Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees: Game 131 Preview, TV/Radio Coverage & Lineup

Detroit Tigers (71-59) vs New York Yankees (67-62) — 7:08 p.m. ET

Comerica Park — Detroit, MI

TV: Fox Sports Detroit, ESPN

Radio: 97.1 The Ticket (click for affiliates)

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy

Game Notes

Retiring future Hall-0f-Famer Derek Jeter will be honored by the Detroit Tigers before tonight’s game at Comerica Park. It will likely be one of Jeter’s most memorable stops on his farewell tour. The Kalamazoo native chose a professional career instead of a baseball scholarship from the University of Michigan. Plus, you know, he could never beat the Tigers in the postseason–so there’s that….

Hear MCB co-editor Josie Parnell preview this series with our colleagues at YanksGoYard.

When We Last Met

The Tigers ran their winning streak to four games after receiving another strong outing from Rick Porcello and the rarest of rares–a 1-2-3 inning from Joe Nathan in the ninth inning to preserve the save in the 5-2 victory over the Yankees Tuesday night.

Pitching Matchup

David Price (12-9) had a historical outing in taking the loss his last time out. Not only was he facing his former teammates, but he became the first pitcher since 1990 to throw a complete game loss without giving up an unearned run. He retired the final 23 batters he faced in his old stomping grounds of Tropicana Field, but that one unearned run stood up against ice-cold Tigers’ bats in the 1-0 loss. That was Price’s first loss as a member of the Tigers. He also went nine innings against the Yankees in his first start against with Detroit, but ended up with a no-decision.

Shane Greene (3-1, 3.17) was also involved in a 1-0 shutout against the Tigers, going eight innings, allowing five hits in the win at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 7. In his last outing, he picked up a no-decision after allowing three runs on nine hits in five innings of a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox last Friday.

Detroit Tigers Lineup

Injuries

Tigers

Anibal Sanchez – 15-day DL
Joakim Soria – 15-day DL
Luke Putkonen – Out indefinitely
Andy Dirks – Out indefinitely
Joel Hanrahan – 60-day DL
Jose Iglesias – Out for season
Bruce Rondon – Out for season

Yankees

Brett Gardner — Probable
Masahiro Tanaka — 15-day DL
David Phelps — 15-day DL
C.C. Sabathia — Out for season
Ivan Nova — Out for season
Alex Rodriguez — SUSPENDED FOR SEASON

Schedule