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Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees: What time, TV channel is series opener in NYC on?
Detroit Tigers (18-13) at New York Yankees (20-13)
When: 7:05 p.m. Friday.
Where: Yankee Stadium in New York.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1). (Tigers radio affiliates).
Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Reese Olson (0-4, 3.18 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Marcus Stroman (2-1, 3.69 ERA).
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Tigers lineup: TBA
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Game notes: It’s another matchup of wild-card contenders as the Tigers — who own the American League’s third WC spot thanks to Boston’s loss to San Francisco on Thursday — visit the Yankees — who dropped into the top WC spot after losing three of four to AL East-leading Baltimore this week — for a three-game set.
The Yanks have started strong (aside from their issues with the O’s) on the backs of a rotation whose ERA (3.25) entered Thursday No. 4 in the AL. Tonight’s starter, 10-year veteran Marcus Stroman — who signed a two-year, $37 million contract over the winter — has arguably been New York’s least effective starter. The 3.69 ERA is solid, but he has had his issues both in the zone — 30 hits, including five home runs, in 31⅔ innings — and outside it (15 walks and two hit-by-pitches), for a 1.421 WHIP that’s 42nd among the 46 American Leaguers qualified for the ERA title. He carries a career 3.25 ERA against the Tigers into tonight’s start … but he hasn’t faced the Old English “D” since 2019.
The Tigers, meanwhile, will send Reese Olson to the mound; the second-year starter has a sterling 3.18 that would be in the AL’s top 20 if he had enough innings to qualify for the leaderboard (which he should after tonight’s start). He’s done it by limiting the big hits by opposing batters; of his 26 safeties allowed in 28⅓ innings, just six have been for extra bases, and none for home runs. Olson is coming off one of the best games of his career, in which he held the Royals to three hits over seven innings while racking up eight strikeouts on April 26.
The Yankees offense he’ll face is far from the Bronx Bombers of old, but they can do some damage, with a 4.75 runs-per-game average that’s fifth in the AL and 40 homers, good for second. That’s despite having just two players with OPSes over .800: Alex Verdugo (.805) … and Juan Soto (1.030 following his 2-for-4 performance that featured a triple on Thursday). Soto, in his final year before free agency, has shown the blend of power — six doubles and eight homers — and patience — an MLB-high 26 walks in 148 plate appearances — that should earn him the sport’s second-highest contract (or No. 1, if you don’t count the deferred money Shohei Ohtani is receiving from the Dodgers) this winter.
The Tigers’ offense, meanwhile, is the little engine that could, with a 4.10-run average that’s in the bottom half of the league, albeit close to the AL average (4.21). They’ve got two batters with OPSes above .800: Mark Canha (.888) and Riley Greene (.906) — Greene isn’t far behind Soto, with seven homers and 23 walks in 133 plate appearances.
After today’s series opener, the Tigers and Yankees meet again in the Bronx for a Saturday matinee with Casey Mize on the mound for the Tigers, and then on Sunday with Tarik Skubal looking to boost his Cy Young candidacy.
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Detroit Tigers sweep San Francisco Giants with 4-3 win, improve to MLB-best 37-20 record
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Detroit Tigers fan Jed Oliver traveled from London to visit Comerica Park for the first time May 23, 2025. He also received a gift from the Tigers.
- The Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, taking down the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, on Wednesday, May 28.
- Justyn-Henry Malloy drove in the winning run on a two-out, two-run single, part of a four-run fifth inning.
- Rookie right-hander Jackson Jobe allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings for the Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers swept the San Francisco Giants, secured their fourth win a row and now enter a seven-game road trip with as much momentum as they’ve had in weeks.
They’re playing like the best team in baseball again.
The Tigers secured a 4-3 win over the Giants on Wednesday, May 28, in the finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park, scoring all four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The clutch hit: Justyn-Henry Malloy drove in two runs on a single with two strikes and two outs, taking the lead.
The Tigers (37-20) swept a series for the third time in May.
Before Malloy’s big hit, Colt Keith ripped a double down the right-field line to plate the first two runs in the fifth — cutting the Tigers’ deficit to 3-2. After Keith’s two-run double, Malloy flipped the scoreboard with his two-run single — putting the Tigers ahead, 4-3.
Keith hit right-handed starter Landen Roupp, while Malloy hit right-handed reliever Randy Rodríguez.
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The Tigers, though, had to fend off a comeback effort from the Giants in the eighth inning, as righty reliever John Brebbia allowed two runners in scoring position.
There were no outs, so the Tigers turned to righty reliever Tommy Kahnle. He retired three batters in a row: Patrick Bailey flied out, Christian Koss struck out swinging, and Mike Yastrzemski grounded out.
Kahnle escaped the jam without allowing a run, then closed out a scoreless ninth for his seventh save of the season.
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Jackson Jobe starts
Right-hander Jackson Jobe allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts across 4⅔ innings, surrendering two of three runs in the fifth inning.
It was his fourth start in a row with at least two walks.
He threw 95 pitches.
In the fifth, Heliot Ramos hit a two-run home run off Jobe’s middle-middle sinker.
That put the Giants ahead, 3-0.
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