The New York Yankees get blown out in Detroit and swept in the ALCS

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 8-1 on Thursday night. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and did not pitch well, the bullpen was ok. Max Scherzer started for the Tigers and pitched very well and so did their bullpen. Delmon Young won the MVP of the series and had a good game along with Miguel Cabrera. The Yankees offense was missing in action once again. 
Sabathia pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and six runs with five of them being earned. He walked two and struck out three. Sabathia took the loss, Cody Eppley pitched one inning giving up a hit, Clay Rapada got out the only batter that he faced and Joba Chamberlain gave up a couple of hits in an inning. Derek Lowe pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Scherzer picked up the win pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and 10 strikeouts. Drew Smyly pitched to one batter and retired him, Octavio Dotel pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Phil Coke pitched two perfect innings.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira drew a walk. Jayson Nix drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Swisher hit a double and Nunez hit a triple. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Nunez had a stolen base and Teixeira and Nunez each committed an error.

Austin Jackson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Omar Infante had two hits and Cabrera had a hit and two RBI. Prince Fielder had two hits, Young had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jhonny Peralta had two hits and three RBI. Andy Dirks had three RBI, Avisail Garcia had two hits and an RBI. Dirks and Garcia each hit a double and Cabrera and Jackson each hit a homerun. Peralta hit two homeruns. The Tigers were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. Garcia had a stolen base and Fielder committed an error.

In the first Young had an RBI single to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Garcia hit an RBI single in the third to make it 2-0 Tigers. Cabrera and Peralta each hit two run homeruns in the fourth inning and it was 6-0 Tigers. Swisher in the sixth hit an RBI double to put the Yankees on the board and make it 6-1, that was all the scoring for the Yankees. The Tigers added a run in the seventh and eighth to finish the scoring at 8-1. Jackson and Peralta each hit solo homeruns.

The Tigers swept the best of seven series 4-0. The Tigers never trailed in the series and just completely shut down the Yankees offense. The Yankees offense was historically bad, they had the second lowest team batting average in their history. It was the worst showing since the 1920’s. It is hard to fathom that after putting away the Baltimore Orioles in a hard fought five game series that their offense just completely disappeared but it did. It wasn’t like they really hit against the Orioles either but they really didn’t hit against the Tigers. The Tigers will move on to the World Series and the Yankees into the off season.

The New York Yankees bats remain silent as the Detroit Tigers move one win away from the World Series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 2-1 on Tuesday night by the Detroit Tigers. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Phil Hughes started and was pitching ok but had to leave the game early due to back stiffness. The Yankees bullpen pieced the game together and did a good job. The Yankees offense was very silent again until the ninth inning. Justin Verlander started for the Tigers and was good without his best stuff. The Tigers pen made it interesting and Delmon Young and Miguel Cabrera led the Tigers offense. 
Hughes pitched 3+ innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and a strikeout. David Phelps pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run, Clay Rapada walked one in 2/3 of an inning and Cody Eppley gave up a hit and a walk with a strikeout in 2/3 of an inning. Boone Logan pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Joba Chamberlain got out the only batter that he faced. Verlander pitched 8 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and three strikeouts. Phil Coke pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.

Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Robinson Cano had a hit. Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI. Nunez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Chavez committed an error and Martin had a passed ball.

Austin Jackson had a hit and drew a walk, Quintin Berry had a hit and Avisail Garcia had a hit. Cabrera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Prince Fielder drew a walk and Young had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Andy Dirks drew a walk, Alex Avila had a hit and Omar Infante had a hit. Cabrera hit a double and Young hit a homerun. The Tigers were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Berry and Infante had a stolen base.

Young hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 2-0 Tigers. The Yankees scored their only run on a solo homerun by Nunez in the ninth. They put a couple of guys on with two out but Coke got Ibanez to strike out to end the game.

The Tigers now have a 3-0 advantage in this best of seven series. The Tigers need to win one more game and they will be going to the World Series. The Yankees will be trying to stave off elimination with a win on Wednesday night. The Yankees will send their ace CC Sabathia to the mound but pitching hasn’t been their issue. They haven’t hit at all and that is why they are in this position. The Yankees season will end on Wednesday night or they will push it for at least another day.

