Detroit, MI (My Sportsbook) - Alfonso Soriano and Jorge Posada each hit solo home runs in the top of the 17th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 10-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers in front of the largest-ever crowd at Comerica Park.

New York's Roger Clemens was denied in his second attempt to record his 300th career victory and become the 21st player to attain the coveted mark. The six- time Cy Young Award winner gave up six runs -- four earned -- and seven hits in six innings, picking up a no-decision despite leaving the game with an 8-6 lead in front of the record 44,095 spectators.

Clemens struck out six and walked just one but did not get much help from his teammates, who made four errors in the game.

"I'm concentrating on making pitches," Clemens said after the game, "not thinking 'This is it.' I'm concentrating on inning to inning, trying to get outs."

Clemens failed during his first try to reach the milestone, an 8-4 Memorial Day loss to the Boston Red Sox, his former club. He is expected to take the hill again on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, with the projected opposing starter being Cubs' ace Kerry Wood.

Soriano and Posada each picked up three hits in the contest. Robin Ventura also had three hits and knocked in three runs for the Yankees, who have won three out of four.

David Wells (7-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the win in his first relief appearance since August 28, 1993 when he was a member of the Tigers. Wells was charged with one run on three hits, and also weighed in on Clemens after the game.

"We've got to get it for him. We've got to get the monkey off his back. I'm sure the next game after two times it's going to be more easy for him to go out there and just deal."

Juan Acevedo, Detroit's closer last season, retired the only batter he faced for his sixth save of the year.

Dmitri Young had two hits and scored three times for the Tigers, who have lost four out of five.

Sterling Hitchcock came on in relief of Clemens to start the seventh and allowed singles to Ramon Santiago and Young. Antonio Osuna was then brought into the game for New York to try and preserve the victory for Clemens, but allowed an RBI single to Carlos Pena and a sacrifice fly to Shane Halter that tied the game at 8-8.

New York threatened in the top of the 10th, but Juan Rivera hit into his second inning-ending double play, this time with the bases loaded.

Neither team threatened much again until the 15th when the Yankees had first- and-third and nobody out. Raul Mondesi then fouled out to the catcher and Rivera again grounded into the rally-killing double play.

Soriano and Posada each belted their homers in the 17th off Tigers reliever Steve Sparks.

Sparks (0-2) hurled 7 2/3 solid innings, surrendering just the two runs on five hits.

Clemens was handed an early lead when the Yankees scored a run in the second. Jason Giambi singled, advanced to second when Posada walked and scored on Ventura's first-pitch single. Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman, however, escaped further damage by getting Mondesi to foul out and Rivera to ground into his first of three inning-ending double plays.

After a 1-2-3 first inning, Clemens allowed a leadoff triple to Young in the second. It looked like Clemens would escape the inning unscathed after striking out Kevin Witt and Eric Munson, but Halter dribbled a single into left field to tie the game at 1-1.

The Yankees reclaimed the lead in the third on Derek Jeter's two-run homer to left. Todd Zeile reached base on a swinging bunt before Jeter belted a 2-2 breaking ball over the left field fence. Soriano later singled, stole second and came around to score after a pair of Bonderman wild pitches, giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead.

Three more runs in the fifth gave Clemens what appeared to be a comfortable six-run cushion. Hideki Matsui started the rally with a walk, advanced to second when Munson misplayed a Soriano grounder and scored on Posada's single. Ventura then knocked in a pair with a double into the right field corner to make it a 7-1 game.

Clemens ran into trouble in the bottom half of the frame, allowing five runs and five hits. The Yankees' defense did not lend him any support, committing three errors in the disastrous inning.

"There's disappointment, no question," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "That's what probably added to our problems in the fifth inning. Trying to get it done for Roger, everybody gets a little anxious."

Brandon Inge singled and scored when Gene Kingsale deposited a Clemens fastball into the bullpen in right field. Alex Sanchez then singled, stole second and scored when Santiago singled into left field and Rivera, the Yankees' leftfielder, tried to cut down Sanchez at third base and threw the ball away.

After Higginson hit a shot back to Clemens and Sanchez was retired in a rundown, Young walked and Witt reached on a Jeter error that allowed Bobby Higginson to score. Young then scored when Munson picked up an infield single and Soriano threw the ball away.

"There's not much you can do," Clemens said of the errors. "The way the ball bounced, there's not much you can do about it. My guys are playing hard, we're always trying to play hard and make all the plays."

Zeile hit a solo home run in the sixth to extend the advantage to 8-6.