Yankees aim to end 5-game skid, play the Tigers

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Detroit Tigers (36-49, fourth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (48-36, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-4, 3.32 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (8-4, 1.62 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 118 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -139, Tigers +115; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees enter a matchup with the Detroit Tigers after losing five straight games.

New York has a 48-36 record overall and a 22-16 record in home games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.31 ERA, which leads the AL.

Detroit is 36-49 overall and 13-28 in road games. The Tigers have a 26-16 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with a .269 batting average, and has 15 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs, 40 walks and 53 RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt is 8 for 34 with three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 18 doubles, three triples and six home runs for the Tigers. Zach McKinstry is 11 for 35 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 2-8, .175 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .254 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 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: 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), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), 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.