When & Where To Watch
Tonight: Coverage on YES & the YES App begins at 6:00 with Yankees Batting Practice Today
Tomorrow: Coverage on YES & the YES App begins at 12:00 p.m. with Yankees Batting Practice Today
Sunday: Coverage on YES & the YES App begins at 12:30 p.m. with Yankees Batting Practice Today
The Paley Museum x The Story Of My Number
A must-see event is taking place Monday at 7:30 p.m. and you are invited! Join The Paley Museum for “The Story Of My Number: An Evening With New York Yankees Legends.” Watch the world premiere of the new YES App series and dive deep into the personal stories behind the stats with a few of the subjects interviewed during its debut season in a discussion hosted by Gracie Cashman, alongside Aaron Boone, Tino Martinez and Nick Swisher, with Michael Kay moderating. There are only a few tickets left, so grab them now at paleycenter.org. “The Story Of My Number presented by New York Lottery” will make its YES App debut on Thursday.
Pinstriped Pulse
The Yankee are back in the Bronx this evening for the opener of a six-game homestand. First they’ll play three games against the Tigers, then following a day off Monday, they will have three games against Houston before they hit the road again. Juan Soto leads the American League with a .441 on-base percentage and his .331 batting average ranks fifth. Soto and Aaron Judge rank first and second in the AL with 26 and 24 walks respectively, followed by a player they will see this weekend in Detroit’s Riley Greene (23). Jose Trevino is batting .389 with two homers over his last 12 games. Gleyber Torres hit his first home run of the season yesterday.
How ‘Bout That
Following his five-out save Wednesday in Baltimore, Clay Holmes is up to 15.0 IP this season without allowing an earned run! Among pitchers used exclusively as relievers, it’s the ninth-longest streak by a Yankee to begin a season since 1974, and he’s a little less than halfway to the longest run during that stretch: a streak of 30.2 IP by Lee Guetterman to start the 1989 campaign.
Know The Foe
At 18-13, the Tigers are off to their best 31-game start to a season since 2015. Pitching has led the way, for Detroit’s 3.12 team ERA is the fourth-best in MLB behind the Red Sox (2.58), Mariners (2.96) and Yankees (3.07).
The 23-year-old Greene already has seven home runs this year after totaling 16 in 192 games between 2022 and 2023. Mark Canha is batting .375 with a couple of homers over his last nine games. 24-year-old rookie Wenceel Perez has a .333 batting average since April 19 with five of his 12 hits going for extra bases, three homers and a pair of triples. This series will mark a return to the Bronx for Gio Urshela, a fan favorite during his time playing third base for the Yanks from 2019-21.
Probable Pitchers
After celebrating his 33rd birthday on Wednesday, Marcus Stroman gets the call in the series opener opposite Reese Olson. Clarke Schmidt is scheduled to work tomorrow against Casey Mize, a former first overall draft pick who has returned this season after missing most of the previous two years due to Tommy John surgery and back surgery. Nestor Cortes will start in the series finale while Detroit counters with Tarik Skubal, a trendy preseason pick to win the AL Cy Young Award. Skubal has rewarded those who showed belief in him early thus far – through his first six starts, he ranks sixth in the league with a 1.72 ERA.
