Tigers rebound behind Scherzer's dominance

TIGERS 5
YANKEES 3

Now the Yankees are faced with a scenario they didn't want to face when Friday's Game One was suspended and moved to Saturday because of rain.

The Yankees will head to Detroit for two games. The first game they will have to face Detroit's ace, Justin Verlander in crucial Game Three; then the Bronx Bombers will be stuck with starting inconsistent starter, A.J. Burnett in Game Four.

The Yankees had no answer for Max Scherzer, who dominated the Yankees for the third time this season. Scherzer held the Yankees to two hits in six innings, while striking out five in six sharp innings.

Detroit got an early jump on this one thanks to a two run blast by Miguel Cabrera in the first inning to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.

Freddy Garcia, who got the start, had an uneven performance. Even though he didn't walk anyone, he did give up four runs in five and a third innings, proving why he was such a gamble to pitch in this game to begin with.

The Tigers put this game out of reach in the sixth when Cabrera singled up the middle to drive in Austin Jackson to make it 3-0 before Victor Martinez also singled to bring in Don Kelly.

The game got a little dramatic in the ninth as Jose Velverde nearly blew it for the Tigers. He gave up a solo shot to Nick Swisher to cut the Detroit lead to 5-2. Then, he gave a triple to Jorge Posada, and a sac fly by Andruw Jones, driving in Posada, to make it 5-3. With two on and two out, Velverde was able to force Robinson Cano into a grond out to end the day just as the rains started to pour at the Stadium.

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