DETROIT -- CC Sabathia was grateful to be back on the mound in a regular-season game -- even if it meant having to pitch in subfreezing temperatures.
"It was nice to be in a stadium with a third deck again," he said. "That's when you know the games count."
Sabathia pitched into the seventh inning for New York, and Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran homered in the cold to lift the Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. It was Sabathia's first start in a real game since missing the postseason last year while undergoing alcohol rehabilitation. He pitched for New York during spring training but not very well.
In this one, Sabathia (1-0) allowed three runs and four hits in six-plus innings, walking four and striking out three. He retired the first nine batters he faced and had only one really messy stretch, in the fourth.
The temperature at game time was 31 degrees, the coldest in Comerica Park history, according to STATS LLC.
"It's not great weather conditions to pitch, but I think CC's such a competitor, that's what it tells me," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He really wants to be out there, really relishes being out there."
Since switching to a tighter knee brace in September, Sabathia is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in six starts.
Rodriguez gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the first with his 688th career homer, and Beltran hit a two-run shot in the fifth.
Mike Pelfrey (0-1) allowed six runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings in his first start for the Tigers after signing with Detroit in the offseason.
There were snowflakes floating above the field shortly before the game, but that wasn't much of a factor after the first pitch. Girardi said beforehand that he hoped Sabathia could give the team six innings, and the big left-hander did just that. He was given a nice lead to work with by the New York offense.
The Yankees led 6-0 after a four-run fourth highlighted by Jacoby Ellsbury's three-run triple. Sabathia loaded the bases on walks in the bottom of the inning and gave up James McCann's two-run single -- the first Detroit hit. Mike Aviles lined out to deep left with the bases loaded to end that rally.
Beltran's homer made it 8-2. Sabathia pitched to one batter in the seventh, allowing a single before being taken out of the game at 90 pitches. The Tigers went on to score two runs in the inning, but they couldn't cut any further into New York's lead after that. Detroit's season-opening three-game winning streak came to an end.
The previous coldest game-time temperature at Comerica was 36 degrees on April 23, 2015.
New York's Starlin Castro had two hits, including the 1,000th of his career.
FAMILY TIES
Sabathia said it means a lot to be back, especially with his mom and wife at the game.
"They had it easy," he said. "They were in a heated suite while I was out there in that. The guys in here and the organization have been great, but my wife and my mom have been my rocks."
EJECTED
Detroit manager Brad Ausmus was ejected in the top of the fifth for arguing balls and strikes. He said his issues with plate umpire Paul Emmel began the previous inning, when J.D. Martinez was called out on strikes in a big spot.
"I thought that was ball four and I was a little irritated. Paul is doing his best. He's not trying to miss any calls, and quite honestly I couldn't tell if he did miss the call that I am upset about," Ausmus said. "It was warmer in here, but I'd rather have been out there."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Chase Headley was given a day off, with 3B Ronald Torreyes replacing him in the starting lineup. Torreyes had three hits.
Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin (left wrist) went 1 for 4 with a double as a DH for Class-A Lakeland on Friday night as part of his rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York sends RHP Masahiro Tanaka (0-0) to the mound against Detroit on Sunday night. Tanaka received a no-decision in his first start of the season against Houston.
Tigers: Justin Verlander (0-0) makes his second start of the season. He's 5-7 with a 4.03 ERA in 17 starts against the Yankees.
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"It was nice to be in a stadium with a third deck again," he said. "That's when you know the games count."
Sabathia pitched into the seventh inning for New York, and Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran homered in the cold to lift the Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. It was Sabathia's first start in a real game since missing the postseason last year while undergoing alcohol rehabilitation. He pitched for New York during spring training but not very well.
In this one, Sabathia (1-0) allowed three runs and four hits in six-plus innings, walking four and striking out three. He retired the first nine batters he faced and had only one really messy stretch, in the fourth.
The temperature at game time was 31 degrees, the coldest in Comerica Park history, according to STATS LLC.
"It's not great weather conditions to pitch, but I think CC's such a competitor, that's what it tells me," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He really wants to be out there, really relishes being out there."
Since switching to a tighter knee brace in September, Sabathia is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in six starts.
Rodriguez gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the first with his 688th career homer, and Beltran hit a two-run shot in the fifth.
Mike Pelfrey (0-1) allowed six runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings in his first start for the Tigers after signing with Detroit in the offseason.
There were snowflakes floating above the field shortly before the game, but that wasn't much of a factor after the first pitch. Girardi said beforehand that he hoped Sabathia could give the team six innings, and the big left-hander did just that. He was given a nice lead to work with by the New York offense.
The Yankees led 6-0 after a four-run fourth highlighted by Jacoby Ellsbury's three-run triple. Sabathia loaded the bases on walks in the bottom of the inning and gave up James McCann's two-run single -- the first Detroit hit. Mike Aviles lined out to deep left with the bases loaded to end that rally.
Beltran's homer made it 8-2. Sabathia pitched to one batter in the seventh, allowing a single before being taken out of the game at 90 pitches. The Tigers went on to score two runs in the inning, but they couldn't cut any further into New York's lead after that. Detroit's season-opening three-game winning streak came to an end.
The previous coldest game-time temperature at Comerica was 36 degrees on April 23, 2015.
New York's Starlin Castro had two hits, including the 1,000th of his career.
FAMILY TIES
Sabathia said it means a lot to be back, especially with his mom and wife at the game.
"They had it easy," he said. "They were in a heated suite while I was out there in that. The guys in here and the organization have been great, but my wife and my mom have been my rocks."
