It's been a rough start for the New York Yankees having yet to win a road game, they'll look to correct their wrongs Sunday afternoon when they travel to take on the Detroit Tigers at 1:10 p.m. ET.
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Detroit (3-2) swept New York (1-4) in last year's ALCS. Justin Verlander (1-0, 0.00 ERA) took a shutout into the ninth inning of a 2-1 victory in Game 3 while Sabathia (0-1, 7.20) failed to keep the Yankees' season alive two days later as he was tagged for six runs over 3 2/3 innings in an 8-1 defeat in Game 4.
The last time these former Cy Young Award winners met was in Game 3 of a 2011 division series. Verlander struck out 11 and allowed four runs over eight innings to gain credit for a 5-4 victory, as Sabathia gave up four runs over 5 1/3 innings and did not take the loss.
These starters have met nine times in the regular season, with Sabathia's teams winning five times. However, he's 4-4 with a 5.01 ERA in those games with 45 strikeouts over 59 1/3 innings while Verlander is 4-3 with a 3.20 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 56 1-3.
Verlander struck out seven over five scoreless innings in a 4-2 victory Monday at Minnesota while Sabathia lasted five and gave up five runs the same day in an 8-2 home defeat to Boston.
The injury-plagued Yankees have not opened 1-5 since a 1-7 start in 1989. They haven't been swept in Detroit since their first visit to Comerica Park from May 12-14, 2000.
"It's just a rough start," manager Joe Girardi said. "We've got to get it turned around."
It won't be easy for New York's patchwork lineup against Verlander, who has limited Robinson Cano to a .171 average including the postseason. Cano is off to a slow start, going 2 for 18.
