Wed, 07/07/2010 - 09:52 by Pankaj Damin
Detroit -- Johnny Damon blasted an 11th inning homer and collected his 2,500th career hit Tuesday, powering the Detroit Tigers to a 7-5 win over Baltimore.
Miguel Cabrera socked a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, and Damon won it two innings later when he launched a pitch from David Hernandez (3-7) deep into the right field stands, scoring Austin Jackson in front of him.
Damon's milestone hit came in the third when he grounded a single under the glove of Orioles shortstop Julio Lugo, becoming the 92nd player in major league history to reach that level.
Ryan Perry (2-4) notched the win for throwing a scoreless 11th inning, helping the Tigers to retain their 1/2-game lead in the American League Central.
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Tue, 04/06/2010 - 09:52 by Pankaj Damin
Kansas City, Mo. -- Johnny Damon and Brandon Inge both had two-run doubles in a six-run seventh inning Monday, powering the Detroit Tigers past Kansas City 8-4.
Detroit's big inning came after 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke left the game owning a 4-2 lead.
Justin Verlander, making his third career opening day start for the Tigers, and the winner of 19 games last season, was taken out after five innings. He allowed four runs on six hits and threw 93 pitches.
Verlander finished third in last year's Cy Young balloting. The win went to Joel Zumaya, who threw a scoreless sixth inning.
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Mon, 02/22/2010 - 21:35 by Inderjit Singh
Lakeland -- Veteran outfielder Johnny Damon and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a one-year contract, the American League team said Monday.
Damon, 36, was a key part of the New York Yankees run to the World Series title last year but couldn't come to terms with the Yankees, who reportedly offered a two-year, $14 million deal. The agreement with the Tigers is believed to be worth $8 million.
Detroit was looking for an outfielder who could bat near the top of the order after dealing Curtis Granderson to New York in December.
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Sun, 02/21/2010 - 10:58 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
Detroit -- Free agent outfielder Johnny Damon has signed an $8 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, multiple sources reported Saturday.
Damon, 36, turned down offers from the Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves before opting to sign with the Tigers, who were looking for a veteran to replace outfielder and leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson, who was traded to the New York Yankees.
Damon batted second for the World Champion Yankees last season, his last of four years in the Bronx, hitting .282 with 24 home runs and 82 RBI in 143 regular season games.
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Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:06 by shalini.bahadur
New York -- World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon of the New York Yankees filed for free agency Monday, along with 29 other major-leaguers.
Matsui, 35, who drove in six runs in the Yankees' Game 6 World Series clincher against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Damon were in the final year of four-year contracts.
Others filing included Pedro Feliz, who played third base for Philadelphia; reliever Chan Ho Park of the Phillies; outfielder Coco Crisp of the Kansas City Royals; reliever Brandon Lyon of the Detroit Tigers; outfielder Gary Sheffield of the New York Mets; and shortstop Orlando Cabrera of the Minnesota Twins.
One-hundred-fifty-one players have now filed for free agency.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sun, 11/01/2009 - 12:12 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia -- Andy Pettitte benefited from three homers Saturday and the New York Yankees took a 2-1 World Series lead with an 8-5 win over Philadelphia.
In six innings, Pettitte (1-0) gave up four runs and five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
He also hit a fifth-inning RBI single and extended his career playoff record to 17 victories.
Nick Swisher had two hits -- one a sixth-inning solo homer.
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run fourth-inning homer.
Johnny Damon's RBI double snapped a 3-3 fifth-inning tie, and Hideki Matsui hit a solo shot in the eighth for the Yankees, who made the most of eight hits.
Jayson Werth led Philadelphia with two solo homers off Pettitte.
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Wed, 10/21/2009 - 09:59 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 20: CC Sabathia won his third game of the playoffs Tuesday and the New York Yankees moved within reach of the World Series by mauling the Los Angeles Angels 10-1.
Pitching on three days rest, Sabathia allowed five hits and struck out five in helping the Yankees take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. A win Thursday in Game 5, which will be hosted by Los Angeles, will put the Yankees in the World Series for the 40th time in franchise history.
Sabathia dueled with Los Angeles starter Scott Kazmir through three scoreless innings. The Yankees then attacked five Angels' pitchers with a steady onslaught of offense that included two-run homers by Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon.
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Tue, 10/20/2009 - 09:53 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A game-winning double by Jeff Mathis in the 11th inning Monday gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees and new hope in the ALCS.
Los Angeles fought back from a 3-0 deficit to take the lead, saw the Yankees tie it in the eighth and then failed to take advantage of a bases-loaded situation in the 10th.
The Angels finally prevailed in the 11th, getting a two-out single by Howie Kendrick off Alfredo Aceves and a double by Mathis that bounced off the left-field wall as Mathis dashed around the bases with the winning run.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:01 by preet_20
Baltimore, Sept. 2: CC Sabathia struck out nine over seven innings Wednesday and the New York Yankees broke the game open with a huge ninth inning to defeat Baltimore 10-2.
New York had only a 3-2 lead going into the ninth, but sent a dozen men to the plate in that inning. Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon each reached base twice in the inning and the Yankees had seven hits, all singles.
Alex Rodriguez had a two-run hit in the ninth. He went 3-for-5 in the game with four RBI and reached 2,500 hits for his career.
Sabathia (16-7) became the first American League pitcher to reach 16 victories. He allowed a run on seven hits in seven innings in New York's 10th straight win over Baltimore.
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Mon, 08/24/2009 - 10:03 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 23: Hideki Matsui hit two solo home runs and Alex Rodriguez had a two-run homer and three RBI Sunday to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Boston.
Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon scored two runs apiece for the Yankees, who won twice in the three-game series at Fenway Park and extended their AL East lead over the second-place Red Sox to 7 ½ games.
CC Sabathia (15-7) started and went 6 2/3 innings for New York, allowing four runs on eight hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.
Rocco Baldelli led Boston with two RBI.
Red Sox starter Josh Beckett (14-5) went eight innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and no walks.
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:02 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 11: Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning Tuesday to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-5 win over Toronto.
New York had back-to-back homers for the third consecutive game and has 13 back-to-back homers this season.
Posada had two RBI for the Yankees, who have won eight of their last nine games.
Johnny Damon was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI and Melky Cabrera had two RBI.
David Robertson (2-1) earned the win after recording the final out in the eighth.
New York starter Joba Chamberlain gave up four runs on five hits in six innings.
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Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:01 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 10: Back-to-back eighth-inning homers by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira Sunday helped the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-2 for a four-game sweep.
Alex Rodriguez had a solo homer and scored two runs and Nick Swisher followed the Damon and Teixeira homers with a two-run single in the Yankees' seventh straight win.
Andy Pettitte pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with four strikeouts as New York ran its lead to 6 ½ games over the second-place Red Sox in the AL East.
Phil Coke (4-3) allowed Boston to go up 2-1 when he served up a two-run homer to Victor Martinez in the eighth but still got the victory.
Martinez's homer -- his 17th of the season -- gave the Red Sox their first runs in 31 innings.
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