New York — It was crazy, and it was colorful.
And for the Tigers it was a loss that almost felt like a victory.
After taking a 3-0 lead and watching Jordan Zimmermann pitch no-hit baseball for five innings, the Tigers saw it wash away Friday night at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees clouted three sixth-inning homers, then rallied for three more runs in the eighth to pop the Tigers, 7-5.
"We played a really good baseball game, and I'm proud of 'em," said Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire, speaking of his players, who looked for much of the evening as if they might beat the elite Yankees for a second time in two nights.