Coming into this series, the Detroit Tigers were 40-74 and 28-and-a-half games off the pace in the AL East. Now, they’ve taken two in a row against the first place Yankees – their latest win coming this afternoon by a score of 13-7.
Jimmy Key was knocked around, giving up nine runs on nine hits over four and one-third innings. Perhaps the Yankees didn’t take these first few games seriously against a lesser opponent. “Just because you have ‘NY’ on your hat doesn’t mean you can throw your hat on the field and win games,” Key said.