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NEW YORK - Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit first-inning home
runs, Doug Fister and the Detroit bullpen held on and the Tigers
edged the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to win the deciding
Game 5 of the AL playoff series.
The Tigers escaped jams all game and advanced to the AL
championship series against Texas.
Jose Valverde shut down the Yankees in the ninth as the Tigers
eliminated New York in the division series for the second time in
six seasons.
Fister, who lost to Ivan Nova in the opener, stranded six
runners in the second through fourth innings, then allowed Robinson
Cano's solo homer into the right-field second deck in the fifth.
Tigers ace Justin Verlander will start the ALCS opener at Texas
on Saturday night against the Rangers' C.J. Wilson.
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