DETROIT -- The newcomers to Detroit's starting rotation are certainly pulling their weight so far.
Alfredo Simon pitched impressively into the eighth inning Monday night, and the Tigers added another victory to baseball's best record with a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees. J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes hit consecutive RBI singles in the seventh to help Detroit rally.
Simon (3-0) allowed a run and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. He and Shane Greene were the less-heralded additions who replaced Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello in Detroit's rotation. So far, they're a combined 6-0 with a 1.03 ERA.
"I think our starting pitching, as ballyhooed as the offensive lineup is, our starting pitching has been the backbone of our start," manager Brad Ausmus said.
Joba Chamberlain relieved Simon and got Jacoby Ellsbury to hit into a crucial double play in the eighth, and Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his fifth save. The Tigers (11-2) remained a game ahead of Kansas City atop the AL Central.
CC Sabathia (0-3) faced the minimum number of hitters through the first six innings, but with two out and a man on second in the seventh, the Yankees intentionally walked Victor Martinez. J.D. Martinez followed with a sharp single that shortstop Didi Gregorius was unable to keep in the infield, and Cespedes' single scored Martinez.
With Chase Headley on second and one out in the eighth, Gregorius singled up the middle. Rajai Davis bobbled the ball in center, but Headley had already been held up at third.
Then Chamberlain came on in a huge spot against his former team. Ellsbury's hard grounder went right to second baseman Ian Kinsler, and the double play ended the threat.
"I live for that stuff. It's so fun to come in, in a situation like that," Chamberlain said. "You've got to be able to get a big play, and back up our guy that was strong for us for seven innings."
Mark Teixeira's second-inning homer put the Yankees up 1-0, and Sabathia kept the lead for a while. Detroit hit into three double plays in the first six innings, and Jose Iglesias was caught stealing in the third when Sabathia stepped off the mound and caught him between first and second. The 6-foot-7 left-hander went over and tagged Iglesias out himself.
Rajai Davis singled to start the Detroit seventh, then hustled to second on Kinsler's flyout to deep left.
"That was a really smart play that turned into a huge play for them," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He knows this park really well, and he's a lot faster than we wish he was, so he was able to take that base and keep them out of a double play."
Miguel Cabrera grounded out in an unusual 6-4-3 putout -- Gregorius threw to second to try to catch Davis off the base, and although the Detroit runner got back safely, Stephen Drew still had time to relay the ball to first in time to get Cabrera.
Victor Martinez was then given his free pass, and J.D. Martinez and Cespedes put the Tigers ahead.
Sabathia allowed two runs and seven hits in eight innings -- his 38th career complete game and first since 2013. He threw 98 pitches.
Alex Rodriguez went hitless with a strikeout for the Yankees. He had to duck twice to get out of the way of Simon's pitches -- although both looked like curveballs and were measured in the mid-70s on the stadium scoreboard.
"My mom's birthday is today," Simon said. "She asked me, `I want you to strike out Alex Rodriguez and win the game."
GOOD GLOVES
Both teams looked good defensively. Ellsbury made a lunging, sliding catch in center to retire Victor Martinez in the fifth, and J.D. Martinez followed with a sinking fly to left that was caught by a diving Brett Gardner.
The speedy Gardner hit a grounder in the sixth that Iglesias fielded while running hard to his right. The Detroit shortstop managed to flip the ball across his body to first in time for the out.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RF Carlos Beltran returned from a cold and started in right field, but he went hitless with two strikeouts.
Tigers: Trainer Kevin Rand said RHP Justin Verlander had an MRI recently, but it didn't show anything beyond the original diagnosis of a right triceps strain. Verlander has not pitched this season.
UP NEXT
Detroit's Kyle Lobstein (1-0) -- in the rotation because of Verlander's injury -- takes the mound Tuesday night against New York's Nathan Eovaldi (0-0).
Alfredo Simon pitched impressively into the eighth inning Monday night, and the Tigers added another victory to baseball's best record with a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees. J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes hit consecutive RBI singles in the seventh to help Detroit rally.
Simon (3-0) allowed a run and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. He and Shane Greene were the less-heralded additions who replaced Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello in Detroit's rotation. So far, they're a combined 6-0 with a 1.03 ERA.
"I think our starting pitching, as ballyhooed as the offensive lineup is, our starting pitching has been the backbone of our start," manager Brad Ausmus said.
Joba Chamberlain relieved Simon and got Jacoby Ellsbury to hit into a crucial double play in the eighth, and Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his fifth save. The Tigers (11-2) remained a game ahead of Kansas City atop the AL Central.
CC Sabathia (0-3) faced the minimum number of hitters through the first six innings, but with two out and a man on second in the seventh, the Yankees intentionally walked Victor Martinez. J.D. Martinez followed with a sharp single that shortstop Didi Gregorius was unable to keep in the infield, and Cespedes' single scored Martinez.
