DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:

TIGERS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT TO YANKEES: The Tigers lost to the Yankees, 4-3, on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. Kerry Carpenter went 1×3 with a RBI and a walk, while Andy Ibáñez also added a hit and drove in a run. Matt Manning started and threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout before exiting due to an injury. Tyler Holton worked 2.0 scoreless innings with three punchouts in relief, while Jason Foley and Alex Lange each pitched a shutout frame.

ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:

*Placed RHP Matt Manning on the 15-day injured list with a right foot fracture *Recalled RHP Trey Wingenter from Triple A Toledo

A CARPENTER AND HIS TOOLS: Kerry Carpenter was on base twice last night, going 1×3 with a RBI and a walk. Carpenter has hit safely in 27 of his last 31 games, over which he is batting .368/.429/.667 with five doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 22 RBI. Among qualified American League hitters since August 4, Carpenter ranks second in OPS (1.095), while he is third in batting average, fourth in slugging percentage, fifth in on-base percentage, tied for sixth in home runs and tied for 10th in RBI.

MOVIN’ ON UP: Miguel Cabrera drove in Detroit’s only run of the game on Monday, hitting a game-tying RBI single in the sixth inning. Cabrera has driven in seven runs over his last six games and has hit safely in six of his last seven contests. With his hit on Monday, Cabrera now has 3,159 in his career, seven shy of tying Adrián Beltré (3,166) for 16th in MLB history.

ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 3-2 on their current six-game road trip, which includes three games at Chicago (AL) (3-0) and three games at New York (AL) (0-2). Detroit is 34-36 away from Comerica Park this season. As a team, the Tigers are hitting .228/.295/.375 on the road, while the pitching staff has a 4.06 ERA (604.2IP/273ER).

TIGERS AND YANKEES: The Tigers and Yankees conclude their season series tonight. The Yankees have won five of the first six meetings against Detroit this season. With Tuesday’s win, New York (AL) clinched the season series for the second straight year.

ON DECK: The Tigers open a six-game homestand tomorrow as they begin a three-game series against the White Sox. The two teams met last weekend with the Tigers sweeping a three-game series. Detroit has a 6-4 record against Chicago (AL) this season, including a 3-1 mark at Comerica Park.

INJURY REHAB UPDATE: Mason Englert made an injury rehab appearance with Triple A Toledo last night, throwing a scoreless inning with one hit allowed, one walk and two strikeouts. Englert has been sidelined since July 24 with left hip tightness.

TIGERS ON THE IL:

• LHP Tyler Alexander (left lat/shoulder strain, 60-day IL on July 4, retroactive to July 3)
• LHP Matthew Boyd (left elbow sprain, 60-day IL on June 27)
• RHP Mason Englert (left hip tightness, 15-day IL on July 24, retroactive to July 23)
• OF Riley Greene (right elbow inflammation, 10-day IL on September 2)
• RHP Matt Manning (right foot fracture, 15-day IL on September 7)
• OF Austin Meadows (anxiety, 60-day IL on April 8, retroactive to April 7)
• RHP Casey Mize (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on February 17)
• RHP Freddy Pacheco (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on March 27)
• LHP Andrew Vasquez (left calf tightness, 15-day IL on August 29, retroactive to August 28)

TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER

57 Eduardo Rodriguez • 10-7, 3.11 ERA (124.1IP/43ER)

• Rodriguez will make his 22nd start of the season tonight in the series finale at New York (AL). Earned his 10th win of the season in his last start on Friday at Chicago (AL), allowing a run on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings…marked the fifth time in his career he has won 10-ormore games in a season and became the first Tigers pitcher to post at least 10 victories in a season since Michael Fulmer and Justin Verlander each had 10 wins in 2017. Has made 24 appearances, including 22 starts, in his career against the Yankees, compiling an 8-6 record with a 3.76 ERA (122.0IP/51ER) and 116 strikeouts…in 11 career starts at Yankee Stadium, Rodriguez is 3-4 with a 3.69 ERA (63.1IP/26ER) and 59 strikeouts. Among American League pitchers with at least 120.0 innings pitched, he ranks fifth in FIP (3.15), while he is sixth in ERA (3.11), eighth in opponent batting average (.229) and 10th in WHIP (1.12). Threw 7.0 scoreless innings with four hits allowed, three walks and five strikeouts on August 8 vs. Minnesota…was his fifth start this season with at least 7.0 shutout innings, the most such starts by a Tigers pitcher since Justin Verlander, who also had five outings with at least 7.0 scoreless innings in 2013. Since 2018, he has a .659 winning percentage, which ranks sixth among all active Major League pitchers over that span (min. 120 starts).

