DETROIT -- Jacoby Ellsbury turned as if to start his swing and then crumpled to the ground after David Price's pitch caught him square in the chest.
With temperatures in the 30s in downtown Detroit, this was no way to begin the game.
"It felt like a frozen snowball or something, going at 93," Ellsbury said.
Ellsbury shook off the pain and went to first base, and Price's problems were only beginning. The New York Yankees scored six runs off him in the first inning amid swirling snow flurries, and they went on to a 13-4 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Price (1-1) allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 2 1/3 innings, his second straight terrible start against the Yankees. Detroit has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Price said he stayed in the dugout after being pulled, instead of retreating to the warmth of the Detroit clubhouse.
"You throw the ball as bad as I did and you give up more runs than you get outs, you don't deserve to come up here," Price said. "That's why I stayed out there."
Adam Warren (1-1) allowed four runs in the bottom of the first, walking four of the first five batters he faced, but he was fine after that. He ended up allowing five hits in 5 2/3 innings, and New York kept padding its lead.
Mark Teixeira homered for the Yankees (8-7), who moved above .500 for the first time this year.
Gregorio Petit hit a three-run double during that first inning, when Price threw 51 pitches on a 38-degree night at Comerica Park.
"I'm sure I was warmer than the players," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "I can wear as much as I want. I don't have to really worry about moving too much. It was a chilly night. You're watching snow in the first inning. ... Our guys handled it well."
Price allowed eight runs in the third inning of a game against the Yankees last August. They jumped on him from the start Wednesday. The Detroit left-hander hit Ellsbury to start the game, and Brian McCann later opened the scoring with a bases-loaded single.
Price struck out Carlos Beltran for the second out, but Chase Headley followed with an RBI single, and Petit's bases-clearing double made it 5-0.
Ellsbury added a run-scoring single before Price finally got Chris Young -- the 11th batter of the inning -- on a flyout.
While all that was going on, snow flurries in downtown Detroit intensified a bit, making for an unusual spectacle of white flakes drifting around above the field.
"It was tough," Warren said. "I think you just kind of have to learn how to pitch out there and find a way to get some feeling in your hands and on the ball."
The snow went away after a while, and the Tigers went through their whole batting order in the bottom of the first. Warren issued a bases-loaded walk to J.D. Martinez, and after Yoenis Cespedes hit an RBI single, Nick Castellanos brought another run in by grounding into a force play.
Alex Avila's run-scoring single made it 6-4, but Jose Iglesias popped out to end the inning. It was the first time both teams sent at least nine men to the plate in the same inning since Sept. 28, 2014, according to STATS. The Yankees and Boston Red Sox did it in the seventh that day.
POURING IT ON
Beltran and Headley hit back-to-back RBI triples in the second, and Didi Gregorius hit a two-run double in the fourth. Teixeira's fifth homer of the season was a three-run shot off Al Alburquerque in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP Chris Capuano (right quadriceps) struck out one in two hitless innings against Toronto minor leaguers in his first extended spring training game. "No problems," Capuano said. "A little rusty with the pitches." Capuano, expected back in mid-May, threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes. ... RHP Jared Burton (strained lat) allowed one hit during a scoreless inning in his second extended spring game.
Tigers: RHP Joe Nathan (strained right elbow) left his rehab outing with Triple-A Toledo after pitching less than an inning. "He felt a pop on a fastball," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "The first two hitters went well, then he felt it, thought maybe it was scar tissue, tried to throw another (practice) pitch but it didn't go so well." Ausmus said after the game the team would hold off on making any announcement about Nathan.
UP NEXT
New York RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-1) takes the mound in the series finale Thursday against Detroit RHP Anibal Sanchez (1-2).
With temperatures in the 30s in downtown Detroit, this was no way to begin the game.
"It felt like a frozen snowball or something, going at 93," Ellsbury said.
Ellsbury shook off the pain and went to first base, and Price's problems were only beginning. The New York Yankees scored six runs off him in the first inning amid swirling snow flurries, and they went on to a 13-4 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Price (1-1) allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 2 1/3 innings, his second straight terrible start against the Yankees. Detroit has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Price said he stayed in the dugout after being pulled, instead of retreating to the warmth of the Detroit clubhouse.
"You throw the ball as bad as I did and you give up more runs than you get outs, you don't deserve to come up here," Price said. "That's why I stayed out there."
