Tigers top Yankees again, one win away from World Series
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October 18, 2012, Thursday
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THE Detroit Tigers moved within one win of a berth in the World Series and pushed the New York Yankees to the brink of elimination with a 2-1 win on Tuesday.
Tigers starter Justin Verlander held the Yankees scoreless into the ninth inning as the hosts hung on in a tense final inning to take a 3-0 series lead.
Reliever Phil Coke gave up consecutive singles with two outs in the ninth before striking out playoffs star Raul Ibanez to end it.
"We put ourselves in a decent position, but that's all we have done," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
Delmon Young hit a solo home run for the Tigers, and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI double.
Yankees starter Phil Hughes was lifted in the fourth because of a stiff back, and manager Joe Girardi's lineup shuffle - Alex Rodriguez was benched again - failed to revive New York's struggling bats.
"There were some good at-bats tonight. The ball was not carrying tremendously well tonight, we know that," Girardi said. "He ended up with three strikeouts. So our guys put the ball in play and tried to get on base, but when you face Verlander, you know what you're up against."
With the exception of a four-run ninth inning in Game 1, New York had been shut out for the entire series going into the ninth on Tuesday. Eduardo Nunez homered off Verlander, ending a streak of 37 innings by Detroit starters without allowing an earned run; the longest in a single postseason in the modern era.
Verlander fell just short of a second straight shutout, having stopped the Oakland Athletics in the decisive fifth game of the division series. He was lifted after getting the first out of the ninth. He lasted 132 pitches, one shy of his career high.
Tigers starter Justin Verlander held the Yankees scoreless into the ninth inning as the hosts hung on in a tense final inning to take a 3-0 series lead.
Reliever Phil Coke gave up consecutive singles with two outs in the ninth before striking out playoffs star Raul Ibanez to end it.
"We put ourselves in a decent position, but that's all we have done," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
Delmon Young hit a solo home run for the Tigers, and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI double.
Yankees starter Phil Hughes was lifted in the fourth because of a stiff back, and manager Joe Girardi's lineup shuffle - Alex Rodriguez was benched again - failed to revive New York's struggling bats.
"There were some good at-bats tonight. The ball was not carrying tremendously well tonight, we know that," Girardi said. "He ended up with three strikeouts. So our guys put the ball in play and tried to get on base, but when you face Verlander, you know what you're up against."
With the exception of a four-run ninth inning in Game 1, New York had been shut out for the entire series going into the ninth on Tuesday. Eduardo Nunez homered off Verlander, ending a streak of 37 innings by Detroit starters without allowing an earned run; the longest in a single postseason in the modern era.
Verlander fell just short of a second straight shutout, having stopped the Oakland Athletics in the decisive fifth game of the division series. He was lifted after getting the first out of the ninth. He lasted 132 pitches, one shy of his career high.
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