Neither starting pitcher lasted very long in yesterday’s Yankees-Tigers game, as New York’s Sidney Ponson was lifted in the fourth, while Detroit’s Justin Verlander threw only 1.3 before getting the hook from Jim Leyland. Nevertheless, the two teams had plenty of offense to go around as the Yankees out-slugged the Tigers for a 13-9 Labor Day win.

There was a little contrast, however, in the way the two teams scored their runs. The Yankees relied primarily on timely hitting (something they have been needing more of lately), while the Tigers used the long ball to their advantage, slugging three home runs in the game to account for more than half of their runs. Brandon Inge, Gary Sheffield, and Miguel Cabrera were responsible, for the homers while Johnny Damon hit the Yankee’s sole long ball.

Both of these teams find themselves in a far different place than they would have expected, as the season enters its final month. The Yankees remain 12 games out of the division lead, while the Tigers find themselves in fourth place in the central by 11 games. As Yogi Berra said, however, “It ain’t over til it’s over”. Grab yourselves some NY Yankees tickets and enjoy the rest of the season, for better or worse.

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