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MLB: New York Yankees 6, Texas 5

Sat, 10/16/2010 - 09:57 by Rakhi

Arlington, Texas -- Marcus Thames had a tiebreaking, RBI single during a five-run eighth Friday that rallied the New York Yankees to a 6-5 win over Texas in their ALCS opener.

C.J. Wilson held the Yankees to a run on six hits over seven innings and Texas appeared set to record the first home playoff victory in franchise history.

Darren Oliver, however, failed to retire any of the four batters he faced to start the eighth inning and that set the stage for a New York comeback that allowed the Yankees to seize home-field advantage in the best-of-seven series.

The teams will meet again Saturday before the series moves to New York Monday.

MLB: New York Yankees 7, Texas 6

Thu, 08/12/2010 - 09:45 by Prince damin

Arlington, Texas -- Derek Jeter and Marcus Thames singled in ninth-inning runs Wednesday to rally the New York Yankees to a 7-6 victory over Texas.

The Yankees overcame a five-run deficit and Mariano Rivera bounced back from a loss Tuesday to escape a jam in the bottom of the ninth, allowing New York to split the two-game series.

Texas took a 6-1 lead through five innings and had star pitcher Cliff Lee on the mound, but despite striking out 11 he gave up four runs on eight hits before being taken out after 6 1/3 innings.

Thames hit a solo homer in the eighth off Frank Francisco to bring the Yankees within a run and they took the lead in the ninth against closer Neftali Feliz (3-3).

MLB: Kansas City 7, Detroit 5

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:11 by preet_20

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 8: Billy Butler drove in the game-tying run and Mike Jacobs drove in the game-winner Tuesday in the Kansas City Royals' 7-5 win over Detroit.

The Royals scored five unanswered runs to end Detroit's six-game winning streak.
Butler had two RBI for the Royals and Jacobs had two hits, an RBI and a run scored in the win.

Bruce Chen gave up five runs, seven hits and four walks through 4 2/3 innings.
Yasuhiko Yabuta (1-1) pitched 2 1/3 scoreless frames to earn the win, and Joakim Soria earned his 23rd save of the season.

Ryan Raburn was 3-for-4 with a homer for the Tigers, who maintained their 6 1/2 game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central. Marcus Thames and Aubrey Huff each drove in two of runs in defeat.

MLB: Detroit 8, Kansas City 5

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:26 by preet_20

Detroit, July 7: Placido Polanco had a homer, four RBI and two runs, and Marcus Thames drilled a three-run homer Tuesday in Detroit's 8-5 win over Kansas City.

Justin Verlander (9-4) got the win despite giving up five runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out 11. Fernando Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.

Miguel Cabrera had a solo homer for Detroit.

Bruce Chen (0-3) took the loss after giving up seven runs on four hits with five walks in 4 2/3 innings. Chen hasn't won in the majors since Oct. 2, 2005.

David DeJesus was 3-for-5 with three RBI for Kansas City, which is just 3-5 over its last eight games.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Detroit 10, Milwaukee 4

Sat, 06/20/2009 - 12:21 by preet_20

Detroit, June 20: Marcus Thames hit two of Detroit's four homers Friday, both of them two-run shots, powering the Tigers past Milwaukee 10-4 in a game shortened by rain.

The contest was halted with one out in the bottom of the seventh after Thames had hit his second homer of the night. He also produced a blast in the first inning and Detroit got a solo shot from Miguel Cabrera in the third and a two-run homer from Curtis Granderson as part of a four-run fourth.

Armando Galarraga gave up four runs in four innings before the game went through its first rain delay of more than two hours. Zach Miner (4-1) came on after the delay and got the win by working 2 1/3 innings.

MLB: Detroit 6, St. Louis 3

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 12:06 by preet_20

St. Louis, June 18: Placido Polanco and Marcus Thames hit eighth-inning homers Thursday and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of a key St. Louis miscue to down the Cardinals 6-3.

The AL Central Division-leading Tigers ended a four-game losing streak and won in St. Louis for the first time in eight years. Detroit had dropped six in a row on the Cardinals' home field, including three setbacks during the 2006 World Series.

Detroit scored four times in the first, with three of the runs unearned. St. Louis cut its deficit to one through five innings, but Polanco and Thames gave the Tigers some insurance in the eighth with their homers off Jason Motte.