Yankees vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 4/8/2025

The New York Yankees play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday when visiting the Detroit Tigers. New York is 6-3 and leads the American League East by a half game over the Boston Red Sox. New York lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Sunday in 11 innings, snapping a three-game winning streak for New York. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Aaron Judge is batting .324 with six home runs, 17 RBI, and 12 hits to lead New York in each of the four categories. Ben Rice is the leader in on-base percentage at .433. New York has a team batting average of .285 and a slugging percentage of .585. On Tuesday, New York will send Carlos Carrasco to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 7.36 ERA, 7 Ks, and 2 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers are 5-4 and lead the American League Central by one game over the Kansas City Royals. Detroit defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep of the series. Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run double, capping a three-run ninth inning rally. Detroit has won three straight and five of the last six.

Riley Greene is batting .351 with three home runs and 13 hits to lead Detroit in each of the three categories. Kerry Carpenter is the leader in RBI with eight, and Colt Keith is the leader in on-base percentage at .457. Detroit has a team batting average of .269 and a slugging percentage of .452. On Tuesday, Detroit will send Tarik Skubal to the mound. The left-hander is 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA, 10 Ks, and 4 BBs.

New York starter Carlos Carrasco has been hit hard in two consecutive outings, allowing six runs across 7.1 innings. Detroit starter Tarik Skubal has also been hit hard in two straight outings, allowing seven runs across 10.2 innings. Therefore, the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in seven of New York's last eight and eight of Detroit's last 11. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win but our best play is OVER 6-5.