Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 5, NY Yankees 3
Sunday, October 2, 2011 3:00 PM
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2011
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Temperature: 61°
Umpires: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Ted Barrett, LF - Bill Welke, RF - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 50596
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 200002001590
NY Yankees 000000012351
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 95-67 50-31 45-36 W1
NY Yankees 97-65 52-29 45-36 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New York Yankees have a 52-29 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 45-36 record on the road.
  • NY Yankees has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Yankees have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Max Scherzer pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.43. Freddy Garcia took the loss for NY Yankees.
  • Curtis Granderson, Nick Swisher hit homeruns for NY Yankees. Miguel Cabrera had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   NY Yankees
Max Scherzer Player Freddy Garcia
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.1
5 Strikeouts 6
2 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 5.06
Hitting
Detroit   NY Yankees
Magglio Ordonez Player Jorge Posada
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
1.000 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 9 1 12 .257 10 5 1 1 0
NY Yankees 5 2 13 .161 9 3 6 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • NY Yankees will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Yankees have a W/L % of .612 after a win and .578 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against NY Yankees. The Tigers have a W/L % of .585 after a win and .588 after a loss.