Yankees host the Tigers to open 3-game series

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Detroit Tigers (82-62, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (80-63, second in the AL East)

New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (13-5, 3.87 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (8-6, 4.28 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 153 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -159, Tigers +133; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.

New York has a 43-29 record in home games and an 80-63 record overall. The Yankees have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .330.

Detroit is 82-62 overall and 36-33 on the road. The Tigers have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .250.

The matchup Tuesday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 43 home runs while slugging .656. Trent Grisham is 7 for 36 with four home runs and 13 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Gleyber Torres has 15 home runs, 75 walks and 66 RBIs while hitting .259 for the Tigers. Wenceel Perez is 12 for 36 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .221 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Tigers: 4-6, .236 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (abductor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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