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| Final - 10.6.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Stories
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ALDS Game 5: Tigers at Yankees, 7 pm CT
The Yankees and Tigers play tonight. One will play on. One will go home.
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A Brief History Of Winner-Take-All Postseason Games
The Yankees and Tigers will play a winner-take-all game Thursday night in New York. How do home teams in the postseason do with their backs to the wall?
Yankees Postseason: Truths and Statistics
Things too weird to be untrue.
MLB Playoffs, ALDS Game 5: Detroit Tigers Vs. New York Yankees
It all comes down to this. If the Tigers beat the Yankees in Game 5 in New York, they advance to the ALCS. If they lose, their season is over.
GameThreads
Yankees Fans GameThread on Pinstriped Bible
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Tigers Fans GameThread on Bless You Boys
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| Don Kelly, 5,9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .364 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Ryan Raburn, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Victor Martinez, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Magglio Ordonez, RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Alex Avila, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| Ramon Santiago, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kelly, Young
Doubles - Jackson, Ordonez
Grounded into DP - Santiago
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Kelly, Young
Doubles - Jackson, Ordonez
Grounded into DP - Santiago
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Fister (W, 1-1) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.52 | 0 | 92-60 |
| Max Scherzer (, 1-0) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.23 | 0 | 32-22 |
| Joaquin Benoit (, 0-0) | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 38-23 |
| Jose Valverde (S, 0-0; S,2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 11-7 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .111 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Jorge Posada, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Russell Martin, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| Brett Gardner, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .412 |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cano
Doubles - Teixeira
Team LOB - 11
Home runs - Cano
Doubles - Teixeira
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Nova (L, 1-1) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.32 | 0 | 31-24 |
| Phil Hughes | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 21-13 |
| Boone Logan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7-5 |
| CC Sabathia | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.23 | 0 | 37-19 |
| Rafael Soriano | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 16-10 |
| David Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-7 |
| Mariano Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5-5 |
Pitching
IBB - Cabrera by Sabathia
IBB - Cabrera by Sabathia
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett, First Base Umpire - Bill Welke, Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo, Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Duration: 3:34
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett, First Base Umpire - Bill Welke, Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo, Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Duration: 3:34
