Yankees seek to prolong win streak, take on the Tigers

Updated Aug. 17, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

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)

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