Max Scherzer struck out 15 for the Tigers last year in a home game against Pittsburgh.
While Sabathia twirled his way past the Tigers, Max Scherzer was making things easy on the Yankee hitters.
Max Scherzer (1-0) wasn't sharp, giving up four runs in five-plus innings, but he had plenty of run support.
Al Alburquerque relieved Scherzer with a three-run lead, two on and no walks.
New York's David Phelps takes the mound against Max Scherzer on Saturday in the middle game of the three-game set.
"We were joking after the game that Anibal is No. 1, I'm No. 2 and Ver is just average, " Scherzer said.
Scherzer was spent and that was going to be his last inning.
Alburquerque relieved Scherzer with a three-run lead, two on and no walks.
Detroit closer Jose Valverde (0-1) entered in the ninth with a 5-3 lead after starter Max Scherzer retired the final 16 batters he faced.
Scherzer lacked control, walking seven Yankees, while giving up seven hits to match, many of them infield bouncers that the Yankee hitters beat out.
Max Scherzer (1-0) gave up four runs in five-plus innings to pick up the win in a shaky start, his first of the season.
New York got back into the game, briefly, by scoring three in the sixth and chasing Scherzer with two walks and Travis Hafner's RBI single.
The breakfast was organized by Scherzer International, Polsinelli Shughart LLP and Lawrence Financial and I was one of the featured speakers.
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Somehow, the Yankees didn't capitalize on all those baserunners, scoring only three runs off Scherzer, one on a bases loaded walk to Granderson, another on Granderson's eighth homer.
New York chased Scherzer and had some success against Al Alburquerque before Darin Downs and Joaquin Benoit combined to pitch three scoreless innings to finish up for Detroit.
With the Yanks down 3-0 in the American League Championship Series and facing elimination Wednesday, A-Rod was not in the starting lineup against righty Max Scherzer before the game was eventually rained out.
After yielding a third-inning home run to Jones, Scherzer didn't allow another runner to reach and was poised to become the first Detroit pitcher to start a season 8-0 since Jeremy Bonderman in 2007.
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