Game Report - June 22, 2026 - Tigers 5, Yankees 3

[Steve Bielawski]

> Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3 - final

A three-run rally in the bottom of the third inning helped the Tigers to a 5-3 win over the Yankees on Monday evening.

The Yankees scored the first run of the game.  In the top of the second inning, Jose Caballero walked with two outs, stole second base, and scored on a double by Ali Sanchez.

Zach McKinstry led off the bottom of the third with a triple, and scored on a ground out by Kevin McGonigle.  Then, Kerry Carpenter singled, Riley Greene walked, Spencer Torkelson singled to drive in Mr. Carpenter, and Colt Keith singled to drive in Mr. Greene.

In the bottom of the fourth, Hao-Yu Lee singled, and scored on a double by Kevin McGonigle.

Riley Greene led off the bottom of the fifth with a home run.

IN the top of the seventh, Ali Sanchez was hit by a pitch, and Amed Rosario homered.

The series continues this evening at Comerica Park.



> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .285 .393 .431

Singled up the middle in the first.
Hit a grounder to second base in the third
     to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
Doubled to left in the fourth
    to drive in Mr. Lee.

> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .333 .538

nothing, with two strikeouts.

> K. Carpenter RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 .303 .474

Hit an infield single in the third and scored.

>    M. Vierling PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .259 .340

> R. Greene LF 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 .292 .385 .445

Walked in the third and scored.
Homered to right-centre in the fifth.
Walked in the seventh.

> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .213 .312 .415

Doubled to centre in the second.
Singled up the middle in the third
    to drive in Mr. Carpenter.
Was safe on catcher's interference in the fifth.

> C. Keith DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260 .305 .375

Singled up the middle in the third
    to drive in Mr. Greene.

> J. Outman CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .188 .278 .375

Walked in the eighth.
Struck out in his other three plate appearances.

> H. Lee 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 .261 .355

Singled to right in the fourth and scored.

> Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .179 .272 .272

Tripled to centre in the third and scored.

> team 32 5 9 5 1 3 7

Five runs were enough to win this game.



> 2B: Torkelson (16, Cole); McGonigle (17, Cole)
> 3B: McKinstry (2, Cole)
> HR: Greene (9, 5th inning off Cole 0 on, 0 Out)

> RBI: Greene (34), Torkelson (31), Keith (17), McGonigle 2 (28)
> 2Out RBI: Torkelson; Keith.

> SH: Lee

> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 2-11 (McKinstry 0-1, Outman 0-2, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 0-1,
>    Torkelson 1-1, Keith 1-2, Lee 0-1, McGonigle 0-2)



> New York Yankees AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> A. Rosario 3B 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 .248 .289 .479
> B. Rice DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 .383 .607
> P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .293 .355 .543
> C. Bellinger CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .369 .468

Contained.

> A. Volpe SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269 .376 .376
> J. Chisholm Jr. 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226 .312 .404
> J. Dominguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .262 .403

Cornered.

> J. Caballero LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .319 .404

Curtailed.
Three Yankees were aboard the 0-fer Express.

> A. Sanchez C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .316 .381 .421
>    A. Wells PR-C 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .273 .250
> team 34 3 7 3 1 2 12

Three runs weren't enough to win this game.

> 2B: Sánchez (2, Valdez)
> HR: Rosario (7, 7th inning off Anderson 1 on, 2 Out)

> RBI: Rosario 2 (22), Sánchez (3)
> 2Out RBI: Sánchez, A; Rosario, A 2.

> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 1-5 (Rosario 0-1, Sánchez 1-1, Chisholm Jr. 0-1, Domínguez 0-1, Volpe 0-1)

> SB: Caballero (17, 2nd base off Valdez/Dingler)

> E: Sánchez (1, catcher's interference); Caballero (6, throw)



> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> New York Yankees (46-31, 24-16 away)   0 1 0  0 0 0  2 0 0 - 3 7 2
> Detroit Tigers (34-44, 22-16 home)     0 0 3  1 1 0  0 0 x - 5 9 0
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------

That three-run rally was really helpful.



> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (W, 4-5) 6.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 94-59 3.91

A quality start, and the win.

> D. Anderson 1.1 1 2 2 0 2 1 19-15 4.04

Not what the Tigers wanted, but the Tigers overcame it.

> D. Sommers (H, 2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 0.00
> W. Vest (S, 2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-10 5.61

Did their jobs.

> team 9.0 7 3 3 2 12 1 131-88

> HBP: Sánchez (by Anderson)

> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
>    Valdez 17/24;
>    Anderson 5/6; Sommers 1/3; Vest 3/4

> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
>    Valdez-16-13-16-14;
>    Anderson-2-4-6-3; Sommers-0-0-1-3; Vest-4-2-2-2

> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
>    Valdez 7-3;
>    Anderson 0-2; Sommers 1-0; Vest 2-0

> Game Scores: F Valdez 66



> New York Yankees IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> G. Cole (L, 2-2) 4.1 9 5 5 1 5 1 89-61 3.62

He did well for a while, but the Tigers got to him later on.

> P. Blackburn 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18-12 2.78
> R. Yarbrough 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 31-14 3.99

Did their job.

>  team 8.0 9 5 5 3 7 1 138-87    

> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Cole 16/24; Blackburn 2/5; Yarbrough 4/8

> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Cole-19-11-14-17; Blackburn-2-6-1-3; Yarbrough-7-1-0-6

> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Cole 2-6; Blackburn 1-2; Yarbrough 2-4

> Game Scores: G Cole 29



> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 24,284

> Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 13 m.p.h., in from centre

> Time of Game: 2:44

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Riley Greene and Framber Valdez lead Tigers past Gerrit Cole, Yankees 5-3 for 4th straight win

By AP
Jun 22, 2026, 09:36 pm

DETROIT -- — Riley Greene homered and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs as the Detroit Tigers beat Gerrit Cole for the first time in 10 years, winning 5-3 against the New York Yankees on Monday night.

Framber Valdez (4-5) outpitched Cole, giving up one run on four hits and two walks in six innings. The left-hander struck out eight as the Tigers won their fourth straight game.

Cole (2-2) entered 10-1 with a 1.84 ERA in 14 career starts against Detroit, with his only loss coming as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 14, 2016. But the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner wasn't very sharp this time, allowing five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out five.

Minus injured slugger Aaron Judge, the Yankees have lost three in a row and four of five. They still have the best record in the American League at 46-31.

New York got a run in the second when José Caballero walked, stole second and scored on Ali Sánchez's double.

Detroit took the lead with three runs in the third.

Zack McKinstry led off with a triple and scored on McGonigle's groundout. Cole struck out Dillon Dingler for the second out, but the next four hitters reached base, including RBI singles by Spencer Torkelson and Colt Keith.

McGonigle's RBI double gave the Tigers a 4-1 lead in the fourth, and Greene's 422-foot homer made it 5-1 in the fifth.

Sánchez exited in the seventh after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch. Amed Rosario homered two pitches later to make it 5-3.

A pair of infield singles brought Jasson Domínguez to the plate with two on and two outs in the eighth, but Will Vest came out of the bullpen to strike him out. Vest also pitched the ninth for his second save.

The game was delayed for seven minutes in the fourth when a camera installed in front of second base popped up through the grass. Despite the best efforts of Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to rebury the camera, the grounds crew had to come out to fix the field.

Up next

The teams continue their three-game series Tuesday night, with Detroit RHP Casey Mize (2-4, 2.58 ERA) scheduled to face LHP Carlos Rodón (3-2, 3.50).