N.Y.'s Sabathia shuts down Tigers

4/7/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Detroit Tigers catcher Brayan Pena signs autographs before a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Detroit Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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    • New York Yankees' Jayson Nix (17) is congratulated by teammate Francisco Cervelli after they both scored on Nix's two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tigers in Detroit.
    New York Yankees' Jayson Nix (17) is congratulated by teammate Francisco Cervelli after they both scored on Nix's two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tigers in Detroit.

    DETROIT — CC Sabathia pitched seven scoreless innings and Jayson Nix homered off Justin Verlander in the three-run second, lifting the New York Yankees to a 7-0 win over the Detroit Tigers today.

    The Yankees (2-4) avoided a sweep and dropping to their worst six-game record since starting the 1989 season 1-7.

    New York's ace had a lot to do with helping his team get the much-needed win.

    Sabathia (1-1) gave up four hits and three walks while striking out four in 114 pitches, bouncing back from a dreadful opening day start.

    Verlander (1-1) allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks.

    The Yankees got all the run support they needed in the second inning when Francisco Cervelli hit an RBI double and Nix followed with a two-run, two-out homer to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.