DET @ NYA

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees, September 30, 2011

On September 30, 2011, the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-3 at Yankee Stadium II, a Division Series game. The 9-3 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records a crowd of 50,940, a running time of 206 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 55 degrees and a 13 mph wind. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the first and ninth innings, 2 of them in the ninth. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the first, fifth, sixth, and eighth; the sixth brought 6 runs. The Detroit Tigers had 7 hits and the New York Yankees 11, with 0 and 0 errors. Ivan Nova was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits in 6.1 innings. Doug Fister took the loss after 4.2 innings and 6 runs. Doug Fister led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Detroit Tigers used Al Alburquerque, Doug Fister, Ryan Perry, Daniel Schlereth, and Justin Verlander on the mound. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Luis Ayala, Ivan Nova, Mariano Rivera, and CC Sabathia. For the Detroit Tigers, Delmon Young went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Robinson Cano led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 5, 1 home run, 2 doubles, and 6 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Tony Randazzo.