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New York Yankees 7–9 Detroit Tigers: MLB regular season, 12 May 2000
Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 9–7 at Comerica Park on 12 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
12 May 2000 · Comerica Park
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The game
Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 9–7 at Comerica Park on 12 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting New York Yankees scored 7 runs, while the home Detroit Tigers finished with 9. The winning margin was 2 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 3, Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 0–1 Detroit Tigers. In inning 4, Detroit Tigers scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 0–5 Detroit Tigers.
In inning 5, New York Yankees scored 2 runs in the top half and Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 2–6 Detroit Tigers. In inning 7, Detroit Tigers scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 2–8 Detroit Tigers.
In inning 8, New York Yankees scored 3 runs in the top half and Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 5–9 Detroit Tigers. In inning 9, New York Yankees scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 7–9 Detroit Tigers.
Pitching decisions
C.J. Nitkowski was credited with the pitching win. Roger Clemens was charged with the loss.
Todd Jones recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
New York Yankees finished with 12 hits and 1 errors, alongside 7 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Detroit Tigers finished with 16 hits and 0 errors, alongside 9 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was New York Yankees 22 wins and 11 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Detroit Tigers 10 wins and 23 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | — |
| Total | 7 | 9 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.