The New York Yankees offense continues to be anemic as they fall 3-0 to the Tigers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 3-0 on Sunday evening. The game took place at Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched great. He was pitching on three days rest for the first time in his major league career. The bullpen wasn’t great but there was also a blown call that cost the Yankees. The offense was terrible. Anibel Sanchez started for the Tigers and pitched very well and so did their bullpen. The Tigers offense was led by Miguel Cabrera. 
Kuroda pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with no walks and 11 strikeouts. Kuroda lost the game, Boone Logan didn’t record an out and gave up a hit, Joba Chamberlain gave up a hit without recording an out and Clay Rapada walked the only batter that he faced. Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out two. Sanchez won a game pitching seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and seven strikeouts. Phil Coke saved a game pitching two innings giving up a hit and struck out three.

Mark Teixeira had a hit, Raul Ibanez had a hit and drew two walks and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Nick Swisher had a hit and Teixeira hit a double. The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Granderson had a stolen base and Ibanez was caught stealing.

Austin Jackson had a hit, Quintin Berry had a hit and Avisail Garcia had a hit and an RBI. Cabrera had two hits and an RBI, Prince Fielder drew a walk and Delmon Young had a hit and Jhonny Peralta had two hits. Omar Infante had a hit, Berry hit a double and the Tigers were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Sanchez committed an error.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning and then a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning. Young hit into a force out scoring a run and Garcia and Cabrera hit RBI singles. The final score was 3-0 as the Yankees couldn’t get anything going all game once again.

The Tigers hold a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. The teams will have a travel day on Monday and then play game three on Tuesday night in Detroit. The next three games if necessary will be played there. The Yankees will try to get a win in game three against Justin Verlander with Phil Hughes on the mound. If the Yankees don’t get a win they will be facing a 3-0 deficit and need to win four straight to keep their season going.

The New York Yankees lose a crazy game in 12 innings and lose their captain

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6-4 in 12 innings. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched well and their bullpen was up and down. Raul Ibanez did it again with a game tying homerun in the ninth and Ichiro Suzuki had a great game. The Yankees lose their captain though in the 12^th with an injury and we are awaiting word on how severe it is. Doug Fister started for the Tigers and pitched well although he was very lucky in the first couple of innings. The Tigers bullpen was good other then their closer Jose Valverde who got lit up in the ninth. Delmon Young led the Tigers offense. 
Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Derek Lowe pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Cody Eppley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout. Clay Rapada struck out the only guy that he faced, Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect inning and David Robertson gave up a hit and struck out one in one inning. David Phelps lost the game pitching an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. Fister pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs with four walks and five strikeouts. Phil Coke pitched a perfect inning, Joaquin Benoit pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Octavio Dotel pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Drew Smyly won the game pitching two innings giving up a hit and striking out two.

Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Suzuki had four hits and two RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew two walks. Ibanez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk and Curtis Granderson drew a walk. Russell Martin had two hits, Ibanez and Swisher each hit a double. Suzuki and Ibanez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. Gardner had two stolen bases

Austin Jackson had two hits, Omar Infante drew a walk and Miguel Cabrera had a hit and drew two walks. Prince Fielder had two hits and an RBI, Young had three hits and three RBI and Jhonny Peralta had three hits and drew a walk. Andy Dirks had a hit and an RBI, Avisail Garcia had a hit and an RBI and Gerald Laird had a hit. Alex Avila had a hit, Peralta, Jackson and Young each hit a double. Jackson hit a triple and Young hit a homerun. The Tigers were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. Infante committed an error.

In the sixth the Tigers took a 2-0 lead. Fielder hit an RBI single and Young hit an RBI single. In the eighth Young hit a solo homerun and Garcia hit an RBI single to make it 4-0. In the ninth the Yankees hit two two run homeruns. Suzuki and Ibanez were the two guys who hit the homeruns to tie the game at four. In the 12^th the Tigers scored two to take a 6-4 lead and that was the final score.

The Tigers take a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. This game was full of emotion and really took a drastic turn as the Tigers were able to win after a tough blown chance in the ninth and then the Yankees lost Jeter for the rest of the season. The two teams will play game two on Sunday afternoon at 4:00PM.