Somehow the Yankees and Tigers managed to forge on in the sub-arctic temperatures this afternoon, though clearly the Yankees were better equipped to win in those inhuman weather conditions. They jumped out to an early lead, built a big cushion on one key swing, and used that cushion to make it comfortably to the finish.
The early lead came off of Detroit starter Mike Pelfrey, who really didn’t have much today. Alex Rodriguez drove a 3-2 sinker into deep left field for a solo home run, his first of the year, to get the scoring started in the top of the 1st.