New York Yankees (46-30, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (33-44, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Tigers: Framber Valdez (3-5, 4.09 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -132, Tigers +108; over/under is 8 runs

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

Detroit is 21-16 at home and 33-44 overall. The Tigers have the seventh-best team ERA in baseball at 3.85.

New York has gone 24-15 in road games and 46-30 overall. The Yankees have a 33-3 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler has 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 55 RBI while hitting .269 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 13 for 37 with four doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice has 15 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 13 for 41 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .232 batting average, 2.69 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Yankees: 6-4, .269 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (face), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Burch Smith: 15-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)

Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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