Tigers and Yankees play, winner claims 3-game series

Jun 24, 2026, 09:03 am

New York Yankees (47-31, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (34-45, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Ryan Weathers (2-5, 4.13 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-3, 3.02 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -144, Yankees +118; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Detroit has a 34-45 record overall and a 22-17 record at home. The Tigers have hit 87 total home runs to rank ninth in the AL.

New York is 47-31 overall and 25-16 on the road. The Yankees have a 23-11 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 16 doubles and nine home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 7 for 30 with four home runs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice has a .283 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 15 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs. Anthony Volpe is 15 for 34 with five RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .230 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Yankees: 6-4, .264 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (face), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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