GDT: 4/28/12 - DET (10-10) AT NYY (11-8) - 4:05 p.m. ET 
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Detroit Tigers AT New York YankeesSaturday, April 28, 2012
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Game Time - 4:05 p.m. EDT ______________________________________
Preview Garcia's rotation job could be on line vs. TigersBy Evan Drellich / MLB.com | 4/28/2012 12:18 AM ET
Freddy Garcia is likely pitching for his job Saturday.
The right-hander gets the start in the middle game of three against the Tigers at Yankee Stadium, with a chance to give the Yanks the series win after a 7-6 victory in the opener Friday.
Drew Smyly, a 22-year-old rookie lefty, is set to make his fourth career start for the Tigers and his first in the Bronx.
With Andy Pettitte's return near, Garcia (0-1, 9.75 ERA) or Phil Hughes (1-3, 7.87 ERA) may be forced out of the rotation. Garcia will be on six days' rest after failing to make it through the second inning a week ago Saturday, in a 15-9 comeback win for the Yankees over a Red Sox team that was reeling. He let up as many runs as outs he recorded: five.
Ace CC Sabathia would have been on normal rest Saturday, but manager Joe Girardi did not want to keep Garcia away for too long. Sabathia is scheduled to pitch Sunday.
"CC was really good [pitching] on that extra day [Monday], and I talked to him," Girardi said. "This way, you don't give Freddy too much time. Sometimes you don't want to give a guy too much time."
Smyly, who has gone six innings in his last two starts and hasn't allowed more than one run in any, is excited to pitch in the Bronx.
"It probably is the biggest stage," the Arkansas native said. "I mean, I remember growing up and seeing them play in Yankee Stadium. Now you get to do it. I'm pretty excited for it -- just a little more adrenaline, probably a little bigger rush being able to pitch in New York City against the Yankees. It's just fun."
Smyly (0-0, 1.12 ERA) knows too teams will adjust to him as he gets around the league.
"The further you go, every team's going to know everything about you," Smyly said. "So you just try for consistency, getting ahead, throwing strikes. You have to get ahead or you're just shooting yourself in the foot. You've got to get ahead and then make it easy on yourself. These hitters are too good to get behind every single time. If you're working behind every single hitter, it's not going to work out."
Miguel Cabrera is 11-for-26 with four homers lifetime off Garcia, a fellow Venezuelan and a friend.
Saturday is the second game of six on a homestand for the Yankees. The Tigers are on the road just for these three games in New York, with seven games at home coming up -- after six games at home leading into this series.
Tigers: Young's availability Saturday unknownTigers outfielder Delmon Young was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly assaulted a man and made anti-Semitic remarks in front of a New York City hotel. He was arraigned Friday evening on a misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge that entails targeting someone for his or her religious beliefs and was released on bail.
Brad Eldred is likely to start again Saturday as the designated hitter with Ryan Raburn at second. Don Kelly or Andy Dirks could start in left.
Yankees: Jeter's hit streak ends at 15Derek Jeter's 15-game hit streak snapped with an 0-for-4 game Friday, but his performance showed the team matters more than the individual. He worked a one-out walk in the ninth inning of a tie game and scored the winning run on a passed ball.
"As much as I'd like to say that was great baserunning tonight, basically all I had to do is run," Jeter said. "But that's how you win games sometimes. Be aggressive. We caught a break."
Worth noting• The Yankees have scored in the first inning in eight of their 11 wins.
• The Yankees are 13-9 against the Tigers since 2009 in the regular season and have won six of their last seven regular season home games against Detroit.
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Pitching matchup[/center]
Tigers: LHP Drew Smyly (0-0, 1.13 ERA)Smyly is still looking for his first Major League win, but he has already made history. He's the first Tigers pitcher since 1918 to allow less than two runs in each of his first three Major League starts. Do that to the Yanks, and he could get a win.
Yankees: RHP Freddy Garcia (0-1, 9.75 ERA)Garcia gets the nod vs. Detroit, hoping for better results than he has shown in his first three starts. In his last start, at Boston, Garcia was chased in the second inning, battered for five runs on seven hits. His arm speed has been down this year.
