DETROIT -- Brennan Boesch and the Detroit Tigers are on another streak, and this one is a lot more pleasant. . Boesch homered and drove in three runs, and the Tigers took advantage of some sloppy fielding to beat the New York Yankees for the third straight time, 6-3 on Thursday. Detroit had lost seven straight before taking the final three games of a four-game series. "Hopefully it gives us some more confidence playing a team like the Yankees and beating them three out of four," Boesch said. "I think were going to play with some momentum and some more passion, and get some wins on the road." Derek Jeter didnt play for the Yankees, given the day off after leaving the previous nights game with a right hip problem. His replacement, Eduardo Nunez, made two errors, including a high throw in the seventh that gave the Tigers two runs. Detroit has had an up-and-down start to the season. The Tigers won four straight immediately before their seven-game skid. Theyre now on the upswing again as they head to Toronto. Rick Porcello (2-2) allowed two runs on eight hits in seven innings for the Tigers. He walked two and struck out three. "To take three out of four from a team like that is a big lift," Porcello said. "Especially off the two series we were coming off of. We needed these games, for sure." A.J. Burnett (4-2) held Detroit hitless until the sixth inning but made an error of his own that led to Detroits run in the first. He allowed five runs -- only two earned -- on three hits, striking out five with one walk in seven innings. The Yankees led 2-1 in the sixth when Ramon Santiago hit a hard single to right for Detroits first hit. Santiago moved to second on a sacrifice, and Boeschs two-out single up the middle tied the game. Victor Martinez singled to start the seventh before Burnetts control deserted him. He walked Magglio Ordonez, then hit Ryan Raburn, who was squaring to bunt. Brandon Inge put the Tigers ahead 3-2 with a sacrifice fly. The Yankees nearly got out of the inning with no further damage, but Nunez threw high past first baseman Mark Teixeira on a routine grounder by Don Kelly, allowing two more runs to score. "I feel comfortable fielding the ball, but Ive made some bad throws," Nunez said through a translator. "I have to keep working on that." Boeschs solo homer in the eighth made it 6-2. It was Detroits fourth and final hit. Boesch had a bizarre 2010, hitting .342 with 12 homers before the all-star break, then hitting .163 after it. Hes off to another nice start this season, hitting .318. "It was pretty much a blur last year," Boesch said. "I feel like Im having better at-bats even now, so well see where it takes me." Alex Rodriguez was supposed to have a chance to rest along with Jeter. Eric Chavez started in his place at third base, but Chavez fractured the fifth metatarsal in his left foot while running out a fourth-inning triple and had to come out of the game. Rodriguez made a rare pinch-running appearance, then stayed in the game. According to STATS LLC, Rodriguez last pinch-ran in 1995 for Seattle in the decisive fifth game of the American League Division Series against the Yankees. He scored the tying run in the eighth inning of that game, which the Mariners went on to win in 11. After Chavezs RBI triple, Rodriguez came in and scored on Nunezs single that put the Yankees ahead 2-1. The lead didnt last, though. New York had been the only American League team without a three-game losing streak. Porcello has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last four starts. He threw a career-high 120 pitches Thursday. Daniel Schlereth pitched the eighth, and Jose Valverde allowed a run in the ninth while closing the game out. Burnett was impressive at times, erratic at others. He began the game by hitting Kelly with a pitch, and the Detroit centre-fielder went to third when Burnett threw wildly to first for an error on a pickoff attempt. Boeschs sacrifice fly brought home the games first run. Detroit managed only one baserunner for the next four innings, when Boesch reached in the fourth on an error by Nunez. Notes: A fan jumped into the New York dugout during the sixth inning and was immediately apprehended and taken away. "I think he was trying to get onto the field, and thought he could clear the dugout, but he landed on the steps," manager Joe Girardi said. "I have to applaud the security guards here, because they were right on him and had him cuffed and down the tunnel immediately." ... Chavezs triple was his first since 2007. ... The Yankees fell to 14-3 when leading after five innings. ... This was the seventh and last regular-season game between the Tigers and Yankees this season. ... 