Yankees seek to prolong win streak, take on the Tigers

Advertisement

Advertise with us

New York Yankees (73-50, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-64, fourth in the AL Central)

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Monthly Digital Subscription

$1 per week for 24 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

Monthly Digital Subscription

$4.75/week*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

No thanks

*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 17/08/2024 (440 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

New York Yankees (73-50, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-64, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (13-7, 4.18 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 143 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (3-5, 5.76 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -196, Tigers +163; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees will try to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit is 59-64 overall and 29-32 at home. Tigers hitters have a collective .383 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the AL.

New York has a 41-23 record on the road and a 73-50 record overall. The Yankees are 57-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Yankees hold a 4-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Aaron Judge has 28 doubles, a triple and 44 home runs for the Yankees. Austin Wells is 14-for-40 with three doubles, a home run and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .239 batting average, 2.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Yankees: 6-4, .271 batting average, 4.85 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (elbow), Trent Grisham: day-to-day (hand), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Report Error Submit a Tip

Baseball

LOAD MORE