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Mission Accomplished

The Tigers survived after Jose Valverde completed his perfect season in save situations to help beat the Bombers in the Bronx in Game 5. Jerry Crasnick »

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TIGERS WIN OVER YANKEES, 3-2
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CONTENT ARCHIVE

FRIDAY, OCT. 7

• Crasnick: Detroit can finally exhale »
• O'Connor: A-Rod no longer a force »
• Schoenfield: Tigers upset expectations »
• Matthews: Don't blame Girardi for flawed team »
• Marchand: Posada finished with Yankees? »
• Notable quotables postgame »
• Parker: Swisher comes up short »
• Jeter, Teixeira disappointed »
• Sabathia noncommital on opt-out »
• Cashman: "I want to be back" »
• Matthews: Yankees Rapid Reax »
• Stats & Info: Tigers make history »
• Recap: Tigers pitching strands 11 in 3-2 win »

THURSDAY, OCT. 6 TUESDAY, OCT. 4 MONDAY, OCT. 3 SUNDAY, OCT. 2 SATURDAY, OCT. 1 FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

• Crasnick: Rain makes mess of things »
• Schoenfield: Rainout adds chaos »
• O'Connor: Only rain could stop Sabathia »
• Matthews: Rain with a chance of A.J. »
• Marchand: Post rainout rotation? »
• Parker: All eyes on Ivan Nova now »
• Rainout-related ticket info »
• Begley: Burnett to start G4? »
• Begley: Martin's message to A.J. »
• Matthews: Five ways to tame the Tigers »
• Parker: Granderson pumped to face Tigers »
• espnW: A Yankees-Tigers tale »
• Jeter, Tex give Tito props »
• Schoenfield: AL roster analysis »
• Tex's D Yanks' secret weapon »
• Kurkjian: Five key questions »
• Grey: Scouting Tigers-Yankees Insider
• Kahrl: AL postseason managers' tactics »
• Tigers roster includes five starters »
• SportsNation: Inside Verlander vs. CC »
• Jeter talks postseason, milestones, future Video
• Law: Division Series picks Insider

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29

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Tigers won 4-3
Mar 31, 2011Tigers 3, Yankees 6Recap
Apr 2, 2011Tigers 6, Yankees 10Recap
Apr 3, 2011Tigers 10, Yankees 7Recap
May 2, 2011Yankees 5, Tigers 3Recap
May 3, 2011Yankees 2, Tigers 4Recap
May 4, 2011Yankees 0, Tigers 4Recap
May 5, 2011Yankees 3, Tigers 6Recap

POSTSEASON HISTORY

Championships: 4

Last title: 1984

Last season:
Did not make the playoffs

Championships: 27

Last title: 2009

Last season:
Lost in the League Championship Series to the Texas Rangers

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  • The Tigers become the second team in MLB history to win a one-run game on the road in a winner-take-all game at Yankee Stadium, joining the 1926 Cardinals. The Tigers are also the first team to win a one-run winner-take-all postseason game on the road since the 2003 Red Sox won in Oakland.
  • Jose Valverde struck out Alex Rodriguez to end the game. Rodriguez and Babe Ruth were the last outs of those respective one-run games; Ruth was caught stealing to end the 1926 World Series.
  • Delmon Young hit his third home run of the series, the most by a Tigers player in a postseason series. Don Kelly and Young combined for the first back-to-back home runs in Tigers postseason history.
  • The Yankees tied a postseason record by using seven pitchers in a winner-take-all game (done four times, and in all four instances the team lost). The Yankees also left 11 men on base, tying most they've ever had in a winner-take-all game, first done in an ALDS Game 5 against the Angels in 2005 in a 5-3 loss.


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Baseball Today: 10/6

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White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski says he doesn't see the Tigers winning Game 5 in New York. He says he wouldn't be surprised to see CC Sabathia pitch Thursday night, and says Justin Verlander has to be available for the Tigers.

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