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Toronto got its forecheck going and Kessel started the comeback with a power-play goal at 7:44 of the second period. The Ducks began to unwind and the Leafs led 3-2 going into the third. Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau was left lamenting the sudden turnaround. "We played really good for the first 30 minutes of the game. I mean, as good as we can play," he said. "But I think the big thing is we just lost our composure for 10 minutes. And weve got to get it back. Well get it back in practice (Wednesday). "Nobody likes losing. Especially in this building. But well get out of it." Captain Dion Phaneuf also scored for the Leafs (7-3-0) before an Air Canada Centre crowd of 19,408. James van Riemsdyk, who played provider to Kessel most of the night, had a chance to make it 5-2 in the third period but hit the goalpost with a backhand on a penalty shot after being interfered with on a breakaway. Kessel, whose offence had been sporadic this season, upped his goal total to five with the hat trick. The Leafs winger had a chance to go for a fourth late in the game but chose to pass it to linemate Tyler Bozak, who failed to convert. The Leafs star came into the game with two goals on 36 shots. He left with five on 40. Nick Bonino and Mathieu Perreault scored for Anaheim (7-2-0). The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Leafs and Carlyle, who led the Ducks to the Stanley Cup in 2007 before being fired in 2011. Tuesdays game was the first stop on a season-long eight-game road trip for the Ducks, a journey that will cover 15 days and 13,215 kilometres. Anaheim outshot Toronto 25-23. Shots have been hard to come by for the Leafs, who were outshot 115-60 in their three previous games. Toronto has been outshot in eight of 10 games this season, including its last seven outings. 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The Ducks goalie then stopped Mason Raymond on a two-on-one as the Leafs managed to move the shot clock again. Phaneuf tried to start something at the other end, getting the crowd going by sending Kyle Palmieri flying with a bodycheck. The Leafs finally scored in the second period with Kessel tucking in the puck on the power play after van Riemsdyk stretched to pass a rebound over to his unmarked linemate for his third goal. Phaneuf then tied it up at 9:03, cruising in from the blue-line to bang home a rebound for his second of the season. The dazed Ducks called a timeout to regroup. Toronto had to survive an 87-second five-on-three power play later in the period. Kessel scored again after Ranger dispossessed a Duck and sent his winger off on a two-on-one with van Riemsdyk. Kessel held onto the puck and beat Hiller at 16:09 for a 3-2 lead and his fourth goal of the campaign. The shot count was tied 12-12 after two periods with Bernier making some timely stops in the third. Kessel made it 4-2 at 8:11 of the third, effortlessly converting a two-on-one with van Riemsdyk. "JVR made two great passes to me and I was fortunate enough to bury both of them," Kessel, who signed an eight-year, US$64-million contract extension earlier this month, said in a pithy assessment of his evening. "It was a good night," he concluded. Phaneuf was more effusive. "Those were some serious goal-scorer goals," said an admiring skipper. "He didnt have a lot of room on two out of the three and he found away to put the puck in the net. Thats what he does, thats why hes one of the top players in the league. "Its a huge game by him for our team." It was the Ducks first defeat since a season-opening 6-1 loss in Colorado. Anaheim arrived in Toronto on a seven-game win streak, tied for the longest in club history (set previously between Feb. 20 and March 7, 1999). The loss dropped the Ducks record at Air Canada Centre to 3-12-4 and Hillers career mark against the Leafs to 0-4-0. The last time the two clubs met, a 5-2 Toronto win at the Honda Center on Nov. 27, 2011, Carlyle was behind the Ducks bench. He was fired three days later and replaced by Boudreau. NOTES -- Steve Yzerman and Peter Chiarelli of the Canadian Olympic team braintrust took in the game ... Anaheim continues its road trip on Thursday in Montreal and Friday in Ottawa ... The Leafs will finally get forward David Clarkson back from his 10-game suspension on Friday in Columbus. ' ' '