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Tiger's MLB Game Notes
RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers suffered a 7-6 loss to the Yankees last night, Detroit’s seventh loss in the club’s last eight games. Brayan Villarreal (0-1) took the loss in relief for the Tigers. Austin Jackson led Detroit with four hits, including two doubles, and two RBI, while Prince Fielder finished with two hits and two RBI. The Tigers continue a three-game series at Yankee Stadium against New York with the middle game of the set this afternoon. Following tomorrow afternoon’s game, the club returns to Detroit for a six-game homestand with Kansas City and Chicago.
YOUNG PLACED ON RESTRICTED LIST, WORTH RECALLED: Tigers outfielder Delmon Young has been placed on the restricted list pending an evaluation at the beginning of the week per a provision in the Major League Baseball Basic Agreement. To replace Young on the club’s 25-man roster, the Tigers today recalled the contract of infielder Danny Worth from Triple A Toledo. Worth saw action in 13 games with the Mud Hens, hitting .309 (17x55) with seven doubles, three home runs and six RBI.
LAST TIME WE MET: The Tigers make their first visit to Yankee Stadium since defeating New York 3-2 in the best-of-five game American League Division Series in 2011. Detroit won both Game Two and Game Five at Yankee Stadium as the club advanced to the American League Championship Series to face the Texas Rangers.
MIGGY’S THE MAN VERSUS THE YANKEES: Miguel Cabrera has hit safely in 29 of his 31 games during his career against the New York Yankees. He is hitting .373 (41x110) with six doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 27 RBI during his career versus the Yankees.
BOESCH BASHING AGAINST THE YANKEES: Brennan Boesch has hit safely in 11 of his 13 games during his career versus the Yankees. He is batting .404 (19x47) with a double, triple, three home runs and 13 RBI during his career against the Yankees.
CABRERA ON COURSE AGAINST GARCIA: Miguel Cabrera enters today’s game at New York hitting .391 (9x23) with a double, three home runs and six RBI during his career against Freddy Garcia. Cabrera is third among all active major league players with at least 20 plate appearances versus Garcia with a .517 on-base percentage against the pitcher, while he is sixth with an .826 slugging percentage and eighth with a .391 batting average.
RACKING UP THE HITS AGAINST A YANKEES STARTER: The Tigers finished with 11 hits last night against New York’s Ivan Nova. It marked the most hits Detroit has collected against a Yankees starting pitcher in New York since the club also posted 11 hits off of Andy Pettitte on July 17, 2002.
BULLISH BEHAVIOR: Tigers relief pitchers have combined to compile a 6-2 record, 3.41 ERA (71.1IP/27ER) and 64 strikeouts this season. Club relievers are tops in the American League with six wins this season, while they are third with 64 strikeouts. Tigers relievers have posted a 2.56 ERA (31.2IP/9ER) over the club’s last seven games.
PILING UP THE PUNCHOUTS: Tigers pitchers combined to fan eight batters last night at New York, bringing the club’s season total to 159 strikeouts. Detroit is third among all American League clubs with 159 strikeouts this season.
CABRERA, FIELDER FORM POWERFUL COMBO: Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are among the leaders in the major leagues in home runs and RBI since the start of the 2006 season. Fielder is third in the major leagues with 230 home runs during that stretch, while Cabrera is tied for sixth with 205 home runs. Cabrera is third in the major leagues with 710 RBI since the start of the 2006 season, while Fielder is seventh with 656 RBI.
MIGGY REACHES 1,000 RBI: Miguel Cabrera singled off New York’s Ivan Nova in the third inning last night to score Austin Jackson, marking the 1,000th RBI of his major league career. He become the 21st active major league player with at least 1,000 RBI. MORE ON CABRERA’S 1,000TH RBI: Miguel Cabrera collected the 1,000th RBI of his major league career last night at Yankee Stadium on a run-scoring single off New York’s Ivan Nova. He became the sixth-youngest player in major league history to reach 1,000 RBI in his career, trailing Mel Ott (27), Jimmie Foxx (27), Alex Rodriguez (28), Ken Griffey, Jr. (28) and Lou Gehrig (28). (Source: Elias Sports Bureau)
INJURY UPDATE:•
RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery,
60-day disabled list on April 4).
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RHP Doug Fister (left costochondral strain,
15-day disabled list on April 7),
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RHP Luis Marte (strained left hamstring,
15-day disabled list on April 4).
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C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery,
60-day disabled list on March 12).
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