Tigers 4, Yankees 2
Placido Polanco scores on Miguel Cabrera's RBI single in the first inning. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Right-hander Justin Verlander struck out nine over seven-plus scoreless innings, and Magglio Ordonez clubbed a two-run dinger to lead the Tigers to victory over the Yankees. Placido Polanco and Miguel Cabrera each notched RBIs.
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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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