GDT: 4/29/12 - DET (11-10) AT NYY (11-9) - 1:05 p.m. ET 
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Detroit Tigers AT New York YankeesSunday, April 29, 2012
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Game Time - 1:05 p.m. EDT ______________________________________
Preview Tigers out to start win streak against Yanks aceBy Cash Kruth / MLB.com | 4/28/2012 9:29 PM ET
Detroit's five-game skid is over. Now, in order to start a winning streak, the Tigers have to face the Yankees' ace in Sunday's series finale at Yankee Stadium.
Left-hander CC Sabathia takes the mound for the Yankees in the rubber game of the 2011 American League Division Series rematch. Sabathia is rounding into form after two rough starts to open the season, winning his last two outings.
His most recent victory came against a loaded Rangers lineup, and Sabathia will need to have the same focus against a Tigers offense that, while scuffling as of late, has scored at least six runs in each of its past two games.
"I was able to establish the fastball and just pitch from there," Sabathia said of his success against the Rangers. "It gives you confidence, but this is a good lineup, so you can't really slack off or have a mental lapse at all."
The Tigers are a familiar foe for Sabathia, who is 15-12 with a 4.52 ERA in 32 career starts against them. Perennial All-Star Miguel Cabrera is hitting .563 (9-for-16) with two home runs in his career against Sabathia, while backup catcher Gerald Laird could find his way into Sunday's starting lineup as he has great history -- .471 (8-for-17) with two doubles and a homer -- against the left-hander.
Inconsistent right-hander Max Scherzer takes the mound for Detroit. Scherzer followed two quality starts with a less-than-stellar outing his last time out, giving up five runs in five innings against the Mariners.
For all his ups and downs, Scherzer has elevated his game when facing the Yankees in his career. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA in three career starts against New York, with Yankees batters hitting .222 against him.
Tigers: Cabrera and Boesch love NY• After going 2-for-4 with three RBIs in Saturday's win, Cabrera now has hit safely in 30 of his 32 career games against the Yankees. He's batting .377 with six doubles, 11 home runs and 30 RBIs in his career against New York.
Cabrera isn't the only Tiger that enjoys seeing Yankees pitching. Outfielder Brennan Boesch has hit safely in 12 of 14 career games against the Yankees while batting .400.
• Ryan Raburn sat out Saturday's game with a tight hamstring. If Raburn can't go Sunday, manager Jim Leyland said Danny Worth could get the start at second base. Worth took the roster spot of Delmon Young, who was placed on Major League Baseball's restricted list following his arrest for aggravated harassment.
Yankees: A-Rod adjustsThird baseman Alex Rodriguez is 4-for-7 in his past two days and, prior to Saturday's game, credited a Friday-morning session with hitting coach Kevin Long as a big reason for his success in the series opener, when he hit his 633rd career home run.
"We figured out a few things, and hopefully we can keep riding that," Rodriguez said. "For the most part, it's swinging at strikes and, for me, hitting the ball up the middle, getting the ball in the air or to the opposite field. Those are all things that are very good for me."
Worth noting• Hitters are batting .357 against Scherzer this season.
Tigers: RHP Max Scherzer (1-2, 8.24 ERA)Scherzer's first four starts this year are a microcosm of his year-long struggles to find the form that made him so good for much of 2010. He's striking out more than a batter an inning, but giving up more than that in hits, a .357 batting average.
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 5.27 ERA)Sabathia clicked into form in his last start, vs. Texas, and his line would've looked better than four runs in eight innings if not for a seventh-inning lapse in concentration. He struck out eight, tying a season high, and walked one.
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Tiger's MLB Game Notes
RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers snapped the club’s five-game losing streak with a 7-5 win over the Yankees yesterday afternoon. Drew Smyly (1-0) fanned seven batters as he held the Yankees to one run in six innings of work to earn his first major league win. Miguel Cabrera led the Tigers with two hits, including a home run, and three RBI, while Andy Dirks belted a three-run home run. The Tigers conclude a three-game series at Yankee Stadium against New York this afternoon. Following today’s game, the club returns to Detroit for a six-game homestand with Kansas City and Chicago beginning tomorrow night.
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 30 of his 32 games during his career against the New York Yankees. He is hitting .377 (43x114) with six doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 30 RBI during his career versus the Yankees.
BOESCH BASHING AGAINST THE YANKEES: Brennan Boesch has hit safely in 12 of his 14 games during his career versus the Yankees. He is batting .400 (20x50) with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBI during his career against the Yankees.
CABRERA ON COURSE AGAINST SABATHIA: Miguel Cabrera enters today’s game at New York hitting .563 (9x16) with a double, two home runs and 11 RBI during his career against CC Sabathia. Cabrera is tops among all active major league players with at least 15 plate appearances versus Sabathia with a .563 batting average, .591 on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging percentage against the pitcher.
A FIRST FOR SMYLY: Drew Smyly fanned seven batters as he held the Yankees to one run in six innings of work to earn his first major league win yesterday afternoon. He became the first Tigers starting pitcher to earn his first major league win in New York since Larry Pashnick did so at Yankee Stadium on April 24, 1982. (Source: STATS LLC)
MORE ON SMYLY: Drew Smyly allowed just one run for the fourth straight start to begin his major league career yesterday afternoon at New York. Since at least 1918, he is the only Tigers starting pitcher to begin his career by allowing one-or-fewer runs in each of his first four starts. Only Tigers pitchers whose first major league appearances were starts were considered for this note.
BULLISH BEHAVIOR: Tigers relief pitchers have combined to compile a 6-2 record, 3.75 ERA (74.1IP/31ER) and 66 strikeouts this season. Club relievers are tops in the American League with six wins this season, while they are third with 66 strikeouts. Tigers relievers have posted a 3.37 ERA (34.2IP/13ER) over the club’s last eight games.
PILING UP THE PUNCHOUTS: Tigers pitchers combined to fan nine batters yesterday at New York, bringing the club’s season total to 168 strikeouts. Detroit is third among all American League clubs with 168 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 sixth with 206 home runs. Cabrera is second in the major leagues with 713 RBI since the start of the 2006 season, while Fielder is seventh with 656 RBI.
FISTER SET TO START FOR TOLEDO ON WEDNESDAY: Doug Fister is scheduled to start for Triple A Toledo on Wednesday versus Pawtucket as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment. Fister has been sidelined since April 8 with a left costochondral strain.
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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