Adam Warren (1-1) allowed four runs in the bottom of the first, walking four of the first five batters he faced, but he was fine after that. He ended up allowing five hits in 5 2/3 innings, and New York kept padding its lead.
Mark Teixeira homered for the Yankees (8-7), who moved above .500 for the first time this year.
Gregorio Petit hit a three-run double during that first inning, when Price threw 51 pitches on a 38-degree night at Comerica Park.
"I'm sure I was warmer than the players," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "I can wear as much as I want. I don't have to really worry about moving too much. It was a chilly night. You're watching snow in the first inning. ... Our guys handled it well."
Price allowed eight runs in the third inning of a game against the Yankees last August. They jumped on him from the start Wednesday. The Detroit left-hander hit Ellsbury to start the game, and Brian McCann later opened the scoring with a bases-loaded single.
Price struck out Carlos Beltran for the second out, but Chase Headley followed with an RBI single, and Petit's bases-clearing double made it 5-0.
Ellsbury added a run-scoring single before Price finally got Chris Young -- the 11th batter of the inning -- on a flyout.
While all that was going on, snow flurries in downtown Detroit intensified a bit, making for an unusual spectacle of white flakes drifting around above the field.
"It was tough," Warren said. "I think you just kind of have to learn how to pitch out there and find a way to get some feeling in your hands and on the ball."
The snow went away after a while, and the Tigers went through their whole batting order in the bottom of the first. Warren issued a bases-loaded walk to J.D. Martinez, and after Yoenis Cespedes hit an RBI single, Nick Castellanos brought another run in by grounding into a force play.
Alex Avila's run-scoring single made it 6-4, but Jose Iglesias popped out to end the inning. It was the first time both teams sent at least nine men to the plate in the same inning since Sept. 28, 2014, according to STATS. The Yankees and Boston Red Sox did it in the seventh that day.
POURING IT ON
Beltran and Headley hit back-to-back RBI triples in the second, and Didi Gregorius hit a two-run double in the fourth. Teixeira's fifth homer of the season was a three-run shot off Al Alburquerque in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP Chris Capuano (right quadriceps) struck out one in two hitless innings against Toronto minor leaguers in his first extended spring training game. "No problems," Capuano said. "A little rusty with the pitches." Capuano, expected back in mid-May, threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes. ... RHP Jared Burton (strained lat) allowed one hit during a scoreless inning in his second extended spring game.
Tigers: RHP Joe Nathan (strained right elbow) left his rehab outing with Triple-A Toledo after pitching less than an inning. "He felt a pop on a fastball," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "The first two hitters went well, then he felt it, thought maybe it was scar tissue, tried to throw another (practice) pitch but it didn't go so well." Ausmus said after the game the team would hold off on making any announcement about Nathan.
UP NEXT
New York RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-1) takes the mound in the series finale Thursday against Detroit RHP Anibal Sanchez (1-2).
7:08PM,EDT,April 22,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| David Price pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ellsbury hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Young singled to center, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira walked, Ellsbury to third, Young to second. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann singled to left, Ellsbury scored, Young to third, Teixeira to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left, Young scored, Teixeira to third, McCann to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Petit doubled to deep left center, Teixeira, McCann and Headley scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Gregorius walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Petit scored, Gregorius to second, Gregorius to third, Ellsbury to second on throwing error by left fielder Céspedes. | 6 | 0 |
| Young flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Gose walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Kinsler lined out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked, Gose to second. | 6 | 0 |
| V. Martínez walked, Gose to third, Cabrera to second. | 6 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez walked, Gose scored, Cabrera to third, V. Martínez to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Céspedes reached on infield single to shortstop, Cabrera scored, V. Martínez to third, J.D. Martinez to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Castellanos grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V. Martínez scored, Céspedes out at second, J.D. Martinez to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Avila singled to left center, J.D. Martinez scored, Castellanos to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Iglesias popped out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Rodriguez flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Teixeira lined out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| McCann singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Beltrán tripled to deep left center, McCann scored. | 7 | 4 |
| Headley tripled to deep right center, Beltrán scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Petit intentionally walked. | 8 | 4 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| Kinsler flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ellsbury singled to center. | 8 | 4 |
| Young flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| Rodriguez singled to center, Ellsbury to second. | 8 | 4 |
| Nesbitt relieved Price. | 8 | 4 |
| Teixeira lined out to center, Ellsbury to third. | 8 | 4 |
