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    Yanks' skid over
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    Yankees 11, Tigers 0
    Phil Hughes picked up his first victory since Sept. 27, 2007. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
    By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
    Behind a 10-run seventh inning, which was capped by Jose Molina's second career grand slam, and Phil Hughes' strong start in his return to the Majors, the Yankees beat the Tigers in the middle game of the series to end their four-game slide.
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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
    NYY
    NY Yankees (10-10)
    Won 1     		NY Yankees 11, Detroit 0   DET
    Detroit (11-9)
    Lost 1
    April 28, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    NY Yankees
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1   11 12 0
    Detroit
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 4 1
    Standings thru 4/28/09  |  Recap: NYY | DET  |  Gameday  |  Yankees stats  |  Tigers stats
    NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Jeter, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .294
    Damon, LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .286
      Gardner, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
    Teixeira, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .206
    Matsui, DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .288
    Cano, 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .381
    Swisher, RF-LF 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .300
    Cabrera, Me, CF-RF 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 .325
    Molina, J, C 4 1 1 4 0 0 2 .276
    Pena, R, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
      a-Posada, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279
      1-Berroa, PR-3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
    Totals 37 11 12 10 6 4 14  

    a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Pena, R in the 7th.
    1-Ran for Posada in the 7th.

    BATTING
    3B: Matsui (1, Jackson, E).
    HR: Molina, J (1, 7th inning off Lyon, 3 on, 2 out), Swisher (5, 9th inning off Rincon, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Berroa; Cano 2; Matsui 4; Jeter; Damon; Swisher 5; Molina, J 4; Cabrera, Me 2.
    RBI: Posada (14), Damon (8), Matsui (5), Cano (16), Cabrera, Me (8), Molina, J 4 (5), Swisher (15).
    2-out RBI: Matsui; Cano; Cabrera, Me; Molina, J 4.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon 2; Cabrera, Me; Cano 2.
    SAC: Molina, J.
    SF: Posada.
    GIDP: Berroa.
    Team RISP: 4-for-9.
    Team LOB: 7.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Jeter (4, 2nd base off Jackson, E/Laird).
    		 
    Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Granderson, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
    Polanco, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268
      1-Santiago, R, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
    Ordonez, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
      Raburn, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    Cabrera, M, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .378
    Guillen, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214
    Laird, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296
    Inge, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .318
    Anderson, J, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .351
    Everett, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233
    Totals 31 0 4 0 3 7 13  

    1-Ran for Polanco in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Polanco (10, Ramirez, E).
    TB: Cabrera, M; Guillen; Polanco 2; Anderson, J.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inge; Anderson, J 2; Cabrera, M; Everett.
    Team RISP: 0-for-6.
    Team LOB: 9.

    FIELDING
    E: Anderson, J (1, fielding).
    DP: (Inge-Santiago, R-Cabrera, M).
     
    NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hughes, P (W, 1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 0.00
    Melancon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Ramirez, E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.48
    Veras 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.73
    		 
    Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Jackson, E 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 2.25
    Perry (L, 0-1) 0.1 1 4 2 2 0 0 4.05
    Robertson, N 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 9.00
    Lyon 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 1 4.91
    Rincon 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.48

    Game Scores: Hughes, P 72, Jackson, E 67.
    HBP: Cabrera, M (by Hughes, P), Inge (by Veras).
    Pitches-strikes: Hughes, P 99-58, Melancon 11-7, Ramirez, E 17-9, Veras 23-15, Jackson, E 117-76, Perry 18-8, Robertson, N 23-12, Lyon 33-19, Rincon 9-4.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Hughes, P 6-3, Melancon 2-0, Ramirez, E 0-0, Veras 1-1, Jackson, E 4-6, Perry 1-0, Robertson, N 0-0, Lyon 2-1, Rincon 1-1.
    Batters faced: Hughes, P 23, Melancon 3, Ramirez, E 5, Veras 5, Jackson, E 23, Perry 5, Robertson, N 5, Lyon 8, Rincon 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Robertson, N 2-2, Lyon 3-3.
    Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Jim Joyce.
    Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
    T: 3:23.
    Att: 25,519.
    Venue: Comerica Park.
    April 28, 2009
    April 28, 2009

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