NEW YORK (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal pitched six dominant innings and the Detroit Tigers erupted for four runs in the first inning, including three home runs, as they defeated the New York Yankees 9-3 on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at Yankee Stadium II.

Skubal allowed one earned run on one hit while striking out nine batters to improve to 4-4 on the season. The left-hander, who had lost his previous start against the Yankees on June 24, was sharp from the outset, retiring the side in order in the first inning after his teammates had staked him to a lead. He struck out the side in the second and fourth innings and did not allow a hit until Ben Rice’s solo home run in the bottom of the first. Skubal surrendered only that one hit over his six innings of work, walking none.

The Tigers did their damage early against Yankees starter Cam Schlittler, who fell to 8-5. After Kevin McGonigle struck out and Dillon Dingler flied out to begin the game, Kerry Carpenter launched a solo home run to center field, his 13th of the season. Riley Greene followed with a homer to right field, his 10th, for back-to-back long balls. Colt Keith then singled, and Spencer Torkelson crushed a two-run homer to left field, his 14th, giving Detroit a 4-0 lead.

Rice answered with a solo homer in the bottom of the first for the Yankees, cutting the lead to 4-1. But Detroit added two more runs in the third inning. Dingler led off with a single, and two batters later Greene hit his second home run of the game, a two-run shot to right-center field, his 11th, to make it 6-1.

The Tigers broke the game open in the sixth inning. Torkelson singled, and after a fielder’s choice put runners at second and third, James Outman hit a three-run homer to right-center field, his third of the season, extending the lead to 9-1.

Schlittler was tagged for six runs on seven hits over three innings, striking out four and walking none. Reliever Ryan Yarbrough allowed two runs on two hits over two innings. Yovanny Cruz pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out three. Jake Bird tossed a scoreless ninth with two hits allowed.

Skubal departed after six innings, and Jacob Waguespack took over, allowing one hit over two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Tyler Holton pitched the ninth, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk.

The Yankees scored a run in the sixth on a groundout that brought home Max Schuemann, who had reached on a hit-by-pitch and advanced on a fielding error. In the ninth, Jasson Domínguez singled, deflected by right fielder Kerry Carpenter, scoring Amed Rosario to make it 9-3. Anthony Volpe singled, but José Caballero popped out to end the game.

Detroit’s offense was led by Greene, who finished 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs. Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Outman drove in three runs with his homer. Carpenter also homered, going 1-for-5 with an RBI. Dingler had two hits in five at-bats.

The Tigers improved to 37-49 with the win, while the Yankees dropped to 48-37. The attendance was 37,211, and the game lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes.

Detroit had won the previous night’s game 7-3, also at Yankee Stadium, and took three of four in the season series to date. The Tigers had lost four of their previous six games before the two-game winning streak. The Yankees had lost four of their previous five.

The most critical sequence of the game occurred in the top of the first inning when Detroit’s first three home runs — Carpenter, Greene and Torkelson — all came with two outs after the first two batters were retired. That four-run outburst put the Tigers in control and allowed Skubal to pitch with a comfortable lead.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Yankees with a 65.30 percent probability to win. The Yankees had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 12 went under the over/under line of 7.5.