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NEW YORK — Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball with one out in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied to hand the Detroit Tigers their fifth straight loss, 7-6 on Friday night.
Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in two runs, Russell Martin hit a two-run homer and the Yankees’ bullpen held steady when Ivan Nova turned in a shaky performance.
Jeter drew a one-out walk from Brayan Villarreal (0-1) and went to third when Villarreal threw a wild pitch on ball four to Curtis Granderson. With Rodriguez up, Villarreal’s 2-0 pitch glanced off catcher Alex Avila’s glove, and Jeter barely beat Avila’s throw to Villarreal at the plate.
Mariano Rivera (1-1), the fourth Yankees reliever, worked a perfect ninth for the win.
