Tigers Blank the Yankees

DETROIT (AP) – Rick Porcello pitched seven sharp innings and

Magglio Ordonez drove in one of two runs in the sixth, leading the

Detroit Tigers to a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday

in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Yankees lost their season-high third in a row.

Porcello (3-3) had his best start of the season, giving up four

hits. He allowed 22 runs his previous four outings.

Ryan Perry pitched a perfect eighth and Jose Valverde closed the

game for his 10th save.

Javier Vazquez (1-4) allowed only an infield hit through five

innings. Johnny Damon got a hit as Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the

sixth. Vazquez struck out a season-high seven.