Yankees Edge Tigers 4‑3 Behind Rodón, Chisholm Homer

DETROIT (Interstat) — Carlos Rodón pitched 5⅓ innings of six-hit ball and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered to lift the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

Chisholm’s two-run blast in the sixth inning put the Yankees ahead 4-2 after they had tied the game in the fourth on a groundout by José Caballero. Austin Wells later doubled home Caballero in the same sixth frame.

Dillon Dingler had three hits and drove in a run for the Tigers, who scored twice in the third on his single and added a run in the sixth on a double by Matt Vierling.

Rodón (4-2) allowed three earned runs with five strikeouts before departing. David Bednar recorded the final four outs for his 15th save. Casey Mize (2-5) took the loss, surrendering four runs on eight hits in 5⅔ innings.

The Yankees improved to 47-31, while the Tigers fell to 34-45. The game lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes before a crowd of 27,157.