New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Match Player Stats On May 29, 2021

Spencer Turnbull won for the third time in his last four starts as the host Detroit Tigers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.

Turnbull (4-2) held the Yankees to one run on three hits and struck out six in 5 2/3 innings. A quartet of relievers held New York scoreless the rest of the way for the Tigers, who have won the first two contests of the three-game series.

Jonathan Schoop homered among his two hits and scored twice for Detroit. Willi Castro supplied two hits, a run scored and an RBI, and Jeimer Candelario also scored and drove in a run.

Yankees starter Deivi Garcia (0-2) gave up five runs (four earned) on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. Albert Abreu tossed 3 2/3 innings of relief, holding the Tigers to one run on two hits while striking out three.

The Yankees pushed across a run in the second inning. Gleyber Torres drew a leadoff walk and Gary Sanchez singled before Mike Ford walked to load the bases. Torres scored on Miguel Andujar's double-play grounder.

Detroit took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Schoop was hit by a pitch and Nomar Mazara singled. Garcia retired the next two batters but he walked Akil Baddoo to load the bases.

Castro's infield single brought in Schoop and a throwing error by second baseman Rougned Odor on the play allowed Mazara to score as well.

The Tigers made it 3-1 in the fourth inning when Eric Haase ripped a one-out triple to deep center and scored on Niko Goodrum's sacrifice fly.

Detroit increased its lead to five runs in the fifth.

Castro led off with a double and scored on Candelario's double to right field. He advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Miguel Cabrera's sacrifice fly. Schoop then crushed Abreu's hanging slider over the left-field wall for his fifth homer this season.

The Yankees left two runners stranded in the sixth.

--Field Level Media