1:10 pm
April 21

Yankees @ Tigers

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Yankees (7-5)

@ Detroit Tigers (4-7)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Montgomery (NYY): 0-0; 3.24 ERA

Pineda (DET) 0-0; 0.00 ERA

 

Current odds:

New York Yankees: (-169)

Detroit Tigers: (+144)

 

• The starting line-up for the Yankees is as follows:

 

• The starting line-up for the Tigers is as follows:

 

• Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera could make history against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. Cabrera came into Wednesday’s home game and singled his first three at-bats to reach 2,999 career hits. He struck out in his final at-bat but will be in the lineup again for the series finale, looking for No. 3000.

• He will become the 33rd member of the 3,000 hit club and the seventh player in major-league history to have both 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Cabrera hit his 500th homer last season.

• Cabrera’s bid for history will overshadow Michael Pineda’s Tigers debut against one of his former teams. Pineda, 33, was signed to a one-year contract as a free agent during training camp and has made two starts at Triple-A Toledo to build his arm strength. Pineda made two starts for the Mud Hens, allowing four runs in 6 1/3 innings. Pineda was part of the Yankees/rotation from 2014-17. He’s been part of Minnesota’s starting staff the past three seasons. A year ago, he made 22 appearances (21 starts) and posted a 9-8 record and 3.62 ERA. Pineda has made three career starts against the Yankees, posting an 0-1 record and 5.02 ERA.

• Yankees scheduled starter Jordan Montgomery (0-0, 3.24 ERA) has made two starts, giving up three runs in 8 1/3 innings. He won his only career start against Detroit in 2018. In his last outing, Montgomery tossed five scoreless innings against Baltimore on Friday.

• The Yankees are hoping a quick break helped struggling left fielder Joey Gallo. He didn’t start on Wednesday after striking out four times in the series opener on Tuesday. Gallo, who entered Wednesday’s game as a defensive replacement, has just four singles in 33 at-bats.

• Gallo batted just .160 in 58 regular-season games last season with the Yankees after being acquired from Texas. He hit 38 homers in 153 games between the two teams and reached the 40-homer mark twice in his career.

5/10
Confidence
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New York Yankees
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