Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Miguel Cabrera homered, tripled and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees, 8-4, to complete their first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium in 42 years.

Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in and two runs scored for the Tigers, winners in eight of their last 10. Ramon Santiago doubled, tripled and drove in a pair of runs. The sweep was the first for the Tigers in the Bronx since April 12-14, 1966.

Nate Robertson (1-3) earned his first win of the season after allowing four runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. Three Tigers relievers held New York off the board over the final 3 1/3 frames.

"We're getting nice production out of the middle of our lineup and we're playing better overall," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "Our starters are going deeper into games and our bullpen has been great. Everything that had been going wrong at first is now getting turned around."

Bobby Abreu clubbed a three-run homer for the Yankees, who have dropped six of eight. Shelley Duncan drove in the other New York run, while Derek Jeter picked up a pair of hits and scored twice.

Jonathan Albaladejo (0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2/3 innings in relief of Ian Kennedy, who surrendered four runs on five hits over his 4 2/3 inning start.

Tied 4-4, Carlos Guillen lined a single to right off Albaladejo to start the Detroit sixth, then Jacque Jones clubbed a double to left, moving Guillen to third. One out later, Santiago stroked a line drive to the gap in right for a two-run triple that put the Tigers on top.

The Yankees loaded the bases against Robertson and relievers Bobby Seay and Zach Miner in the bottom of the frame, but Miner got Abreu to line out to center and the Yanks came away empty-handed.

"We have to find ways to get guys on base and move them over and score some runs," Jeter said. "We've got to get the offense going a little bit."

Miguel Cabrera added a two-run homer in the seventh. Miner then hurled 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and Francisco Cruceta pitched a scoreless ninth to close out the game.

"Seems like we're getting away from our strengths," said Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon. "I think when you're missing two of your best hitters, you try and pick up the slack. We're not pressing, it's May 1. We got beat by a better team, it was a bad three days for us."

Robertson ran in to trouble in the first when he walked Damon and Jeter singled. Abreu made him pay by turning on a fastball and depositing it into the right field seats to put the Yankees up 3-0.

Detroit turned around with a four-spot in the third.

Santiago laced a one-out double, then moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Curtis Granderson's groundout. Placido Polanco flipped a double down the line in right, and after Gary Sheffield drew a walk, Ordonez slammed a double off the wall in right to tie the game. Cabrera followed by crushing a fly ball to right that went just over the glove of a leaping Abreu for an RBI triple that gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead.

Robertson settled down and cruised into the fifth, when he walked Jeter with one out, then gave up a single to Abreu. Duncan then dumped a single to right, and Jeter came in to tie the game. After Hideki Matsui flew out to center, Melky Cabrera ripped a grounder up the middle that Santiago gloved, then flipped to a leaping Polanco to force out Duncan at second and preserve the 4-4 tie.