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CC Sabathia (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Sabathia And Yankees Bullpen Combine To Shut Out Tigers

CC Sabathia put in a strong seven-inning outing as the Yankees shut out the Tigers at Comerica Park.

2013/04/07

Justin Verlander (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: One Man’s Opinion — Why The Tigers Needed To Keep Verlander

Overall, the Tigers should be very satisfied with hanging onto Verlander for at least another five years. Although the price tag was high, he is a vital contributor to the team’s success.

2013/04/01

Mariano Rivera (credit: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Mariano Rivera Retirement Tour: Yankees, Foes Give It Up For ‘The Greatest Ever’

Rivera is getting set to close his career. The Yankees legend plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after the 2013 season.

2013/03/08

Tigers Relying On Bruce Rondon To Bolster Back Of Bullpen

The 22-year-old right-hander dominated three levels of the minors last year, earning Detroit’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award.

2013/03/07

Terry Collins (credit: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images)

What, Me Worry? Mets’ Collins Remains Focused As He Enters Final Year Of Contract

While Terry Collins is entering the final year of his contract with the Mets, he has decided not to let his status as a lame-duck manager become an issue.

2013/02/06

Catcher Buster Posey #28 of the San Francisco Giants tags out Prince Fielder #28 of the Detroit Tigers at home plate in Game 2 of the World Series. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

Kallas: Did Prince Fielder’s Bad Slide Cost The Tigers The World Series?

The poor play by Fielder, Lamont and Peralta cost the Tigers something very important: THE LEAD. And that is something that the Detroit Tigers, at that point down 1-0 and soon to be down 2-0 after that play, desperately needed.

2012/10/26

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Cabrera, Tigers Pound Yankees 7-5

Miguel Cabrera and Tigers out-slugged the Yankees on Saturday and won 7-5.

WFAN–2012/04/28

B&C Morning Show: Jim Leyland’s Plan To Stretch Out Yankees’ Lineup For Fister

Jerry Recco began his first update of the day offering a preview of Thursday night’s Game 5 between the Tigers and the Yankees at the Stadium.

WFAN–2011/10/06

Burn, Baby, Burn! Yankees’ A.J. Burnett Finds Redemption In Motor City

With the season on the line, the Yankees sent A.J. Burnett to the mound and hoped for the best. New York’s $82.5 million enigma came through when his team needed him most.

WFAN–2011/10/05

Yankees Pounce On Porcello’s Mistakes, Set Up Deciding Nova-Fister Rematch

Derek Jeter, yeah, he knows a little about playing under the October lights. So when Rick Porcello pitched a couple balls over the middle of the plate, he and the Yankees took advantage.

WFAN–2011/10/05

ALDS Game 4: Yankees’ Season Hinges On Inconsistent A.J. Burnett

Most Yankees fans see it as a worst-case scenario: New York needs embattled starter A.J. Burnett to help them avoid elimination.

WFAN–2011/10/04

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Yankees Release ALDS Roster; Tigers Take 5 Starters Into Series

The Yankees will go with three starters for their American League Division Series matchup against Detroit. As for the Tigers? They put five starting pitchers on the roster.

WFAN–2011/09/30

CC Sabathia (credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images), Justin Verlander (credit: Jason Miller/Getty Images)

ALDS Game 1: Big Game From CC, Yankees A Must Against Tigers’ Verlander

The Yankees and Detroit Tigers are set to open the playoffs the same way they began the regular season: Justin Verlander vs. CC Sabathia.

WFAN–2011/09/30

CC Sabathia (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Ahead Of Opener, CC Picks Yankees To Win World Series

The Yankees and CC Sabathia will get an early chance on Thursday to prove to the rest of baseball that even though they lost out on Cliff Lee, the 2011 version of the Bombers is up to the challenge of recapturing the AL East.

WFAN–2011/03/31