriguez, I (52), Raburn 3 (18), Inge 4 (60), Thames (43), Maybin (2).2-out RBI : Granderson; Polanco; Raburn 2; Inge 4; Maybin.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez, I 4; Granderson; Polanco; Ordonez 2.SF : Guillen.GIDP : Rodriguez, I.Team LOB : 12. BASERUNNING SB : Granderson (17, 2nd base off Mussina/Posada). FIELDING DP : (Polanco-Guillen-Casey).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Verlander (W, 14-5)7.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.77
Miner 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65
HBP : Santiago (by Henn).Pitches-strikes : Mussina 72-49, Ramirez, E 23-11, Henn 79-42, Bruney 28-20, Verlander 96-61, Miner 18-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Mussina 4-5, Ramirez, E 1-1, Henn 1-3, Bruney 2-2, Verlander 8-7, Miner 1-4.Batters faced : Mussina 19, Ramirez, E 5, Henn 22, Bruney 6, Verlander 25, Miner 6.Inherited runners-scored : Bruney 2-2.Umpires : HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 13 mph, R to L.T : 3:06.Att : 42,428.August 27, 2007
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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