NEW YORK CITY: Giancarlo Stanton hit a tying double in the ninth inning and Anthony Rizzo followed with a game-winning single to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday (Saturday in Manila).

Shut out on two hits for eight innings, the Yankees got four in a row off closer Jason Foley (2-1) to start and finish the ninth in a heartbeat.

Aaron Judge opened the inning by bouncing a single through the middle and advanced to second on Alex Verdugo's bunt single toward third.

Stanton, who struck out his previous three times up, then lined an opposite-field double into the right-field corner on a 97 miles per hour (mph) sinker, leaving runners at second and third.

It was Stanton's first hit this season on a pitch 97 mph or faster. Rizzo then grounded a single through a drawn-in infield beyond the glove of diving second baseman Andy Ibáñez. Foley, who grew up on nearby Long Island, had converted 14 consecutive save chances dating to June 18 last year.

Dennis Santana (2-0) worked a hitless inning for the win.

Yankees starter Marcus Stroman was rolling along until he walked three straight batters in the sixth inning, forcing in a run with a free pass to Colt Keith.

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