Tigers Blank the Yankees in Series Finale

DETROIT (AP) – Justin Verlander pitched shutout ball into the

seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera tagged CC Sabathia and the Detroit

Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6-0 Thursday.

Detroit won three of four from New York, handing the Yankees

just their second series loss of the season.

Verlander (4-2) won his third straight start, giving up four

hits and four walks in 6 2-3 innings.

CC Sabathia (4-2) lost for just the third time in his last 13

road games, allowing six runs on nine hits in six innings.

Cabrera and Brennan Boesch gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead with

back-to-back homers down the right-field line in the fourth.

Cabrera added a two-run double in the sixth.

Left fielder Don Kelly preserved the shutout with an outstanding

catch to end the eighth.