By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Yankees 2, Tigers 1 – The Tiger continued to struggle offensively on Thursday afternoon, scoring only one run on three hits. They dropped their third game in a row to the Yankees.
J.D Martinez hit two doubles, while Victor Martinez knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning.
Tigers will host the Cleveland Indians in a three game series starting tomorrow
night.
Record: 11-5
2nd Place in AL Central (.5 game behind Kansas City)
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 148
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 145
Next Game: 04/24/2015 vs Cleveland Indians 7:08 p.m. @ Comerica Park
Hitting Stats: Victor Martinez RBI (5), J.D. Martinez 2 2B (4), Anthony Gose 2B (3)
Pitching Stats: Tom Gorzelanny L (0-1) 1.2 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 2 K, Anibal Sanchez 6.1 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 4 BB 8 K
Lightning 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) – Detroit let a two goal lead disappear by giving up two goals in the final 5:26 of regulation.
The Lightning’s Tyler Johnson scored 2:25 into overtime to even the series 2-2.
Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Andersson each scored a goal for the Red Wings.
The series will shift to Tampa Bay on Saturday for a pivotal game five.
1st Round series tied 2-2.
Number of wins to win a Stanley Cup championship: 14
Number of wins to win an Eastern Conference title: 10
Next Game: 04/25/2015 Game 5 of 1st Round @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3 or 6 p.m. @ Amalie Arena
Stats: Gustav Nyquist G (1), Joakim Andersson G (1), Riley Sheahan A (1), Tomas Jurco A (1) , Justin Abdelkader A (2), Henrik Zetterberg A (2)
Goalie Stats: Petr Mrazek L (2-2) 26 saves on 29 shots
