Tigers rough up Yanks to win key series
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Justin Verlander shut down the New York Yankees while the Detroit Tigers roughed up Mike Mussina and a couple of relievers in their highest-scoring game this season.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The New York Yankees rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 in 11 innings Saturday to advance to the American League Championship Series.
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The New York Yankees, led by the one-two punch of Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu, beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Tuesday to take the opening game of their best-of-five American League divisional playoff series.
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The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers nearly came to blows after Josh Beckett hit Magglio Ordonez in the side of the head with a breaking ball. Mark Prior had his own problems on the mound &#151; he couldn't get the Kansas City Royals out.
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Gary Sheffield hits a tiebreaking, three-runÃÂ homer that leads New York to a 7-2 win over Toronto and gives the Yankees home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez hit a tying double in the 12th inning, then Derek Jeter dashed home on Hideki Matsui's sacrifice fly and the Yankees bailed out Mariano Rivera with another improbable postseason comeback, beating Minnesota 7-6 Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece.    The Yankees responded with a championship-caliber rally after falling behind in the 12th on Torii Hunter's home run...
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Justin Verlander didn't look like a rookie in the thick of a pennant race. Despite their recent struggles, the Detroit Tigers kept their cool, too. Having lost 19 of their last 28 games, the Tigers reached this critical four-game series at Minnesota with a chance to fall out of sole possession of first place in the AL Central for the first time since May 20. But that won't happen this weekend, thanks to the rookie right-hander.
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The Yankees head to Boston this weekend for a crucial three-game series that could help determine the winner of the American League East, but at least New York now knows
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The Detroit Tigers squeezed past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Monday when Magglio Ordonez capped a four-run, ninth-inning rally with his fourth hit of the game.
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Now that the Tigers beat Mike Mussina to even the best-of-five series at one game apiece, Friday's starting pitcher Randy Johnson has a new assignment: rescue the Yankees.
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The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major  upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs with  an 8-3 win to clinch their best-of-five divisional series on  Saturday.
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Derek Jeter and the rest of the modern-day Murderers' Row overwhelmed the young Detroit Tigers, getting the New York Yankees off to a quick start in the first round of the AL playoffs. Jeter tied the postseason record for hits, going 5-for-5 with a home run to lead New York over Detroit 8-4 Tuesday night in its postseason opener.
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Rain delayed the start of the Yankeesâ game with the Detroit Tigers for four hours and one minute, and the Tigers took the victory on Carlos Guillenâs three-run homer in the 11th inning.
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The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs on Saturday with an 8-3 win that clinched their best-of-five divisional series.
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NEW YORK -- Justin Verlander and Detroit's bullpen held down the New York Yankees' mighty offense, bringing just enough 100 mph heat to send the Tigers home with a split.
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Detroit's Kenny Rogers strikes out eight asÃÂ the TigersÃÂ shut out New York, 6-0, to take a 2-1 series lead over the Yankees on Friday night.
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Randy Johnson and two relievers  combined on a two-hit shutout to help the New York Yankees  blank the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in American League play on Monday.