Tigers bring 3-game road win streak into game against the Yankees
Detroit Tigers (84-62, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (80-65, second in the AL East)
New York; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tyler Holton (5-4, 3.80 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (2-3, 3.24 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they play the New York Yankees.
New York has an 80-65 record overall and a 43-31 record at home. The Yankees have gone 55-16 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Detroit has an 84-62 record overall and a 38-33 record on the road. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.87 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.
The matchup Thursday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Tigers hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 44 home runs while slugging .656. Austin Wells is 10 for 32 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Spencer Torkelson has 26 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 72 RBIs for the Tigers. Jahmai Jones is 9 for 21 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .204 batting average, 5.00 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Tigers: 5-5, .261 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Zach McKinstry: day-to-day (back), Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (abductor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.