Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 17th home run Thursday night to help the New York Yankees rally for a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees pulled ahead of the Red Sox heading into an important early series against their rival. "I think it took a little time for him to settle in," Torre said. "When you come here with great expectations, you try to do too much. And he's coming from places where he had to do too much and in spite of what he did, his teams did not win regularly. I think this year, he's a different person." "Bonderman's a handful," A-Rod said. "I don't know what right-handers are hitting against him but it's probably not much. He's electric. He throws 97 with a great slider."