Tigers 5, Yankees 4: Hughes Struggles Early as Tigers Edge Yanks
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A leadoff inside-the-park home run by the Tigersâ Curtis Granderson off of starter Phil Hughes became the margin of victory as the Detroit defeated the Yankees on Sunday.
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The sports pages were an early-morning kick in the stomach. The dreary skies out the window didn&#39;t help. And the constantly ringing telephone with the die-hard Yankees fans - &quot;wait &#39;til next year,&quot; they mumbled
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If the Detroit Tigers are going to extend their surprising season by making a run in the playoffs, they'll have to get past the New York Yankees.
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Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run home run, Gary Sheffield had a two-run homer, and Justin Verlander allowed only a run, leading the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers last night in Detroit.
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Kenny Rogers pitched five-plus innings to pick up his first win since July 5 and Carlos Guillen homered to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers 4-2 Thursday night.
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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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Timo Perez drove in three runs, Nate Robertson won for the first time in six starts and the Detroit Tigers started a crucial road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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TORONTO - Home runs by Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams were enough to lead the New York Yankees to another victory, despite the struggles of Esteban Loaiza.
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Mike Mussinaâs rapid decline continued in the Yankeesâ worst loss of the season, a 16-0 wipeout by the Detroit Tigers.
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An aggressive Wang Chien-ming spurred  the tired New York Yankees to a 7-2 road win over the Detroit  Tigers on Saturday.
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The Detroit Tigers clawed their way back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday and level their best-of-five game American League divisional playoff series at one game apiece.
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The Yankees are now a game and a half behind first-place Boston in the American League East and lead Detroit by five and a half games for the wild card.
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Gary Sheffield homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jeremy Bonderman won his fourth straight start as the Detroit Tigers cruised past the host Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 14-2, last night.
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Every time it appears the Detroit Tigers are about to mount a surge, they fall flat. A day after the Tigers rallied with four runs in the ninth for a thrilling win over Toronto, they fell behind by 11 runs and lost 13-6 Monday to the Rangers in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
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Craig Monroe hit a three-run homer off Scott Proctor with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a doubleheader sweep by rallying past the Yankees, 5-3, last night.
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Mike Mussina was almost perfect &#151; and it almost wasn't enough for the New York Yankees.
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Back on the mound in Detroit, Kenny Rogers gave the Tigers another lift. Rogers allowed one run over six innings in his first home start since shoulder surgery, leading the Tigers over the Texas Rangers 5-2 Thursday.