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DETROIT -- Derek Jeter stepped in and homered on the first pitch of the game, giving the Yankees an early breakthrough against Justin Verlander. Johnathan Joseph Jersey . Then Phil Hughes took the mound and actually outpitched the Detroit ace. "Phil deserves all the credit. He was pretty impressive today," Jeter said. "He just came after people." Alex Rodriguez also connected against Verlander, and Hughes pitched a four-hitter to lead New York to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers on Sunday. Hughes threw his first career complete game of nine innings -- last Aug. 2 he went all six innings in a rain-shortened win over the White Sox. Hughes (5-5) struck out eight and walked three. He threw a career-high 123 pitches. "It feels great. The big thing here has been pitch count and not going very deep into games," Hughes said. "My fastball was staying more true, had some good life on it. I just felt a lot better overall." Jeter hit his 27th career leadoff homer, and Rodriguez hit a long solo shot in the third inning. Verlander (5-4) allowed five runs -- three earned -- and nine hits in 6 1-3 innings. Hes now lost three straight starts for the first time since 2008. Prince Fielder hit his ninth homer of the year for the Tigers. Jeter had two hits, and his homer gave him his 1,799th run, tying him with Ted Williams for 17th on the career list. Verlander was labouring from the start, giving up an opposite-field home run to Jeter and then walking Curtis Granderson on four pitches. After another walk and a passed ball, Mark Teixeira hit a one-out sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. "Runs are few and far between when youre facing him, but we scored early there, and I think he struggled with his control a little bit, so he got his pitch count up," Jeter said. Verlander stopped to talk to plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt after his first inning on the way back to the dugout. He was still frustrated afterward. "I was uncomfortable right from the start, because the pitches that I practice every day werent getting me strikes," Verlander said. "To get a strike, I had to come over more of the plate than I normally do, and thats a big problem against that lineup." Rodriguezs ninth homer of the season easily cleared the fence in left-centre and went an estimated 447 feet. The ball bounced high off the brick wall where retired numbers are displayed -- right between Hank Greenbergs No. 5 and Charlie Gehringers No. 2. It was the third mammoth homer at Comerica Park in less than 24 hours after Detroits Miguel Cabrera hit two similar shots to centre Saturday night. Fielder made it 3-1 with a 415-foot homer to right in the fourth, but the Yankees werent done. Robinson Canos two-out triple in the fifth brought Granderson home from second, and Cano also scored on the play when second baseman Danny Worths throw to third skipped past for an error. Verlander extended his streak to 54 starts of at least six innings in the regular season, but he hasnt been at his best lately. In his previous outing at Boston, he allowed five runs and 10 hits in six innings. In an April 27 start at New York, he gave up four earned runs in six innings in a no-decision against the Yankees. Hughes, meanwhile, has allowed at least one homer in all 11 starts this season, but he kept the banged-up Tigers off base for the most part. Detroit put outfielder Andy Dirks on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right Achilles. Catcher Alex Avila has also been out with right hamstring tightness. NOTES: New York finished its road trip 6-3, with two of the losses by one run. ... Verlander lost four straight decisions from July 26-Aug. 11, 2008. ... A spectator ran on the field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and approached Yankees RF Nick Swisher, then ran around the outfield a bit before being tackled by security personnel. ... New York 3B Eric Chavez made a nice sliding catch of a foul ball in the second. ... The Yankees and Tigers are both off Monday. New York hosts Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. Andy Pettitte (2-2) starts for the Yankees against James Shields (6-3). Detroit hosts Cleveland on Tuesday night. Drew Smyly (2-1) starts for the Tigers against Ubaldo Jimenez (5-4). Ryan Clark Jersey . The move came one week after the 34-year-old was dealt from Detroit to Denver along with guard Chauncey Billups and reserve center Cheikh Samb for Allen Iverson. Devin McCourty Jersey . The Cavs are interested in the former Portland Trail Blazers star, who abruptly retired before last season because of chronic knee pain. Jerod Mayo Jersey . LOUIS - The Tampa Bay Lightning have figured out how to win on the road. Connor Barwin Jersey . The Texas Rangers are sure glad he hung in there. Chavez, who spent nearly two years recovering from knee surgery, had four hits to help Texas overcome a three-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4 Thursday night. Nate Solder Jersey . -- Ervin Santana took an extra moment to savour the standing ovation while he walked off the Angel Stadium field in the eighth inning.GDANSK, Poland -- Miroslav Kloses remarkable rise from a provincial German club to the second most prolific scorer in World Cup history is a tale that may never be matched. Klose made his debut for Germany in 2001 without ever having played for any of its junior teams, something that is unlikely to happen again because prospects these days are honed through youth academies and groomed in camps for different age groups. Klose was born in Poland but came to Germany with his parents when he was 6. On Saturday, he turns 34 on the day Germany kicks off its Euro 2012 campaign against Portugal. "Three points would be the best present I could get," Klose said Tuesday, one day after arriving in his land of birth with the team he now represents. Too bad that the match is in neighbouring Ukraine and not in Poland, where Klose would be assured of a warm reception. Klose and Lukas Podolski, the other Poland-born Germany forward, were given a rousing welcome Monday when the German team staged an open training session only hours after arriving in Gdansk and drawing more than 10,000 fans. The perception in Germany is that Podolski is more popular in Poland than Klose, although both speak Polish and maintain close ties to the country. "I dont know where this came from, possibly a quote or two were taken out of context, misunderstood. I love this land like I love Germany," Klose said. "I was born here. I have family here. "We were very warmly received yesterday at the training even though it was arranged at the last moment," the striker said. Klose and Podolski were still signing autographs long after the other Germany players had climbed into the bus. Klose has recalled how his early days in Germany were difficult without speaking the language. But the kids quickly recognized that "Miro" could play football and he was the first to be chosen for pickup games. Soon enough, he was the first in his family to speak German fluently. With his mother a handball player annd father also a footballer, Klose had genes to succeed and he eventually began playing for Kaiserslautern, a relatively minor Bundesliga club. Philip Rivers Womens Jersey. . He moved to Werder Bremen in 2004, and later to Bayern Munich, before heading to Lazio in Rome, where he has just finished his first season. Klose is about to play at his third European Championship. If Germany might have been a culture shock for someone coming from then-communist Poland, Italy also was not without surprises -- particularly when Kloses postman turned out to be a Lazio fan who kissed Kloses feet after he had scored the winner against local rival AS Roma. Such adulation is unlikely in Germany but Klose will be celebrated as a hero if he scores again to help Germany win its first title since Euro 96. With 63 goals in 116 games for Germany, Klose is five behind Gerd Mueller. He has already pulled level with Mueller on 14 World Cup goals in three tournaments, one behind Brazil striker Ronaldo. Germany coach Joachim Loew prefers using one striker and Klose is his man, although Mario Gomez keeps finding the target for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. But Loew thinks Klose has better playing skills and sees Gomez more as a big man limited to the penalty box. An ankle injury and back problems cut short Kloses Lazio season and the striker was unable to practice fully until a few days ago. "I dont think I was ever 100 per cent at a major tournament but I am now at a point where I wanted to be," Klose said. "At nearly 34, the back hurts a bit, I have to do a little extra before and after each training, a little more stretching, otherwise I feel sluggish." On Saturday, Klose will first put on his right shoe and make the first step on the field with his right foot, his normal routine. After the match, it will be an ice bath for those aging bones and muscles. "I dont know if my legs will still be carrying me," Klose said, "but the 2014 World Cup (in Brazil) remains in my sights." ' ' ' |
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