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LAA  3
TOR  1

MIN 11
@BAL  3

BOS 11
@CHW  1

DET  5
NYY  4

CLE  5
@KCR  3

(11)
TBD  7
OAK  4

TEX  5
SEA  3

ARI  5
CHC  4

CIN  9
FLA  3

COL 10
WSN  5

HOU  5
PIT  4

LAD  6
@NYM  2

PHI 14
SDP  2

SFG  5
MIL  4

STL  4
ATL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 43,268

Sunday, August 26, 2007, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:41
Yankees
4
72-58
Lost 1
2nd, 7½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
Tigers          3  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  4  0
W: B Seay (1-0), L: P Hughes (2-2), S: T Jones (33)
Tigers
5
70-60
Won 1
2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .735   12    0   0   
M Cabrera CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .778   10    4   0   
B Abreu RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .819   18    4   0   SB
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .305 1.047   25    0   1   
H Matsui LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .307  .897   13    2   0   
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .267  .859   15    3   0   HR
  S Duncan PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .298 1.046         0   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .304  .836   10    1   1   HR,GDP
W Betemit SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .810   16    1   0   
J Molina C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .569   10    9   0   

P Hughes P                                                               0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  L Vizcaino P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    0   6              129   24   2
BATTING
HR: R Cano (14, off C Durbin; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); J Giambi (12, off J Jurrjens; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Giambi 5; R Cano 4; B Abreu 2; J Molina; H Matsui; M Cabrera.
GIDP: R Cano (15).
RBI: R Cano 3 (74); J Giambi (29).
2-out RBI: R Cano 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
E: W Betemit (5).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Abreu (21, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/I Rodriguez).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   2   1   1    1   0  .288  .887   21    2   0   HR,SB
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .334  .833   21    1   2   
M Thames DH                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .248  .788   15    0   0   HR
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .355 1.025    9    4   0   
C Guillen SS-1B               3   1   1   2    0   0  .303  .888   10    3   4   HR
I Rodriguez C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .711    6    4   0   
  M Rabelo PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .688   12    2   0   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .702   19    5   0   
  R Santiago SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         1   1   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .697   10    0   1   
C Maybin LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .659   10    4   0   

J Jurrjens P                                                             0   0
  C Durbin P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   1
  T Jones P                                                              1   0
Totals                       29   5   4   5    2   8              133   27   9
BATTING
HR: M Thames (15, off P Hughes; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Guillen (19, off P Hughes; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); C Granderson (17, off P Hughes; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF Line).
TB: C Granderson 4; C Guillen 4; M Thames 4; P Polanco.
RBI: M Thames 2 (42); C Guillen 2 (87); C Granderson (60).
2-out RBI: C Guillen 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Guillen-R Santiago-C Guillen.
BASERUNNING
SB: C Granderson (16, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hughes, L (2-2)              6     4   5   5    1   6   3   5.35   24   97-65   43· 6·16    3·12· 2· 0     49    -     0.71  -0.14
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.21    3   17-12    5· 2· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.05
L Vizcaino                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.66    4   18-10    7· 3· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         8     4   5   5    2   8   3          31  132-87   55·11·21    4·15· 2· 0           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jurrjens                     1.1   2   1   1    0   2   1   3.60    6   23-15    6· 2· 7    0· 3· 1· 0     48    -     0.74  -0.00
C Durbin                       3     5   3   3    0   2   1   4.79   14   53-32   18· 3·11    3· 5· 4· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.16
B Seay, W (1-0)                2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.82    6   22-14   10· 0· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          2-0    1.67   0.25
J Zumaya, H (5)                1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.43    5   18-12    5· 1· 6    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.39   0.18
T Jones, S (33)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.47    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.03   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   4    0   6   2          34  124-78   42· 6·30    9·12· 7· 0          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 43,268.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 77° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              DH    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. M Cabrera            CF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. M Thames             DH 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. J Giambi             1B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. R Cano               2B    7. S Casey              1B 
8. W Betemit            SS    8. B Inge               3B 
9. J Molina             C     9. C Maybin             LF 

   P Hughes             P        J Jurrjens           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  5-1  12-  3  -20%  67% R Cano          C Durbin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Abreu Scores; Matsui Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  1--  2   18% 100% R Cano          T Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   b 1   2  0-1  1--  5   15%  77% C Guillen       P Hughes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Polanco Scores
   b 3   1  1-3  1--  2   12%  88% M Thames        P Hughes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Granderson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  4    9%  64% C Granderson    P Hughes        Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   54%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   53%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  A Rodriguez     Abreu Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Philip Hughes facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   64%  C Granderson    Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          ---  5   67%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   64%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   62%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF
   RR     1--  5   77%  C Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Polanco Scores
   O      ---  6   77%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Jair Jurrjens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   79%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   71%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Chad Durbin replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching
   O      ---  3   73%  R Cano          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   74%  W Betemit       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Philip Hughes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   72%  S Casey         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   71%  B Inge          Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   70%  C Maybin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Chad Durbin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   73%  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   76%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Philip Hughes facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   78%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  2   88%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Granderson Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   87%  C Guillen       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Durbin facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   84%  B Abreu         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   87%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  3   83%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Line Drive); Abreu to 2B
   O      12-  7   87%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  3   67%  R Cano          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Abreu Scores; Matsui Scores
   O      ---  5   68%  W Betemit       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Philip Hughes facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Rabelo pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez batting 6th
   O      ---  5   66%  M Rabelo        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   64%  S Casey         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   63%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Chad Durbin facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Rabelo moves to C
          ---  1   58%  J Molina        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   63%  J Damon         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--  4   58%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive); Molina to 2B
                  Bobby Seay replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   O      12-  3   63%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Molina to 3B
   O      1-3  3   70%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Philip Hughes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   68%  C Maybin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   70%  C Granderson    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   68%  P Polanco       Lineout: LF
          1--      69%  M Thames        Granderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Bobby Seay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   69%  H Matsui        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   72%  J Giambi        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   74%  R Cano          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Philip Hughes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   69%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7   68%  M Rabelo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Bobby Seay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   73%  W Betemit       Strikeout Looking
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  3   76%  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 7-8-9
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Philip Hughes pitching
   O      ---  9   76%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   73%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Joel Zumaya facing 2-3-4
                  Carlos Guillen moves to 1B; Ramon Santiago replaces Sean Casey playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  3   79%  M Cabrera       Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   83%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   86%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Luis Vizcaino facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Vizcaino replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  4   85%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  9   83%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   84%  M Thames        Walk
   O      1--  1   83%  M Ordonez       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   82%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Shelley Duncan pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 6th
   OO     1--  2  100%  R Cano          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

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