New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Match Player Stats On Aug 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 23, 2017

DETROIT -- Gary Sanchez continued his power surge with his third homer in two games, and the New York Yankees rolled to a 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday at Comerica Park.

Sanchez hit a solo homer in the first inning and added a two-run single in the third. The catcher had a pair of two-run homers during the series opener on Tuesday. He has homered in six of the past nine games, and he has nine long balls over the past 14 games.

Luis Severino (11-5) collected a victory for the sixth time in his last seven starts. He limited the Tigers to one run on six hits and a walk while striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings.

Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley also hit solo homers and drove in two runs apiece for New York (68-57). Ronald Torreyes supplied a career-high-tying four hits while scoring once and driving in a run, and Aaron Judge chipped in two hits, including a run-scoring double.

Ian Kinsler and Jose Iglesias ripped solo homers for the Tigers (54-71), who have lost 14 of their past 17 games.

Losing pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (7-11) gave up seven runs on nine hits in five innings. He has allowed seven earned runs in each of his past three starts.

Sanchez's shot in the first inning didn't travel as far as his monstrous 493-foot blast the previous night, but it still put the Yankees up 1-0.

New York opened a 6-0 lead in the third. Sanchez's bases-loaded single brought home the first two runs. Judge's double to deep center made it 4-0. Gregorius ripped a single up the middle to knock in Sanchez, and Chase Headley's sacrifice fly brought home Judge.

Gregorius clubbed his 19th homer of the season to right-center field in the fifth for a 7-0 lead.

NOTES: Yankees rookie RF Aaron Judge served as the designated hitter on Wednesday. "Physically, I think he's doing pretty well but when you get in a stretch like we're in, 13 (games) in a row, if you can give a guy a DH day, I think it helps him," manager Joe Girardi said. ... New York's Gary Sanchez is just the third catcher in American League history to hit at least 25 homers in a season at age 24 or younger, joining Detroit's Rudy York (1938) and Matt Nokes (1987). ... Detroit RHP Anibal Sanchez threw on flat ground Wednesday for the first time since going on the disabled list with a hamstring strain. ... Tigers CF Mikie Mahtook did not start Wednesday, though he appeared as a defensive replacement. He has gone hitless in his past 13 at-bats.