['competitionName | AL', 'finalScore | 7-5', 'gameTally | 5', 'hasWonTeam | Detroit', 'homeAway | home', 'locationPlayed | Yankee_Stadium', 'matchDate | Thursday']
Detroit had already avoided elimination twice this postseason, winning Game 5 of the AL division series at Yankee Stadium and then extending the ALCS with a 7-5 win road Thursday.