Yankees 5, Tigers 3
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - The Tigers were tied late in the game but fell apart in the ninth and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Monday night.
As heard on 97.1 The Ticket the Tigers were tied 3-3 in the ninth inning until New York's Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking single off closer Jose Valverde, handing the Tigers their seventh straight defeat.
The Tigers rallied from a 3-0 deficit, tying it in the seventh on Alex Avila's second solo home run of the night, but the Yankees broke through in their last at-bat against Valverde (2-1).
With runners on first and second and one out, Swisher singled up the middle and Mark Teixeira scored from second with a slide. Alex Rodriguez added another run when he scored from third on a passed ball by Avila.
Joba Chamberlain (2-0) got the win by pitching a scoreless eighth, and Mariano Rivera worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save.
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