Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Yankees 5, Detroit 3
Monday, May 2, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Monday, May 2, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Tschida
Attendance: 22852
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
NY Yankees 2100000025110
Detroit 011000100380
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
NY Yankees 17-9 12-6 5-3 W3
Detroit 12-17 6-7 6-10 L7
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 6-7 record at home this season. The New York Yankees have a 5-3 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Tigers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • NY Yankees has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Yankees have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Joba Chamberlain pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.86. Mariano Rivera closed out the game to get the save and has 11 saves for the season. Jose Valverde took the loss for Detroit.
  • Alex Avila (2) hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Yankees   Detroit
Bartolo Colon Player Justin Verlander
Loss W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.0
7 Strikeouts 8
7 Hits 8
3.86 ERA 4.50
Hitting
NY Yankees   Detroit
Nick Swisher Player Miguel Cabrera
2 Hits 3
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
NY Yankees 11 0 14 .324 10 4 8 1 0
Detroit 8 2 15 .229 9 3 0 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against NY Yankees. The Tigers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .353 after a loss.
  • NY Yankees will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Yankees have a W/L % of .529 after a win and .889 after a loss.