Tigers and Yankees square off in series rubber match
Both the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday
New York Yankees (73-51, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (60-64, fourth in the AL Central)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Marcus Stroman (8-6, 4.01 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (14-4, 2.53 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 180 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Detroit has a 60-64 record overall and a 30-32 record at home. The Tigers are 48-5 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
New York is 73-51 overall and 41-24 in road games. The Yankees are 57-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Yankees have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Juan Soto has 24 doubles, four triples, 34 home runs and 87 RBI while hitting .302 for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 15-for-36 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .241 batting average, 2.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
Yankees: 5-5, .258 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by seven runs
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)
