Yankees-Tigers Preview 8-6-12
The Detroit Tigers have won eight straight at home, but have dropped Justin Verlander's last five regular-season starts against the New York Yankees.
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The Detroit Tigers have won eight straight at home, but have dropped Justin Verlander's last five regular-season starts against the New York Yankees.
CC Sabathia has lost all three regular-season starts at Comerica Park with the New York Yankees, who also dropped the playoff game he started there last season.
The Tigers return home from their 10-game road trip to begin a six-game homestand at Comerica Park tomorrow night.
Max Scherzer was not wild about his performance.
The Detroit Tigers eliminated the New York Yankees in the opening round of the playoffs last fall.
Scherzer struck out eight in seven innings, the longest outing by a Tigers starter. He allowed two runs and three hits.
Just minutes away from the 5th Anniversary of their elimination win over the Yankees in Game Four of the American League Division Series in Detroit in 2006, the Detroit Tigers eliminated the New York Yankees in the first round again - this time with a heart-stopping 3-2 win in Game Five in New York.
I've never had such an intense viewing experience as I did last night with game 5 of the ALDS. It was nail biting time from the first pitch to the last thud of the catcher's mitt.
The Tigers are better than the Yankees. This was no fluke. This was no "slaying of the giant".
Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit first-inning home runs, Doug Fister and the Detroit bullpen held on and the Tigers edged the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to win the deciding Game 5 of the AL playoff series.
All the months of preparation, all the millions of dollars, all the hopes of the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers come down to this: Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister for a berth in the AL championship series.
All the months of preparation, all the millions of dollars, all the hopes of the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers come down to this: Ivan Nova vs. Doug Fister for a berth in the AL championship series.
Like a pendulum, the momentum in this ALDS has swung back and forth, even a few times during the games.
After the Yankees won in blowout fashion at Detroit in Game 4 of the ALDS, the series heads back to New York for one final game.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland has a theory. He states it all the time when asked about momentum.
Diehard fans aren't giving up as the Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the AL Divisional playoffs.
Jeff Riger talked with former Tigers and current New York Yankees CF Curtis Granderson about what it is like to be back in Detroit in such a big series.
97.1 The Ticket's Jeff Riger caught up with Tigers reliever Daniel Schlereth before game 4 of the ALDS.
Tigers fans everywhere will tell you that tonight's game four of the ALDS is a must win for Detroit even though their team is up two games to one.
Delmon Young hit his second home run of the divisional round of the playoffs, another opposite-field blow.
Tigers have announced their lineup for game 4 of the ALDS vs. the Yankees.
The Detroit Tigers have the New York Yankees in a familiar situation at Comerica Park. This time, the Yankees need the wildly inconsistent A.J. Burnett to help them avoid the same fate as five years ago.
It wasn't easy - but the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS, 5-4, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five first round series.
Jose Valverde might have been joking -- at least he said he was -- but Rick Porcello and his Detroit teammates have a chance Tuesday to make him right, too.
