Yankees edge Tigers 4‑2 behind Weathers’ strong start
DETROIT (Interstat) — Ryan Weathers pitched six innings of one-run ball and Paul Goldschmidt hit two home runs Wednesday as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park.
Weathers allowed six hits and struck out six to improve to 3-5. David Bednar earned his 16th save with a scoreless ninth. Tarik Skubal took the loss despite nine strikeouts over six innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits.
Goldschmidt went 2 for 4 with two solo homers and two RBIs. Jasson Domínguez added a two-run homer in the sixth inning to cap the scoring.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the second on Zach McKinstry’s single, scoring Spencer Torkelson. The Tigers made it 2-0 in the fourth on Ben Malgeri’s sacrifice fly. New York answered with single runs in the first and third before Domínguez’s blast in the sixth.
The Yankees improved to 48-31; the Tigers fell to 34-46. Attendance was 23,567, and the game lasted 2:31.