Series Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees 8/16-8/18

Series Preview: Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees with Probable Pitchers 9/9-9/11

The Detroit Tigers will take on the New York Yankees for three games this week. The Tigers are coming off a series sweep of the Mariners while the Yankees are coming off a series win over the White Sox.

Detroit Tigers (59-63) vs. New York Yankees (72-50)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, August 16
Time: 6:40 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, August 17
Time: 1:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, August 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN

Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: TBD vs. Gerrit Cole (3-2, 4.70 ERA)

Game 2: Keider Montero (3-5, 5.76 ERA) vs. Carlos Rodon (13-7, 4.18 ERA)

Game 3: Tarik Skubal (14-4, 2.53 ERA) vs. Marcus Stroman (8-6, 4.01 ERA)

Tigers vs. Yankees Leaders

Tigers:

AVG – Riley Greene – .264
HR – Riley Greene – 17
RBI – Riley Greene – 51
IP – Tarik Skubal – 149.1
ERA – Tarik Skubal – 2.53
K – Tarik Skubal – 180

Yankees:

AVG – Aaron Judge – .333
HR – Aaron Judge – 43
RBI – Aaron Judge – 110
IP – Nestor Cortes – 141.1
ERA – Carlos Rodon – 4.18
K – Carlos Rodon – 143

Tigers vs. Yankees Numbers

Tigers             

AVG: .232 (25)
OPS: .682 (25)
R: 509 (21)
HR: 125 (21)
ERA: 3.91 (13)
K: 926 (15)
WHIP: 1.22 (4)

Yankees

AVG: .254 (8)
OPS: .779 (1)
R: 630 (2)
HR: 186 (1)
ERA: 3.83 (10)
K: 1076 (5)
WHIP: 1.26 (15)

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