Detroit Tigers v New York Yankees Live

After an exciting opening game of the series the Yankees were looking to make another impact in their series against the Detroit Tigers. They did just that thanks to C.C Sabathia`s dominant performance it what turned out to be a pitcher`s duel. Sabathia pitched 7 solid innings and only allowed five hits and didn’t allow a single run. They will now be looking to sweep the Tigers aside in the final game of the series on Sunday July 19^th.

On the offensive side of the ball Alex Rodriguez hit a home run and Melky Cabrera came through with the game winning RBI. After Sabathia left the game Alfredo Aceves came in and allowed one run in the eighth inning while Mariano Rivera picked up the save in the 9^th for his 25^th save. Justin Verlander of the Tigers was handed the loss even though he came through in the clutch and pitched an excellent game. He only allowed two runs in 7 innings and was able to strike out 6. Marcus Thames was able to hit a home run in the 8^th inning to give the Tigers some life but that was all they could get going. The Yankees look poised to make a run towards the top of the AL East and no one seems to be able to stop them.

On Sunday the Yankees will send young Joba Chamberlain to the mound to try and extend their win streak to three games. The Tigers will send out all-star Edwin Jackson to try and shut down the Yankees in what will no doubt be an exciting MLB game. Be sure to tune into the live streaming action right here on WatchLiveBaseball.com on Sunday July 19^th.

Posted: 18th July 2009

The second half of the 2009 MLB season started out with a bang this year for the New York Yankees as they came out hard and managed to beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 5-3. Mark Teixeira sealed the victory with a three run home run in the 7^th inning to ensure the Yankees got off to a good start after the All Star break. Teixeira ended up with 3 hits, Hideki Matsui went 2 for 4 and Johnny Damon managed to score three times in the game. As for pitching AJ Burnett lasted 6 innings and allowed just three runs but Phil Hughes got the win after striking out all 6 batters he faced in the 7^th and 8^th innings.

Curtis Granderson managed to hit a home run for the Tigers and Placido Polanco and Miguel Cabrera came up with the other offence in the game for the Tigers, but it wasn’t enough. Joel Zumaya was credited with the loss after allowing the home run to Teixeira and leading the team`s lead slip away. Mariano Rivera then finished the game off for the Yankees with his 24^th save of the year despite an hour long rain delay in the later innings of the game. The Tigers really need to bounce back and gather a few victories if they want to make in impact in the American League this year.

On the other hand the Yankees need to continue their winning ways on Saturday, July 18^th if they want to catch their rivals the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the series should prove to be more than exciting and you can watch it all live and without delay right here on WatchLiveBaseball.com