August 16, 2007 · 7:05 PM EDT
Carlos Guillén
SS2-5H-ABHR · 4 RBI · 2 RTop hitterBA
Bobby Abreu
RF2-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 R
Justin VerlanderP5.1IP3 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcher
Mike MussinaP5.0IP6 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead DET by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2CL Guardians | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
3LA Angels | 94 | 68 | .580 | 2.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 94 | 68 | .580 | 2.0 |
| 5DETigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
6SE Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 |
8MI Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17.0 |
9OA Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20.0 |
10TE Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21.0 |
11CW White Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24.0 |
12BA Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 27.0 |
13KC Royals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 27.0 |
14TB Rays | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30.0 |
59 balls in play · 22 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
CG Curtis GrandersonCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTMarcus ThamesLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GS Gary SheffieldDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MO Magglio OrdonezRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CGCarlos GuillénSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SC Sean Casey1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RR Ryan Raburn2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BI Brandon Inge3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Raburn
HR: Guillén, Rodriguez
RBI: Ordonez, Guillén 4, Rodriguez, Casey, Inge
SB: Inge
CS: Casey
LOB: 13
FR Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| JVJustin VerlanderW | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| TBTim Byrdak | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
TJ Todd Jones | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
ZM Zach MinerH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 194 |
JD Johnny DamonLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BABobby AbreuRF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
AR Alex Rodriguez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HM Hideki MatsuiDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
RC Robinson Canó2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MC Melky CabreraCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SDShelley DuncanLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WB Wilson BetemitLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
2B: Matsui
HR: Abreu
RBI: Abreu 2, Matsui 2, Posada
LOB: 20
KF Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| LVLuis Vizcaino | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| MMMike MussinaL | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 95 |
| RVRon Villone | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 144 |
The Tigers beat the Yankees 8-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Justin Verlander got the win and Mike Mussina took the loss. Carlos Guillén went 2-for-5 for the Tigers, while Bobby Abreu went 2-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
