New York — Playing the Yankees in the Bronx is never recommended, particularly when a visiting team arrives towing a five-game losing skid.
The Tigers, though, acted Thursday as if the Yankees were to be treated as a chew toy as they whacked their way into three different leads, fell behind, then won it with a two-homer burst in the ninth to beat the Bronx's best, 8-7, at Yankee Stadium.
The Tigers cracked five home runs on the night, two of them from Victor Martinez, the last of which was a two-run shot in the ninth that tied the game, 7-7.