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| Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Detroit Tigers Sunday night. (Getty Images) |
The Yankees weren't able to pick up a victory Saturday night as the fell to the Tigers 4-3 on a walk off fly ball by Omir Santos. The Yankees struggled offensively throughout the night and could not get the big hit.
Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and he put them in a position to win. Kuroda allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings pitched. He struck out 4 and walked 1. Kuroda finished the night with 86 pitches.
The Yankees offense struggled all night. They were 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base.
Raul Ibanez hit a RBI groundout to shortstop to cut their shorten the Tigers lead to 2-1. Nick Swisher would tie the game in the 8th inning with a 2-out single to right field.
The Tigers would answer with a Miguel Cabrera solo shot to center field, his second of the game, to take a 3-2 lead.
Jose Valverde came on to get the save, but quickly worked himself into a jam. He hit Russell Martin with the first pitch he threw. Dewayne Wise would pinch run for Martin and would eventually steal second base. Derek Jeter worked a walk and then Curtis Granderson flew out to center field. Dewayne Wise and Derek Jeter would double steal with Alex Rodriguez at the plate to put them into scoring position. Rodriguez would then get hit by a pitch and the bases were loaded. Robinson Cano was next and he would pop out to shortstop, Jhonny Peralta. Mark Teixeira would tie the game with a bases loaded walk. With the bases loaded, Raul Ibanez would ground out to first base to end the inning. The game was tied at 3.
The Tigers would win the game in the 9th inning after a game winning sac fly to right field by Omir Santos.
Joe Girardi and Kevin Long were both ejected in the 7th inning after a disputed strike call. After a pop up that made it to the seats, home plate umpire Bob Davidson would say something to Kevin Long and Long would have words for him. Davidson would then throw Long out of the game and Girardi stormed out of the dugout. Girardi threw his hat on the ground and he got his money's worth. Girardi would obviously be ejected as well.
The Yankees lost a tough one tonight and they will face the Tigers ace, Justin Verlander, tomorrow.