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:

AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue a six-game homestand tonight with the final game of a three-game set vs. Detroit (2-0 thus far)…will also face Milwaukee this weekend (Fri.-Sun.)… went 7-3 on their recent 10-game road trip, going 1-2 at Tampa Bay, 3-1 at Detroit and sweeping a three-game set at Houston.  Have won a season-high-tying five straight games (also 5G from 5/18-23)…with a win tonight, would mark their longest winning streak since a seven-game winning streak from 9/18-25/22. Have won eight of their last nine games (since 8/28)…are 10-4 in their last 14 games (since 8/23) after losing their previous nine from 8/12-22. Are above .500 for the first time since 8/14 (60-59). Three of the Yankees’ last four wins have been come-from-behind wins.

BATTERS’ EYE: Since the All-Star break, the Yankees lead the Majors with a 9.56 PA/BB ratio and a 4.02 pitches per plate appearance ratio…prior to the All-Star break, ranked 20th in the Majors in both categories (3.86 P/PA and 11.90 PA/BB).

PEN PALS: Yankees relievers tossed 2.2 scoreless innings of relief on Wednesday…have not allowed a run in their last 18.2 innings over their last five games (since 9/1) and have not allowed an earned run in their last 26.2 innings over their last seven games (since 8/30). Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 3.14
ERA this season…is the only bullpen in the Majors to post an ERA under 3.50 (next: Atlanta-3.51). Also lead the Majors with a .214 opponents’ BA and 1.19 WHIP…rank second in the Majors in HR/9.0IP (0.85).

PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have posted a 2.09 ERA (81.2IP, 19ER) in their last nine games (since 8/28), holding opponents to 4R-or-fewer in each of those games…have allowed 3R-or-fewer in seven of those games and 2R-or-fewer in six of those games. Have also allowed 4R-or-fewer in 13 of their last 15 games and 3R-or-fewer in 11 of their last 15 games (since 8/22), posting a 2.42 ERA in that span. Rank second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.231, second in AL), fifth in WHIP (1.22, fourth in AL) and seventh in ERA (3.92, fifth in AL).

GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres hit an RBI single in the fourth inning on Wednesday…has 8RBI in his last seven games (since 8/28) and 11RBI in his last 11 games (since 8/24).  Has reached base multiple times in five of his last seven games (since 8/28), seven of his last 11 games (since 8/24) and nine of his last 16 games (since 8/18). Is batting .331/.410/.610 (39-for-118) with 20R, 9 doubles, 8HR, 17RBI, 14BB, 2HP and 5SB in 31 games since 8/1…has hit safely in 23 of those games and has reached base safely in 26 of those contests. Since 7/6, is batting .316/.372/.546 (62-for-196) with 30R, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 11HR, 25RBI, 17BB, 2HP, 3SF and 6SB in 50 games…is tied for fourth in the AL in hits and ranks ninth in BA over that stretch. Is hitting .381/.500/.952 (8-for-21) with 7R, 3 doubles, 3HR, 7RBI, 4BB, 1HP and 1SB in six games vs. the Tigers this year.

BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have homered in a season-high 10 straight games (since 8/27), hitting 22HR over that stretch…their last longer single-season streak was a 19- game streak from 7/13-8/3/22…have also homered in 17 of their last 18 games (since 8/18). Have hit 31HR over their last 14 games (since 8/23) and 37HR over their last 18G (since 8/18).  Their 200HR this season are third in the AL and fifth in the Majors…have hit at least 200HR for the 21st time in franchise history, marking the most such seasons by any team in Major League history (next: Texas with 14 seasons)… have hit at least 200 home runs each of their last six 162-game seasons (2017-19, 2021-23).

