Salon.com > Derek Jeter http://www.salon.com Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Derek Jeter injured as Tigers win ALCS opener http://www.salon.com/2012/10/14/jeter_hurt_young_stars_as_tigers_win_alcs_opener/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/14/jeter_hurt_young_stars_as_tigers_win_alcs_opener/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:04:00 +0000 http://http://www.salon.com/2012/10/14/jeter_hurt_young_stars_as_tigers_win_alcs_opener/ NEW YORK (AP) — Delmon Young doubled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning after New York's Raul Ibanez hit another stunning game-tying home run during a four-run rally in the ninth, and the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Yankees 6-4 Saturday night in an AL championship series opener in which Derek Jeter was helped off the field with what appeared to be a serious leg injury.

Jeter rolled over his knee when he dove in an attempt to glove Jhonny Peralta's grounder up the middle in the 12th. Unable to move, he flipped the ball toward the mound. His leg was dangling as he was assisted to the dugout by manager Joe Girardi and trainer Steve Donahue.

Detroit was coasting to a 4-0 win before the Yankees rocked Tigers closer Jose Valverde in the ninth.

Three batters after Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run homer off Valverde to cut the Yankees' deficit in half, Ibanez connected for his second tying drive of this postseason, a two-run shot to right-center.

Ibanez started his powerful week pinch-hitting for Alex Rodriguez against Baltimore Orioles closer Jim Johnson in the ninth inning on Wednesday to send Game 3 of the division series to extra innings. He won it with a homer in the 12th inning.

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