Tigers go up 3-0

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.

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.

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

New York ab r h rbi Detroit ab r h rbi

Gardnr lf 4 0 0 0 AJcksn cf 3 0 1 0

ISuzuki rf 4 0 2 0 Berry lf 3 1 1 0

Teixeir 1b 4 0 1 0 AGarci ph-rf 1 0 1 0

J.Nix pr 0 0 0 0 MiCarr 3b 3 0 1 1

Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0

Ibanez dh 4 0 0 0 DYong dh 3 1 1 1

RMartn c 3 0 0 0 Dirks rf-lf 3 0 0 0

ErChvz 3b 3 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0

Grndrs cf 3 0 0 0 Avila c 4 0 1 0

ENunez ss 3 1 1 1 Infante 2b 4 0 1 0

Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 31 2 7 2

New York 000 000 001 — 1

Detroit 000 110 00x — 2

E—Er.Chavez (1). DP—New York 1. LOB—New York 4, Detroit 10. 2B—Mi.Cabrera (1). HR—E.Nunez (1), D.Young (2). SB—Berry (1), Infante (1).

New York IP H R ER BB SO

P.Hughes L,0-1 3 3 1 1 3 1

D.Phelps 1 2 1 0 0 0

Rapada 2-3 0 0 0 1 0

Eppley 2-3 1 0 0 1 1

Logan 2 1-3 1 0 0 0 1

Chamberlain 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO

Verlander W,1-0 8 1-3 3 1 1 0 3

Coke S,2-2 2-3 2 0 0 0 1

P.Hughes pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

D.Phelps pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

PB—R.Martin.

Umpires—Home, Sam Holbrook; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Mike Winters; Right, Rob Drake; Left, Jeff Kellogg.

T—3:28. A—42,970 (41,255).

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