Thursday 9 August 2012

Teixeira, Chavez HRs help Yankees top Tigers 4-3 (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, front, tosses his cap after being tossed by third base umpire Tim Welke, rear, after arguing about a double by Detroit Tigers' Andy Dirks that hit down the left field line in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in Detroit. Welke first signaled a foul ball and then signaled a fair ball on the play. Second base umpire Bob Davidson, center, watches. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

DETROIT (AP) -- Mark Teixeira and Eric Chavez hit solo home runs on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning that put New York ahead, and the Yankees held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Thursday.




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