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Tigers top Yankees in Game 1

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: October 14, 2012 at 4:27 a.m.

CHARLIE RIEDEL
Credit: AP
Detroit first baseman Prince Fielder singled to drive in Austin Jackson in the sixth inning of the Tigers’ 6-4, 12-inning victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series in New York. Former Arkansas Razorbacks and Little Rock Central pitcher Drew Smyly picked up the victory for the Tigers.

Delmon Young doubled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning after New York’s Raul Ibanez hit another stunning game-tying home run during a four-run rally in the ninth, and the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Yankees 6-4 Saturday night in the American League Championship Series opener in which Derek Jeter was helped off the field with what appeared to be a serious leg injury.

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