New York Yankees(31-20), 1st Place in the American League East.
Mike Mussina(7-1) may have lost his bid for the shutout victory in the bottom of the ninth, but he settled down and recorded his 57th career complete game in the Yankees 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
With Damon, Sheffield, and Jeter sitting out the game with injuries, the combination of A-Rod, Giambi, Cabrera and Cairo brought home the victory.
Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-4, 1 run and 2 RBIs. Jason Giambi was ripping the baseball all over the field: 3-for-4, 2 runs and 1 RBI.
The Yankees have now won five games in a row. Moose was on his way to a shutout victory, but a throwing error by A-Rod in the ninth came back to haunt them.
The Detroit Tigers threatened in the third and and sixth. But were denied by a solid Yankees defense.
The Yanks scored twice in the eigth and ninth to seal the deal.
Mike Mussina allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 1 walk and had five strikeouts in a complete game performance.
The Yankees desperately needed this outing by Mussina. The tired bullpen got a much needed rest.
Jun 01, 2006 @ 06:15:11
