Tigers blast four homers, Skubal dominates in 9‑3 win

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal pitched six innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts, and the Detroit Tigers hit four home runs in a 9-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers scored four in the first on solo homers by Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, the latter driving in Colt Keith. Greene added a two-run shot in the third, his second of the game, and James Outman hit a three-run homer in the sixth. Ben Rice homered for the Yankees in the first. New York later scored on a double-play grounder in the sixth and a ninth-inning single by Jasson Domínguez. Skubal allowed one hit and one earned run, improving to 4-4. Cam Schlittler took the loss, falling to 8-5. Jacob Waguespack struck out two over two scoreless innings in relief. The Tigers outhit New York 11-4. Attendance was 37,211. The game lasted 2:38. Detroit improved to 37-49, while New York dropped to 48-37.