TIGERS 7, New York 5
at New York, NY
DET 000 004 300 = 7-10-2
NY 000 121 010 = 5-13-0
WP- Eisenstat (6-3); SV- Rowe (4); LP- Ruffing
HR- DiMaggio, NY (4th inning; 0 on, 1 out); Greenberg, DET (24; 6th inning; 2 on, 1 out); Walker, DET (6; 7th inning; 2 on, 1 out)
Dixie Walker and Hank Greenberg each hit three-run homers to lead the Tigers to a come-from-behind 7-5 win over the New York Yankees on Saturday. Walker's home run put the Tigers ahead to stay, 7-4, in the seventh inning. One frame prior, Greenberg's 24th four-bagger put the Tigers ahead, 4-3. Joe DiMaggio hit a solo homer for New York. With the score tied 4-4 and runners on first and third, Walker greeted reliever Grandma Murphy with a line drive that barely cleared the right field fence near the foul pole. Schoolboy Rowe pitched two innings to earn his fourth save. Harry Eisenstat pitched six rocky innings (nine hits, four runs) but got the win for the Tigers, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Walker's three-run shot put the Tigers ahead to stay in the seventh inning
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