Alex Rodriguez has 4 RBIs and Sidney Ponson got shelled, but the Yankees were able to keep their heads above water winning 13-9.

A-Rod, Abreu, and Damon each had three hits while Jeter, Nady, and Matsui each drove in two runners.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	.316
D Jeter SS	3	3	2	2	3	0	0	.296
B Abreu RF	5	2	3	1	1	1	2	.302
A Rodriguez 3B	6	2	3	4	0	0	3	.309
J Giambi 1B	4	0	0	1	1	1	6	.249
C Ransom 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600
X Nady LF	5	0	1	2	0	2	2	.300
H Matsui DH	5	0	2	2	0	1	3	.304
R Cano 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.268
I Rodriguez C	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.281
Totals	42	13	17	13	7	6	19
BATTING HR: J Damon (12, 2nd inning off J Verlander 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 4 (85), J Giambi (85), H Matsui 2 (42), J Damon (58), X Nady 2 (25), B Abreu (84), D Jeter 2 (62) SF: X Nady, J Giambi 2-out RBI: H Matsui 2, X Nady, D Jeter 2 GIDP: H Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 1, A Rodriguez 2, R Cano 1, H Matsui 1 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: B Abreu (16, 2nd base off J Verlander/B Inge)
FIELDING E: R Cano (13, ground ball)

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Ponson	3.0	9	7	6	1	1	2	76-43	5.13
E Ramirez	1.1	2	2	2	3	1	1	40-22	3.68
B Bruney (W, 2-0)	1.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	30-14	2.42
P Coke	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-12	0.00
D Marte	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-10	7.11
C Britton	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-9	3.78
Totals	9.0	13	9	8	6	9	3	202-110
PITCHING WP: P Coke Batters faced: S Ponson 20; E Ramirez 9; B Bruney 7; P Coke 4; D Marte 3; C Britton 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 5-3; E Ramirez 0-3; B Bruney 0-2; P Coke 0-1; D Marte 0-1; C Britton 1-2

Scoring Summary
			NYY	DET
	1st	A Rodriguez singled to center, J Damon and D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third.	2	0
	1st	J Giambi hit sacrifice fly to left, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second.	3	0
	1st	H Matsui singled to center, A Rodriguez scored.	4	0
	1st	M Ordonez doubled to left, C Granderson scored.	4	1
	2nd	J Damon homered to right.	5	1
	2nd	A Rodriguez safe at first on error by third baseman J Larish, D Jeter scored.	6	1
	2nd	X Nady singled to left, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second.	7	1
	2nd	H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, X Nady to third.	8	1
	2nd	G Sheffield homered to left center.	8	2
	3rd	B Abreu singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, J Damon to third, D Jeter to second.	9	2
	3rd	A Rodriguez singled to left, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third, B Abreu to second.	10	2
	3rd	X Nady hit sacrifice fly to left, D Jeter scored.	11	2
	4th	B Inge homered to left, J Larish scored.	11	4
	4th	P Polanco safe at first on error by second baseman R Cano, R Santiago scored, C Granderson to third.	11	5
	4th	M Ordonez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Granderson scored.	11	6
	4th	M Cabrera homered to right, P Polanco scored.	11	8
	5th	M Ordonez singled to left, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to second.	11	9
	6th	D Jeter singled to right, R Cano and I Rodriguez scored, J Damon to third.	13	9

Sidney Ponson, RHP (7-5, 4.80)
Yankees (72-63)
Justin Verlander, RHP (10-14, 4.53)
Tigers (65-70)

Scouting Report:
Yankees: Ponson couldn't bounce back from a rough first inning on Wednesday night against the Red Sox. He gave up two early runs and four runs total to lose his third straight decision. He exited after 4 2/3 innings, and he allowed seven runs with four walks. It marked the second game in a row that Ponson did not complete five innings. He racked up 28 pitches in the first inning alone and threw 89 in his short night. Ponson has not faced Detroit this season.

Tigers: A couple of broken-bat line drives and an ill-placed fastball that resulted in a Kelly Shoppach two-run homer sent Verlander to defeat in his last start Wednesday against Cleveland. The loss prompted manager Jim Leyland to talk about the need for Verlander to shore up his fastball command, which has been inconsistent all season. Whether Verlander takes that to heart in his remaining starts this season remains to be seen. He beat the Yankees in both of his meetings with them last year, scattering three runs over 12 1/3 innings.