Yankees come into matchup with the Tigers on losing streak

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Detroit Tigers (37-49, fourth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (48-37, second in the AL East)

New York; Wednesday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Troy Melton (4-1, 2.39 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (7-3, 3.75 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -144, Tigers +118; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees enter a matchup against the Detroit Tigers as losers of six in a row.

New York has a 22-17 record at home and a 48-37 record overall. The Yankees are first in MLB play with 123 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

Detroit has a 37-49 record overall and a 14-28 record in road games. The Tigers have a 9-16 record in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Tigers are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jazz Chisholm has 10 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs for the Yankees. Amed Rosario is 8 for 32 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 18 doubles, three triples and six home runs while hitting .283 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 10 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 2-8, .165 batting average, 3.55 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .261 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: day-to-day (face), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (throat), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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