Right-hander Ivan Nova pitched 6.1 brilliant innings of relief while Robinson Cano contributed a tie-breaking double in the fifth and a grand slam in the six-run sixth to give their Yankees a 9-3 victory Saturday night.
Nova surrendered only two runs on four hits, striking out five and walking four. Opposing pitcher Doug Fister lasted just 4.2 innings of relief, getting the loss after fanning seven, but giving up six runs on seven hits.
Freddy Garcia will get the ball for New York Sunday afternoon for Game Two of the best-of-five series at 3pm ET on TBS. He'll face 27-year-old righty Max Scherzer, who is a career 3-0 in as many starts against the Yankees, with a 2.84 ERA. Garcia, who came to the Bronx this winter, is 18-8 with a 3.88 ERA against the Tigers over 32 career starts, seeing lots of time against them while with the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central.
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"Ivan Nova" sounds like a bad guy in an 80s action movie. He's just as awesome too.
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