Tigers vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 5/3/2024

Tigers vs Yankees Prediction

The Detroit Tigers open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the New York Yankees. Detroit improved to 18-13 following its 4-1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Kenta Maeda gave up just four hits in six Innings to earn his first win for the Tigers. Detroit won two out of three against the Cardinals. The Tigers are third in the American League Central, 2 ½ games behind first place Cleveland. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB predictions.

Kerry Carpenter is batting .269 to lead Detroit. Riley Greene has seven home runs to lead Detroit and a team high 28 hits. Mark Canha is the leader in RBI with 15 RBI and an on-base percentage of .392. Detroit has a team batting average of .227 and slugging percentage .365. On Friday, the Detroit Tigers will send Reese Olson to the mound. The right-hander is 0-4 with a 3.18 ERA, 26 Ks and 11 BBs.

The New York Yankees improved to 20-12 following a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Oswaldo Cabrera hit a two-run homer during the fifth for New York to provide all the runs Luis Gil needed to win. New York moved into a first place tie in the American League East with Baltimore when beating the Orioles on Wednesday and will complete a four-game series with the Orioles on Thursday.

Juan Soto is batting .325 with eight home runs, 25 RBI, 39 hits and an on-base percentage of .439 to lead New York in each of the five categories. New York has a team batting average of .246 and the Yankees have a slugging percentage of .398. On Friday, the New York Yankees will send Marcus Stroman to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.69 ERA, 32 Ks and 5 BBs.