OUT OF THIS WORLD: OF Jasson Domínguez recorded three hits and hit the third HR of his career on Wednesday with a go-ahead solo HR in the third inning…became just the second Yankee to hit 3HR in his first five career games, joining Shelley Duncan (also 3HR in 2007). Became just the sixth Yankee in franchise history to record at least 3H in a game at age 20 years, 211 days-oryounger…joined Bobby Murcer (once in 1965 at 19), Mickey Mantle (eight times: six times in 1951 at 19 and twice in 1952 at 20), Lou Gehrig (once in 1923 at 20), Bill Lamar (once in 1917 at 20) and Ray Keating (once in 1912 at 19). Is just the fourth Yankee in franchise history to record at least four extra-base hits through his first five career games…joins Steve Whitaker (5XBH in 1966), Tommy Henrich 4XBH in 1937) and Yangervis Solarte (4XBH in 2014). Is just the third Yankee in the last 43 years (since 1981) to hit safely in each of his first five career games (also Hideki Matsui in 2003 and Oscar Azocar in 1990)…if he were to record a hit tonight, he would be just the second Yankee in the last 43 years (since 1981) and just the eighth in franchise history to hit safely in each of his first six career games…would join Matsui (2003), Joe Lefebvre (1980), Darryl Jones (1979), Joe Buzas (1945), Tommy Henrich (1937), George Selkirk (1934) and Pat Maloney (1912). Is batting .333/.333/.810 (7-for-21) with 5R, 1 double, 3HR and 5RBI in his first five games.

FOR STARTERS: Yankees starters have posted a 2.35 ERA (88.0IP, 23ER) in their last 16 games (since 8/20)…have allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 15 of those 16 starts and 2ER-or-fewer in 13 of those starts.

ROARING TWENTIES: With INF Oswald Peraza (23) and OF Jasson Domínguez (20) each recording three hits on Wednesday, it marked just the second time in the last 51 years (since 1973) that the Yankees had two players age 23-or-younger record at least three hits in the same game…Gary Sánchez (23) and Ronald Torreyes (23) also did so on 8/19/16 at Los Angeles-AL. 10 of the Yankees’ last 20R and 12 of the Yankees’ last 26R have been driven in by players age 24-or-younger.

ON A ROLL: INF Oswald Peraza recorded a career-high-tying 3H on Wednesday, including an RBI double in the third inning…marked his third career game with three hits and his second in his last four games (3H on 9/2/23 at Houston and 9/7/22-G1 vs. Minnesota). Is batting .467/.467/.667 (7-for-15) with 1R, 3 doubles and 3RBI over his last four games.

GOT YOUR NUMBER: INF DJ LeMahieu has hit .346/.346/.385 (9-for-26) with 1 double in his career off Detroit’s LHP Eduardo Rodriguez…INF Gleyber Torres has hit .320/.419/.800 (8-for25) with 1 double, 1 triple, 3HR and 5BB off Rodriguez.

MATCHING UP: The Yankees have won 10 of their last 12 games vs. Detroit (since 2022) and are 15-5 in their last 20 games against the Tigers (since 9/12/19-G1)…the Yankees have won each of their last eight games vs. the Tigers at Yankee Stadium (since 4/30/21)…with a win tonight, would match their fourth-longest winning streak vs. a single opponent at the current Yankee Stadium: 17G vs. Toronto from 9/19(G1)/12- 7/25/14, 12G vs. Baltimore from 5/15(G1)/19-4/6/21, 11G vs. Boston from 8/2/19-8/17/20, and 9G vs. Los Angeles-AL from 4/26/14-6/9/16 and Chicago-AL from 6/30/12-9/24/15.

GET THE BROOMS OUT: The Yankees look to record their second straight series sweep and their fifth series sweep of the season… would mark their third straight sweep of the Tigers at Yankee Stadium (also 3G from 6/3-5/22 and 3G from 4/30-5/2/21).

ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge has reached base at least three times in each of his last two games, reaching base in 7-of-9 plate appearances this series (3H, 4BB). Has reached base safely in 71 of his 85 games this season… has reached base safely in 48 of his last 56 games (since 5/12). Since being reinstated from the injured list on 7/28, leads the AL with 31BB and ranks second in the Majors, trailing only Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber (45).

LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu reached base three times and hit a game-tying RBI single in the second inning on Wednesday… has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games (since 8/23). Has reached base in 25 of his last 27 games (since 8/1), 42 of his last 46 games (since 7/4) and 49 of his last 55 games (since 6/23)…has reached base multiple times in 13 of his last 25 games (since 8/4) and 19 of his last 35 games (since 7/21).