With Chase Headley on second and one out in the eighth, Gregorius singled up the middle. Rajai Davis bobbled the ball in center, but Headley had already been held up at third.
Then Chamberlain came on in a huge spot against his former team. Ellsbury's hard grounder went right to second baseman Ian Kinsler, and the double play ended the threat.
"I live for that stuff. It's so fun to come in, in a situation like that," Chamberlain said. "You've got to be able to get a big play, and back up our guy that was strong for us for seven innings."
Mark Teixeira's second-inning homer put the Yankees up 1-0, and Sabathia kept the lead for a while. Detroit hit into three double plays in the first six innings, and Jose Iglesias was caught stealing in the third when Sabathia stepped off the mound and caught him between first and second. The 6-foot-7 left-hander went over and tagged Iglesias out himself.
Rajai Davis singled to start the Detroit seventh, then hustled to second on Kinsler's flyout to deep left.
"That was a really smart play that turned into a huge play for them," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He knows this park really well, and he's a lot faster than we wish he was, so he was able to take that base and keep them out of a double play."
Miguel Cabrera grounded out in an unusual 6-4-3 putout -- Gregorius threw to second to try to catch Davis off the base, and although the Detroit runner got back safely, Stephen Drew still had time to relay the ball to first in time to get Cabrera.
Victor Martinez was then given his free pass, and J.D. Martinez and Cespedes put the Tigers ahead.
Sabathia allowed two runs and seven hits in eight innings -- his 38th career complete game and first since 2013. He threw 98 pitches.
Alex Rodriguez went hitless with a strikeout for the Yankees. He had to duck twice to get out of the way of Simon's pitches -- although both looked like curveballs and were measured in the mid-70s on the stadium scoreboard.
"My mom's birthday is today," Simon said. "She asked me, `I want you to strike out Alex Rodriguez and win the game."
GOOD GLOVES
Both teams looked good defensively. Ellsbury made a lunging, sliding catch in center to retire Victor Martinez in the fifth, and J.D. Martinez followed with a sinking fly to left that was caught by a diving Brett Gardner.
The speedy Gardner hit a grounder in the sixth that Iglesias fielded while running hard to his right. The Detroit shortstop managed to flip the ball across his body to first in time for the out.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RF Carlos Beltran returned from a cold and started in right field, but he went hitless with two strikeouts.
Tigers: Trainer Kevin Rand said RHP Justin Verlander had an MRI recently, but it didn't show anything beyond the original diagnosis of a right triceps strain. Verlander has not pitched this season.
UP NEXT
Detroit's Kyle Lobstein (1-0) -- in the rotation because of Verlander's injury -- takes the mound Tuesday night against New York's Nathan Eovaldi (0-0).
7:00PM,EDT,April 20,2015
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Davis popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into double play, third to second to first, Kinsler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Teixeira homered to right center (371 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Drew struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Céspedes flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gregorius grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Iglesias singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Iglesias caught stealing second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Beltrán grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into double play, third to second to first, Kinsler out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Headley singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Drew grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Headley out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ellsbury singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Rodriguez popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Castellanos walked. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann grounded into double play, third to second to first, Castellanos out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Davis singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler flied out to left, Davis to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| V. Martínez intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left, Davis scored, V. Martínez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Céspedes singled to center, V. Martínez scored, J.D. Martinez out at third. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Headley singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Drew sacrificed to pitcher, Headley to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Gregorius singled to center, Headley to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Chamberlain relieved Simon. | 1 | 2 |
| Ellsbury grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gregorius out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Castellanos singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Romine ran for Castellanos. | 1 | 2 |
| McCann sacrificed to third, Romine to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Iglesias walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Romine at third base. | 1 | 2 |
| Soria relieved Chamberlain. | 1 | 2 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Rodriguez flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Teixeira flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .283 | .356 | .302 |
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .286 | .390 | .400 |
| Rodriguez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .286 | .412 | .643 |
| Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .190 | .302 | .548 |
| Beltrán RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .171 | .222 | .268 |
| McCann C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .257 | .317 | .457 |
| Headley 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .260 | .315 | .400 |
| Drew 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .158 | .267 | .421 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .200 | .233 | .200 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 124 | |||
| BATTING 2B: McCann (2, Simon) HR: Teixeira (4, 2nd inning off Simon 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Teixeira (9) S: Drew GIDP: Drew, Ellsbury Yankees RISP: 1-5 (Gregorius 1-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Ellsbury 0-1, Headley 0-1, Drew 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gardner (4, 2nd base off Simon/McCann) CS: Ellsbury (3, 2nd base by Simon/McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Headley-Drew-Teixeira 3). Outfield Assist: Ellsbury (J.D. Martinez at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 27,540 (66.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:20 |
| Weather | 52 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 22 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Will Little, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
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