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ALDS Game 4: Yankees force Game 5 with 10-1 pounding of Tigers
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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2608255" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/f7/f7f608eba61503ab1175f0004d8c3d2b/alds_game_yankees_force_game_with_pounding_of_tigers.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Score and situation</strong>: With their backs against the wall, the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nyy/" target="_blank">New York Yankees</a> extended their season with a <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=311004106" target="_blank">10-1 victory</a> over the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/det/" target="_blank">Detroit Tigers</a> on Tuesday night. The series is now all squared at 2-2 with the decisive Game 5 slated for Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Leading lads:</strong> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7628/" target="_blank">Russell Martin</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8289/" target="_blank">Brett Gardner</a> provided a nice spark at the bottom of the Yankees order, each collecting two hits and scoring twice. Together they helped open the door to an offensive onslaught that included contributions from all nine spots in New York's order.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Head hangers: </strong>Detroit's bullpen was unable to keep them in the game late. Trailing only 4-1, former Yankee <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8350/" target="_blank">Phil Coke</a> would allow three runs in his one plus inning. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8843/" target="_blank">Al Alburquerque</a> then <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/ALDS-Game-1-Cano-crushes-Tigers-in-Yankees-821?urn=mlb-wp21998" target="_blank">continued his struggles</a> from Game 1, balking a run home and failing to record an out.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Key play:</strong> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7455/" target="_blank">Curtis Granderson's</a> first inning leaping grab of <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7998/" target="_blank">Don Kelly's</a> line drive helped <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6314/" target="_blank">A.J. Burnett</a> escape a bases loaded jam. Granderson appeared to misread the ball initially, which caused many a heart in New York to skip a beat, but recovered just in time to make the grab. Had it made it over his head, at least three runs would have scored, and the outlook of the game would have been significantly altered.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=19839179&partnerId=aw-5435325686771444680-996" target="_blank">Watch Granderson's big catch</a></strong></p><p></p><p> <strong>What they'll be talking about: </strong>Despite a slow start,A.J. Burnett exceeded everybody not named Joe Girardi's*expectations with his 5 2/3 innings of one-run baseball. For all of the criticism*Girardi has drawn, his faith in Burnett and his decision to stick with the struggling right-hander in an elimination game should now become a positive talking point.</p><p></p><p> <strong>What's next:</strong> Someone's ticket to the ALCS will be punched Thursday night. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8554/" target="_blank">Doug Fister</a> will get the call for Detroit. The Yankees will counter with <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8728/" target="_blank">Ivan Nova</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7571/" target="_blank">C.J. Wilson</a> and the *<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/tex/" target="_blank">Texas Rangers</a> await the winner on Saturday night.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:</strong></p><p>• <a href="http://yhoo.it/pO06eX" target="_blank">Unknown world-class boxer may be on course to fight Manny Pacquiao</a></p><p>• <a href="http://yhoo.it/q1G4ii" target="_blank">Video: See Oregon's latest crazy football uniforms</a></p><p>• <a href="http://bit.ly/nG5jLz" target="_blank">Yahoo! Sports Radio: Jeff Passan on World Series ratings if Yankees, Phillies don't advance</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admin, post: 2608255, member: 1"] [B][IMG]http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/f7/f7f608eba61503ab1175f0004d8c3d2b/alds_game_yankees_force_game_with_pounding_of_tigers.jpg[/IMG] Score and situation[/B]: With their backs against the wall, the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nyy/"]New York Yankees[/URL] extended their season with a [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=311004106"]10-1 victory[/URL] over the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/det/"]Detroit Tigers[/URL] on Tuesday night. The series is now all squared at 2-2 with the decisive Game 5 slated for Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. [B]Leading lads:[/B] [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7628/"]Russell Martin[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8289/"]Brett Gardner[/URL] provided a nice spark at the bottom of the Yankees order, each collecting two hits and scoring twice. Together they helped open the door to an offensive onslaught that included contributions from all nine spots in New York's order. [B]Head hangers: [/B]Detroit's bullpen was unable to keep them in the game late. Trailing only 4-1, former Yankee [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8350/"]Phil Coke[/URL] would allow three runs in his one plus inning. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8843/"]Al Alburquerque[/URL] then [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/ALDS-Game-1-Cano-crushes-Tigers-in-Yankees-821?urn=mlb-wp21998"]continued his struggles[/URL] from Game 1, balking a run home and failing to record an out. [B]Key play:[/B] [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7455/"]Curtis Granderson's[/URL] first inning leaping grab of [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7998/"]Don Kelly's[/URL] line drive helped [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6314/"]A.J. Burnett[/URL] escape a bases loaded jam. Granderson appeared to misread the ball initially, which caused many a heart in New York to skip a beat, but recovered just in time to make the grab. Had it made it over his head, at least three runs would have scored, and the outlook of the game would have been significantly altered. [CENTER][B][URL="http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=19839179&partnerId=aw-5435325686771444680-996"]Watch Granderson's big catch[/URL][/B][/CENTER] [B]What they'll be talking about: [/B]Despite a slow start,A.J. Burnett exceeded everybody not named Joe Girardi's*expectations with his 5 2/3 innings of one-run baseball. For all of the criticism*Girardi has drawn, his faith in Burnett and his decision to stick with the struggling right-hander in an elimination game should now become a positive talking point. [B]What's next:[/B] Someone's ticket to the ALCS will be punched Thursday night. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8554/"]Doug Fister[/URL] will get the call for Detroit. The Yankees will counter with [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8728/"]Ivan Nova[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7571/"]C.J. Wilson[/URL] and the *[URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/tex/"]Texas Rangers[/URL] await the winner on Saturday night. [B]Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:[/B] • [URL="http://yhoo.it/pO06eX"]Unknown world-class boxer may be on course to fight Manny Pacquiao[/URL] • [URL="http://yhoo.it/q1G4ii"]Video: See Oregon's latest crazy football uniforms[/URL] • [URL="http://bit.ly/nG5jLz"]Yahoo! Sports Radio: Jeff Passan on World Series ratings if Yankees, Phillies don't advance[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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