New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Prediction 9-5-23 MLB Picks
The Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees meet in game one of their three-game set in MLB action from Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.
Tigers Sweep White Sox
The Detroit Tigers come into this series on a bit of a roll after their 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in Sunday’s series finale. The win propelled Detroit to 63-74 on the year, sitting 8.5 games back in the AL Central race and 13 games back in the AL Wild Card race. Spencer Torkelson leads the Tigers with 117 hits, 25 home runs and 72 RBIs as well as a team-high 30 doubles. Javier Baez has also chipped in 54 RBIs while Zach McKinstry has 16 stolen bases and Matt Vierling has a .260 batting average as well as a .321 OBP. Alex Faedo will start for the Tigers here and is 2-5 with a 4.89 ERA and 48 strikeouts this season.
Detroit Tigers Team Facts
- The Tigers have lost each of their last 10 night games against AL East opponents.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against AL East opponents.
- The Tigers have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last 10 night games against AL East opponents.
- The Tigers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven night games against AL East opponents.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has hit at least one home run in three of the Tigers' last seven games as road underdogs.
- Miguel Cabrera has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last three road appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Spencer Torkelson has scored at least one run in 10 of the Tigers' last 11 road games.
- Miguel Cabrera has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances in night games against AL East teams that held a losing record.
- Miguel Cabrera has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances in night games against AL East teams that held a losing record.
Yankees Sweep Astros
The New York Yankees are coming off of one of their best series of the season, finishing the sweep with a 6-1 win over the Astros in Sunday’s series finale. The win brought the Yankees to 68-69 on the year, sitting 8 games back in the AL Wild Card race and 18 games off the pace in the basement of the AL East. Gleyber Torres leads the Yankees with 138 hits and a .272 batting average along with a .340 OBP and Aaron Judge has a team-high 31 home runs and 58 RBIs so far this season. Torres also has a team-high 22 doubles while Anthony Volpe leads New York with 4 triples. Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees here and is 12-4 with a 2.95 ERA and 188 strikeouts this season.
New York Yankees Team Facts
- The Yankees have won each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.
- The Yankees have led after 7 innings in each of their last eight night games.
- The Yankees have led after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against the Tigers at Yankee Stadium.
- The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against the Tigers.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Gleyber Torres has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded two hits in each of his last five appearances in night games.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances in night games.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded three or more total bases in each of his last five appearances in night games.
- Gerrit Cole has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last eight home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in each of his last eight home appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Gerrit Cole ranks 4th amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (2.95) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New York Yankees ranks 30th in the league for doubles this season (175).
- The New York Yankees ranks 29th in the league for hits this season (1022).
- The Detroit Tigers ranks 29th in the league for runs scored this season (544).
- The Detroit Tigers ranks 29th in the league for RBI's this season (522).
Chris’ Pick
I’m sticking with the Yankees here. I get the case to be made for a sizeable underdog like Detroit with the Tigers playing some solid baseball right now, but I’m still not overly sold on Detroit. Granted the Yankees really aren’t that much closer to making a run at the playoffs in their current state either, but this Yankees team almost feels too proud to just wave the white flag and play out the string. I’m sure Detroit in a spoiler role will hold value down the stretch, I just don’t think it’s here. Give me the Yankees.