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: LHP CARLOS RODÓN (2-4, 5.70 ERA)
LHP Carlos Rodón will make his 10th start of the season in tonight’s series finale vs. Detroit…the 30-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest after the team off day on Monday…last pitched on Friday at Houston, recording his second win of the season after allowing just 2ER in 5.0IP (3H, 1BB, 4K, 1HR, 1HP)…is 2-4 with a 5.70 ERA (42.2IP, 36H, 27ER, 21BB, 37K, 11HR) in nine starts this season…finished sixth in the NL Cy Young voting in 2022 after going 14-8 with one complete game and a 2.88 ERA (178.0IP, 131H, 59R/57ER, 52BB, 237K, 12HR) over 31 starts with the San Francisco Giants…the two-time All-Star (2021 with Chicago-AL and 2022 with San Francisco) has finished in the top-six of Cy Young voting twice (fifth in 2021 and sixth in 2022)…over the previous two seasons (2021-22), went 27-13 with two complete games and a 2.67 ERA (310.2IP, 222H, 98R/92ER, 88BB, 422K, 25HR) in 55 starts…over that span, led the Majors in K/9.0IP (12.23) and opponents’ SLG .307), ranked second in opponents’ BA (.196) and opponents’ OPS (.567), third in WAR among pitchers (11.1, FanGraphs), fourth in ERA (2.67), opponents’ OBP (.259) and double-digit strikeout games (16), fifth in HR/9.0IP (0.72), tied for sixth in wins and seventh in strikeouts…was originally selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign and went on to play three seasons at North Carolina State University (2012-14)…was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (third overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft…signed a six-year Major League contract with the Yankees extending through the 2028 season on 12/21/22.

LAST TIME OUT: Made his ninth start of the season on Friday at Houston, recording his second win of the season after allowing just 2ER in 5.0IP (3H, 1BB, 4K, 1HR, 1HP)…allowed his only runs on a solo HR to José Abreu in the second inning and an RBI double to Kyle Tucker in the third…retired 11 of his final 13 batters faced.

VS. DETROIT: In 11 career starts vs. the Tigers, is 6-2 with a 4.50 ERA (62.0IP, 56H, 32R/31ER, 19BB, 74K, 10HR)…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in seven of his last eight starts vs. Detroit (since 8/15/18) and 1R-or-fewer in five of those starts. Is 4-0 with a 1.86 ERA (29.0IP, 17H, 7R/6ER, 5BB, 41K, 0HR) in his last five starts vs. Detroit (since 2021). In two starts vs. the Tigers in 2022 with the Giants, went 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA (13.0IP, 12H, 2ER, 0BB, 14K, 0HR). In four career starts vs. Detroit at home, has gone 2-1 with a 6.75 ERA (20.0IP, 25H, 15ER, 5BB, 25K, 5HR).

2023: Is 2-4 with a 5.70 ERA (42.2IP, 36H, 27ER, 21BB, 37K, 11HR) in nine starts this season…has allowed 4H-or-fewer in eight of his nine starts. Began the year on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to 3/27) with a left forearm strain and was transferred to the 60-day injured list on 6/1…missed 88 team games. Made his Yankees debut on 7/7 vs. Chicago-NL at Yankee Stadium, recording the loss despite allowing 2ER in 5.1IP (4H, 2BB, 2K, 1HR, 1WP)…was returned from rehab and reinstated from the 60-day injured list prior to the game. Earned his first win as a Yankee on 7/26 vs. the Mets after allowing just 1ER over 5.2IP (4H, 3BB, 4K, 0HR, 1HP). Tossed a season-high 6.0IP on 8/22 vs. Washington…was reinstated from the 15-day injured list prior to the game…missed 12 team games from 8/7-22 with a left hamstring strain.

HOME SWEET HOME: Will make his sixth home start this season…is 1-2 with a 4.94 ERA (23.2IP, 13ER) and 17K in five starts at Yankee Stadium this season. In 78 career games (76 starts) at home, has gone 30-22 with a 3.60 ERA (425.0IP, 369H, 181R/170ER, 162BB, 478K, 49HR). Over his previous two seasons at home (2021-22), went 14-5 with a 2.07 ERA (147.2IP, 99H, 35R/34ER, 41BB, 206K, 9HR) in 26 starts…opposing batters hit .187 (99-for-530)…allowed 2R-or-fewer in 22 of those starts, 1R-or-fewer in 18 of those starts and seven of those starts were scoreless. Went 8-2 with a 1.93 ERA (84.0IP, 61H, 19R/18ER, 26BB, 121K, 5HR) in 15 starts at home in 2022 with San Francisco…opponents batted .199/.263/.301 (61-for306)…10 of his 15 starts at Oracle Park in 2022 were quality outings…his 1.93 home ERA last season was the second-lowest by a qualified Giants starter in a single season since Oracle Park opened in 2000, trailing only Tim Lincecum’s 1.88 home ERA in 2009…was also the fourth-lowest ERA at home in the Majors.