Detroit takes 3 of 4 from World Series champs
DETROIT (AP) -- Justin Verlander pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera tagged CC Sabathia and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6-0 Thursday.
Detroit won three of four from New York, handing the Yankees just their second series loss of the season.
Verlander (4-2) won his third straight start, giving up four hits and four walks in 6 2-3 innings.
CC Sabathia (4-2) lost for just the third time in his last 13 road games, allowing six runs on nine hits in six innings.
Cabrera and Brennan Boesch gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead with back-to-back homers down the right-field line in the fourth.
Cabrera added a two-run double in the sixth.
Left fielder Don Kelly preserved the shutout with an outstanding catch to end the eighth.
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