Times wires
Monday, May 2, 2011
Yankees 5, Tigers 3
DETROIT — Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth off closer Jose Valverde, and the Yankees handed the Tigers their seventh straight defeat. Trailing 3-0, Detroit rallied to tie it in the seventh on Alex Avila's second solo home run of the night. But with runners on first and second and one out in the ninth, Swisher singled up the middle and Mark Teixeira scored from second with a slide.