EJECTED
Detroit manager Brad Ausmus was ejected in the top of the fifth for arguing balls and strikes. He said his issues with plate umpire Paul Emmel began the previous inning, when J.D. Martinez was called out on strikes in a big spot.
"I thought that was ball four and I was a little irritated. Paul is doing his best. He's not trying to miss any calls, and quite honestly I couldn't tell if he did miss the call that I am upset about," Ausmus said. "It was warmer in here, but I'd rather have been out there."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Chase Headley was given a day off, with 3B Ronald Torreyes replacing him in the starting lineup. Torreyes had three hits.
Tigers: OF Cameron Maybin (left wrist) went 1 for 4 with a double as a DH for Class-A Lakeland on Friday night as part of his rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York sends RHP Masahiro Tanaka (0-0) to the mound against Detroit on Sunday night. Tanaka received a no-decision in his first start of the season against Houston.
Tigers: Justin Verlander (0-0) makes his second start of the season. He's 5-7 with a 4.03 ERA in 17 starts against the Yankees.
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1:10PM,EDT,April 9,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez homered to left (429 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Kinsler grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| McCann singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann to second on wild pitch by Pelfrey. | 1 | 0 |
| Beltrán grounded out to first, McCann to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to left center, McCann scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Torreyes grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| V. Martínez grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Rodriguez flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Iglesias flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Aviles grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Teixeira flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| McCann walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Beltrán singled to left, McCann to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro singled to right, McCann to third, Beltrán to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius hit sacrifice fly to left, McCann scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Torreyes reached on infield single to shortstop, Beltrán to third, Castro to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Ellsbury tripled to deep right, Beltrán, Castro and Torreyes scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Farmer relieved Pelfrey. | 6 | 0 |
| Gardner hit by pitch. | 6 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Kinsler walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Upton lined out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked, Kinsler to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Kinsler to third, Cabrera to second on wild pitch by Sabathia. | 6 | 0 |
| V. Martínez walked. | 6 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| McCann singled to left, Kinsler and Cabrera scored, V. Martínez to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Iglesias singled to center, V. Martínez to third, McCann to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Aviles lined out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Teixeira grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| McCann singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| McCann to second on wild pitch by Farmer. | 6 | 2 |
| Beltrán homered to right (419 feet), McCann scored. | 8 | 2 |
| Castro walked. | 8 | 2 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| Torreyes singled to center, Castro to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Gose walked. | 8 | 2 |
| Kinsler reached on infield single to third, Gose to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Upton grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Kinsler out at second, Gose to third. | 8 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gardner singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging, Gardner stole second. | 8 | 2 |
| Teixeira grounded out to second, Gardner to third. | 8 | 2 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Logan Kensing pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Kensing relieved Farmer. | 8 | 2 |
| Beltrán grounded out to third. | 8 | 2 |
| Castro singled to right. | 8 | 2 |
| Gregorius grounded into fielder's choice to first, Castro out at second. | 8 | 2 |
| Torreyes singled to center, Gregorius to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Ellsbury flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Hicks in right field. | 8 | 2 |
| Iglesias singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| Yates relieved Sabathia. | 8 | 2 |
| Aviles singled to left, Iglesias to second, Iglesias to third, Aviles to second on error by left fielder Gardner. | 8 | 2 |
| Iglesias scored, Aviles to third on wild pitch by Yates. | 8 | 3 |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Kinsler grounded out to second, Aviles scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Upton doubled to deep left. | 8 | 4 |
| Shreve relieved Yates. | 8 | 4 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 8 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Logan Kensing pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 8 | 4 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 8 | 4 |
| Teixeira walked, Rodriguez to second. | 8 | 4 |
| McCann grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Teixeira out at second. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Betances relieved Shreve. | 8 | 4 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left. | 8 | 4 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Drew VerHagen pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| VerHagen relieved Kensing. | 8 | 4 |
| Hicks grounded out to third. | 8 | 4 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| Gregorius grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Miller relieved Betances. | 8 | 4 |
| Aviles flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| Castellanos hit for Gose. | 8 | 4 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .217 | .217 | .391 |
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .286 | .500 | .286 |
| Rodriguez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .214 | .389 | .429 |
| Teixeira 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .278 | .381 | .611 |
| McCann C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .467 | .556 | .733 |
| Beltrán RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .294 | .294 | .647 |
Hicks RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .450 | .476 | .850 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .333 | .350 | .500 |
| Torreyes 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .800 | .800 | 1.200 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 169 | |||
| BATTING 3B: Ellsbury (1, Pelfrey) HR: Rodriguez (1, 1st inning off Pelfrey 0 on, 2 Out); Beltrán (2, 5th inning off Farmer 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Rodriguez (2), Gregorius 2 (3), Ellsbury 3 (4), Beltrán 2 (4) SF: Gregorius 2-out RBI: Rodriguez, Gregorius, Ellsbury 3 GIDP: McCann Yankees RISP: 5-13 (McCann 0-2, Rodriguez 0-1, Gregorius 1-1, Torreyes 1-1, Beltrán 1-2, Ellsbury 1-3, Castro 1-2, Teixeira 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gardner (1, 2nd base off Farmer/McCann) CS: Gardner (1, 2nd base by Pelfrey/McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gardner (1, bobble) DP: 1 (Sabathia-Castro-Teixeira). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR AUSMUS EJECTED TOP 5TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 32,419 (78% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 31 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
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