Tigers vs. Yankees #3, Eric Fish Breaks it down from Comerica!

Author:
Hondo S. Carpenter Sr.
Publish date:
Jun 1, 2006 1:43 AM EDT

By Eric Fish

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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The situational hitting for the Tigers hasnâ€™t been getting any better.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A night after loading the bases twice with zero outs two separate times and only coming away with one total run, the Tigers were unable to come up with a big hit multiple times Wednesday and fell, 6-1, to the Yankees.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Detroit has dropped its past four games and are now in jeopardy of being swept all four games by the evil empire if the Tigers fail to win in tomorrowâ€™s series finale.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â After the game was delayed nearly an hour and a half due to severe weather, Nate Robertson (5-3) took the mound and combated the powerful Yankee lineup (that was minus Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon for the evening) about as well as one could.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It was the Detroit offense that failed to make it a game. Batters had a knack for hitting into double plays, striking out on bad pitches, and making poor decisions against Mike Mussina (7-1).

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Robertson pitched 8.2 innings and gave up 6 earned runs. He likely would have been pulled earlier if the Tigers had made it a game and were trying for the win. Robertson was visibly frustrated with the luck of the draw following the contest.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mussina pitched a complete game and didnâ€™t allow a run until Magglio Ordonez hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Tigers will try to avoid the series sweep and snap their longest losing streak of the season when they send Justin Verlander to the mound tomorrow.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.