Tigers host the Yankees on home winning streak

By Canadian Press on April 8, 2025.

New York Yankees (6-4) vs. Detroit Tigers (6-4)

Detroit; Tuesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (0-2, 5.91 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -171, Yankees +144; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the New York Yankees aiming to continue a four-game home winning streak.

Detroit went 86-76 overall and 43-38 at home a season ago. The Tigers averaged 7.9 hits per game in the 2024 season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.

New York went 94-68 overall and 50-31 on the road last season. The Yankees pitching staff put up a 3.75 ERA collectively last season while averaging 9.0 strikeouts and 3.3 walks per nine innings.

INJURIES: Tigers: Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (spine), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (nerve), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

Yankees: JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (illness), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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