Tigers Close In On Pennant With 2-1 Win Over Yanks
Justin Verlander was done for the night, and for the first time all game, the New York Yankees looked threatening at the plate.
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Justin Verlander was done for the night, and for the first time all game, the New York Yankees looked threatening at the plate.
Delmon Young pounded a solo homer in the fourth and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Tuesday night and take a three game lead in the best of seven AL championship series.
If there were a quick and easy solution, surely this bunch would have figured it out by now.
There were times this year when Justin Verlander took the mound while his team was reeling a bit - and the right-hander's presence was Detroit's best shot at snapping out of a momentary funk.
For the ninth consecutive year, the state of Michigan will recognize one man's ability to overcome obstacles and achieve a lifetime of success when "Willie Horton Day" is celebrated on Thursday, October 18.
Individual game tickets for potential 2012 World Series home games at Comerica Park will go on sale Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
There were times this year when Justin Verlander took the mound while his team was reeling a bit — and the right-hander's presence was Detroit's best shot at snapping out of a momentary funk.
Leyland said: "I'm hoping Valverde in the very near future will be ready to take it over because it's pretty important that we have him."
I learned a lot this weekend. You have to watch the whole game.
This is not a jinx. I don't believe in jinxes.
The father of New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is being remembered as a hard-working bricklayer.
Omar Infante was out! No doubt about it, the Tigers got a break in the 8th inning on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
Nick Swisher is used to being beloved by the home crowd at Yankee Stadium. The man didn't get to 1.5 million twitter followers on his RBI alone.
A player stood at shortstop at Yankee Stadium, yet the shortstop was missing.
Jose Valverde didn't finish Game 2 of the AL championship series for the Detroit Tigers but retains his closer's role for now.
In the wake of Saturday night's ninth-inning meltdown by Detroit Tigers reliever Jose Valverde, his Wikipedia page was hit by cyber-vandals.
The Detroit Tigers take a firm lead into the ninth and hold on to beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Sunday and take a two-game lead in the best of seven AL championship series.
Game 2 of the ALCS presents an intriguing match-up, as the occasionally brilliant Anibal Sanchez (9-13, 3.86) opposes Hiroki Kuroda (16-11, 3.32), who's been perhaps the best value free-agent signing of the season.
At least one Tigers fan on the WWJ Listener Line said that it's on manager Jim Leyland for not pulling Jose Valverde before he gave up the gopher ball to Raul Ibenez.
Jose Valverde won't close for the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the AL championship series but manager Jim Leyland says the reliever is keeping his role for now.
The Detroit Tigers have a four-run lead wiped out in the bottom of the ninth but persevere to beat the New York Yankees 6-4 in extra innings on Saturday.
The worst kept secret in the sports-celebrity dating world may finally be confirmed.
Detroit beat the Yankees in five games in the playoffs last year before losing in the ALCS to Texas.
A limited number of individual game tickets are available for 2012 American League Championship Series home games at Comerica Park.
Following is the national broadcast schedule for the American League and the National League Championship Series.
