Detroit 5, NY Yankees 4
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(72-58)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Detroit 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0
WP: B. Seay (1-0) S: T. Jones (33)
LP: P. Hughes (2-2)
(70-60)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Detroit
- C. Granderson hit an inside the park home run to left
- C. Guillen homered to deep right, P. Polanco scored
Top 2nd: NY Yankees
- J. Giambi homered to deep right
Bot 3rd: Detroit
- M. Thames homered to deep left, C. Granderson scored
Top 4th: NY Yankees
- R. Cano homered to deep center, B. Abreu and H. Matsui scored
 NY Yankees
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Damon dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
M. Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
B. Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .291
A. Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .305
H. Matsui lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .307
J. Giambi 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .267
    S. Duncan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R. Cano 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .304
W. Betemit ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209
J. Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
 Totals 34 4 8 4 0 6 9  
 Batting
HR - J Giambi (12, 2nd inning off J Jurrjens 0 on, 1 Out), R Cano (14, 4th inning off C Durbin 2 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Giambi (29), R Cano 3 (74).
2-out RBI - R Cano 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 2.
GIDP - R Cano.
Team LOB - 3.
 Base Running
SB - B Abreu (21, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/I Rodriguez).
 
 Fielding
E - W Betemit (1, ground ball).
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Granderson cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .288
P. Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .334
M. Thames dh 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .248
M. Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .355
C. Guillen ss-1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .303
I. Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
    M. Rabelo ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
S. Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
    R. Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B. Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
C. Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
 Totals 29 5 4 5 2 8 6  
 Batting
HR - C Granderson (17, 1st inning off P Hughes 0 on, 0 Out), C Guillen (19, 1st inning off P Hughes 1 on, 2 Out), M Thames (15, 3rd inning off P Hughes 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - C Granderson (60), C Guillen 2 (87), M Thames 2 (42).
2-out RBI - C Guillen 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1.
Team LOB - 2.
 Base Running
SB - C Granderson (16, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (C Guillen-R Santiago-C Guillen).
 NY Yankees
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
P. Hughes (L, 2-2) 6.0 4 5 5 1 6 3 5.35
K. Farnsworth 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.21
L. Vizcaino 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.66
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Jurrjens 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.60
C. Durbin 3.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 4.79
B. Seay (W, 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82
J. Zumaya (H, 5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.43
T. Jones (S, 33) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.47
Pitches-strikes - P Hughes 97-65; K Farnsworth 17-12; L Vizcaino 18-10; J Jurrjens 23-15; C Durbin 53-32; B Seay 22-14; J Zumaya 18-12; T Jones 8-5.
Ground balls-fly balls - P Hughes 1-11; K Farnsworth 1-0; L Vizcaino 0-3; J Jurrjens 0-2; C Durbin 2-5; B Seay 1-4; J Zumaya 3-1; T Jones 3-0.
Batters faced - P Hughes 24; K Farnsworth 3; L Vizcaino 4; J Jurrjens 6; C Durbin 14; B Seay 6; J Zumaya 5; T Jones 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
Ejections: DETROIT's Rodriguez by Holbrook (4th).
Time: 2:41.
Attendance: 43,268.
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, left to right.
Game Notes
THE INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN BY DETROIT CENTER FIELDER CURTIS GRANDERSON LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.
DETROIT PITCHER JAIR JURRJENS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT SHOULDER INJURY.
DETROIT PITCHER JAIR JURRJENS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH POSTERIOR RIGHT SHOULDER SORENESS.
DETROIT CATCHER IVAN RODRIGUEZ WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE SAM HOLBROOK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Updated on Sunday, Aug 26, 2007 3:56 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 NY Yankees
R. Cano R. Cano
1-4, 1 HR
3 RBI
 Detroit
C. Guillen C. Guillen
1-3, 1 HR
2 RBI