Tigers take Game 3 of ALCS, now one game away from World Series
Justin Verlander & Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers react after Raul Ibanez of the New York Yankees grounded out to end the top of the 7th inning during game three of the ALCS at Comerica Park on Oct. 16, 2012. (Photo by Leon …
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Posted: 10/16/2012
DETROIT (AP) - Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the AL championship series.
Phil Coke gave up consecutive singles with two outs in the ninth before striking out postseason star Raul Ibanez for his second save in two games.
Verlander allowed only a pair of singles by Ichiro Suzuki and a leadoff homer by Eduardo Nunez in the ninth. Delmon Young hit a solo home run for the Tigers, and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI double.
Yankees starter Phil Hughes was lifted in the fourth because of a stiff back, and manager Joe Girardi's lineup shuffle — Alex Rodriguez was benched again — failed to snap New York out of its untimely hitting funk.
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