Tigers bring 1-0 series advantage over Yankees into game 2

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Detroit Tigers (83-62, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (80-64, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.85 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 171 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (16-7, 3.12 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 180 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -169, Tigers +142; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the New York Yankees.

New York is 80-64 overall and 43-30 at home. Yankees hitters are batting a collective .248, which ranks seventh in the AL.

Detroit has an 83-62 record overall and a 37-33 record on the road. The Tigers are fifth in the AL with 181 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

The teams play Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Tigers are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 44 home runs, 104 walks and 98 RBIs while hitting .321 for the Yankees. Austin Wells is 9 for 31 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Riley Greene has a .269 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 30 doubles, a triple and 32 home runs. Wenceel Perez is 12 for 37 with a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .201 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Tigers: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 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: Zach McKinstry: day-to-day (back), 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.