The New York Yankess came back to beat the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 2-1 on Thursday night.  Robinson Cano singled in Hideki Matsui for the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Shelley Duncan was the other Yankees player to record an rbi as he had a sacrafice fly in the fourth inning that scored Matsui.  Goodjob by Matsui for getting on base and scoring both runs in the game.

Mariano Rivera ended up getting the win as he pitched the ninth inning.  Rivera is now 1-1 on the season.  Ian Kennedy started the game and pitched his best game of the year even though he got the no decision.  Kennedy tossed six innings while only giving up four hits and one run.

Jose Veras and Kyle Farnsworth both pitched one inning each and did not allow a run.  Good job by them as they gave the Yankees the chance to win the game along with Rivera.

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The New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night by the score of 8-4.  It was the third straight loss for the Yankees who were swept by the Tigers in their three game series.  The Yankees have now lost six of their last eight games.

Ian Kennedy got roughed up in his 4.2 innings of action.  Kennedy gave up five hits and four runs while he struckout one batter and walked three others.  Jonathan Albaladejo tried to slow down the bleeding but was unable to do so as he gave up four runs and six hits in only 1.2 innings.  Chris Britton pitched the final 2.2 innings and held the Tigers scoreless but it was just to late for the Yankees.

At the plate for the Yankees, Bobby Abreu connected for a three run home run in the first inning as he finished the game with three RBI.  The other RBI for the Yankees came off the bat of Shelley Duncan when he had a RBI single in the fifth inning.

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