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Detroit Tigers rally to beat Sabathia, New York Yankees

The Detroit Tigers beat CC Sabathia in his best outing of the season to remain the top team in baseball.

J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes delivered RBI singles off Sabathia in the seventh inning and the Tigers turned a key double play to escape with a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

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Sabathia (0-3) allowed four baserunners over the first six innings but faced the minimum 18 batters because of three double plays and one pickoff.

The Tigers finally put together a rally with three singles in the seventh, including the RBI hits by Martinez and Cespedes.

Tigers starter Alfredo Simon (3-0) had seven strikeouts but was taken out after giving up singles to Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius in the eighth, putting runners at the corners with one out.

Joba Chamberlain, the former Yankees reliever, ended the threat with two pitches, getting Jacoby Ellsbury to ground into a double play to second base.

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Joakim Soria threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning to pick up his fifth save.

[SportsNetwork.com]

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