| McCann flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez safe at first on error by shortstop Gregorius. | 8 | 4 |
| Céspedes fouled out to first. | 8 | 4 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Angel Nesbitt pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Beltrán singled to center. | 8 | 4 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to first, Beltrán safe at second on error by shortstop Iglesias. | 8 | 4 |
| Petit sacrificed to pitcher, Beltrán to third, Headley to second. | 8 | 4 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right, Beltrán and Headley scored. | 10 | 4 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| Young popped out to second. | 10 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Avila lined out to right. | 10 | 4 |
| Iglesias singled to right center. | 10 | 4 |
| Gose grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Iglesias out at second. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ian Krol pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Krol relieved Nesbitt. | 10 | 4 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 10 | 4 |
| Teixeira grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Rodriguez out at second. | 10 | 4 |
| McCann grounded out to third. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Kinsler lined out to left. | 10 | 4 |
| Cabrera singled to shallow right. | 10 | 4 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Cabrera out at second. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ian Krol pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Beltrán popped out to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| Petit walked. | 10 | 4 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Céspedes singled to right center. | 10 | 4 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 10 | 4 |
| Wilson relieved Warren. | 10 | 4 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Al Alburquerque pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Alburquerque relieved Krol. | 10 | 4 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 10 | 4 |
| Young singled to right. | 10 | 4 |
| Rodriguez walked, Young to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Teixeira homered to right center (382 feet), Young and Rodriguez scored. | 13 | 4 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 13 | 4 |
| Beltrán lined out to second. | 13 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Iglesias walked. | 13 | 4 |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 13 | 4 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 13 | 4 |
| Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Iglesias out at second. | 13 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joba Chamberlain pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Pérez at second base. | 13 | 4 |
| McCann catching. | 13 | 4 |
| Romine in left field. | 13 | 4 |
| Avila at first base. | 13 | 4 |
| Chamberlain relieved Alburquerque. | 13 | 4 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 13 | 4 |
| Petit grounded out to second. | 13 | 4 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 13 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Carpenter pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Murphy catching. | 13 | 4 |
| Young in center field. | 13 | 4 |
| Jones in left field. | 13 | 4 |
| McCann at first base. | 13 | 4 |
| Carpenter relieved Wilson. | 13 | 4 |
| Davis hit for V. Martínez. | 13 | 4 |
| Davis singled to center. | 13 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 13 | 4 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 13 | 4 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 13 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gorzelanny relieved Chamberlain. | 13 | 4 |
| Jones popped out to second. | 13 | 4 |
| Young doubled to left. | 13 | 4 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 13 | 4 |
| Murphy grounded out to shortstop. | 13 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Shreve relieved Carpenter. | 13 | 4 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 13 | 4 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 13 | 4 |
| Gose struck out looking. | 13 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .279 | .362 | .295 |
Jones LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .300 | .421 |
| Young LF-CF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .368 | .442 | .816 |
| Rodriguez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | .265 | .419 | .571 |
| Teixeira 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .204 | .333 | .592 |
Murphy C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .353 | .385 |
| McCann C-1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .244 | .294 | .400 |
| Beltrán RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .196 | .240 | .326 |
| Headley 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .254 | .313 | .407 |
| Petit 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .150 | .250 | .200 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .205 | .250 | .227 |
| Totals | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 212 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Petit (1, Price); Gregorius (1, Nesbitt); Young (5, Gorzelanny) 3B: Beltrán (1, Price); Headley (1, Price) HR: Teixeira (5, 7th inning off Alburquerque 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: McCann (7), Headley 2 (9), Petit 3 (4), Ellsbury (1), Beltrán (7), Gregorius 2 (4), Teixeira 3 (13) S: Petit 2-out RBI: Headley 2, Petit 3, Ellsbury, Beltrán GIDP: Teixeira Yankees RISP: 7-17 (Beltrán 0-1, Teixeira 1-2, Gregorius 1-2, Young 0-2, Petit 1-1, Murphy 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2, McCann 1-2, Headley 2-2, Ellsbury 1-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gregorius (2, ground ball) DP: 2 (Gregorius-Petit-Teixeira, Gregorius-Teixeira). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 27,389 (66.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 38 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Will Little |
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