Tigers 4, Yankees 2
Nick Swisher is unable to grab Magglio Ordonez's homer in the sixth inning. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees couldn't ask for much more from their ace, CC Sabathia, who notched his first complete game of the season, but the offense was stymied by the Tigers' Justin Verlander as the Bombers lost their fourth successive game.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 04/27:
DET 4, NYY 2
Tue. 04/28:
NYY 11, DET 0
Wed. 04/29:
NYY 8, DET 6
Detroit 4, NY Yankees 2
Today's Boxes 4/27/09
STL 3, ATL 2
BOS 3, CLE 1
TEX 6, BAL 4
PHI 13, WSH 11
NYM 7, FLA 1
HOU 4, CIN 1
MIL 10, PIT 5
TB 7, MIN 1
KC 7, TOR 1
COL 12, SD 7
ARI 7, CHC 2
SF 5, LAD 4
April 27, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Yankees
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2 10
0
Detroit
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
X
4 6
0
Standings thru 4/27/09 | Recap: NYY | DET | Gameday | Yankees stats | Tigers stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.296
Damon , LF
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.292
Teixeira , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.220
Matsui , DH
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.278
Cano , 2B
4
1
2
0
0
0
2
.380
Swisher , RF
4
1
1
1
0
2
3
.284
Cabrera, Me , CF
4
0
1
0
0
2
3
.297
Molina, J , C
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.280
a-Posada , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.279
Pena, R , 3B
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.235
Totals 36 2 10 1 0 10 20
BATTING 2B : Cano (5, Rodney).TB : Jeter; Teixeira; Matsui; Cano 3; Swisher; Cabrera, Me; Molina,
J; Pena, R 2.RBI : Swisher (14).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera, Me; Damon; Matsui.GIDP :
Posada.Team RISP : 1-for-9.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Pena, R-Cano-Teixeira).Pickoffs :
Sabathia (Inge at 1st base).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.250
Polanco , 2B
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
.269
Ordonez , RF
3
1
1
2
0
1
1
.260
Cabrera, Mi , 1B
3
0
1
1
0
2
0
.380
Guillen , DH
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.212
Laird , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.320
Inge , 3B
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
.328
Raburn , LF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.000
Everett , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.256
Totals 28 4 6 4 0 7 3
BATTING 2B : Polanco 2 (9, Sabathia, Sabathia).HR : Ordonez (2, 6th inning off Sabathia, 1 on,
1 out).TB : Granderson; Polanco 4; Ordonez 4; Cabrera, Mi; Inge.RBI : Cabrera, Mi (14), Polanco (13),
Ordonez 2 (9).2-out RBI : Cabrera, Mi.GIDP : Raburn.Team RISP : 2-for-3.Team LOB :
1.BASERUNNING CS : Inge (2, 2nd base by Sabathia/Molina, J).PO : Inge (1st base by
Sabathia).FIELDING DP : (Inge-Polanco-Cabrera, Mi).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sabathia (L, 1-2)
8.0
6
4
4
0
7
1
4.73
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Verlander (W, 1-2)
7.0
7
0
0
0
9
0
6.75
Seay (H, 7)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
Rodney
1.0
3
2
2
0
0
0
5.63
HBP : Inge (by Sabathia).Pitches-strikes : Sabathia 99-70,
Verlander 110-79, Seay 13-8, Rodney 11-8.Groundouts-flyouts : Sabathia 8-5, Verlander 3-7, Seay 0-2, Rodney 1-1.Batters
faced : Sabathia 29, Verlander 28, Seay 3, Rodney 5.Inherited runners-scored : Seay 2-0.Umpires :
HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Brian Runge. 3B: Brian Knight.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
19 mph, R to L.T : 2:19.Att : 28,784.April 27, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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