And this series has a fifth act.
Put away the comparisons to 2006. We're reading an original script now. No three victories in a row. No stunned Bombers crawling back to the Bronx. The Yankees got at least one hit from every starter, two highlight grabs and an RBI double from Granderson (Hey, we should see if he wants to play in Detroit!) and the performance of the year from Burnett, who walks through his New York life like the guy in those commercials where they ask, "What's your number?" His number is $82.5 million. That's all anyone talks about when calling him a bust: "An $82.5 million contract and what's he done?"
Well, he just did something pretty significant. He kept New York's season alive.
"I told you his stuff is so good he could shut you down," Leyland said after the loss. "We had our shot in that first inning."
It was a dud.
Yankees go home.
Tigers follow.
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