Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees — Mar 15, 2026 | AI Prediction & Stats
Detroit Tigers
2-4
Finished
12
:
1
New York Yankees
5-1
Scoreboard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tigers
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
|
Yankees
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
AI PREDICTIONNeural Network Forecast
AI| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tigers
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
Yankees
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
With Luis Gil slated to take the hill for New York and Casey Mize getting the ball for Detroit, the pitching matchup tilts toward the Yankees. Gil’s fastball/changeup combo has produced a 31 % strike-out rate this spring, and Detroit’s lineup has struggled against high-velocity right-handers (a .216 team average in that split). Mize, meanwhile, is still building stamina after last season’s elbow cleanup and has been capped at 80 pitches; expect the Yankees to force a deep count and reach Detroit’s middle relief by the fifth.
The Yankees enter on a five-game winning streak and lead the league in first-inning OPS. That pattern continues here: Judge drives in two with an opposite-field double to open the scoring. Detroit answers only sporadically—Torkelson sneaks a solo homer in the fourth, and Greene plates another in the sixth—but the Tigers’ bottom third remains a soft spot Gil attacks, limiting sustained rallies.
New York’s bullpen is rested after yesterday’s off-day, allowing Boone to layer Marinaccio, Holmes, and Wandy Peralta for the final nine outs; they squash a small eighth-inning threat when Peralta induces a double-play grounder from Báez. Conversely, Detroit’s relief corps has thrown 11 innings in the past two days, and fatigue shows: Foley surrenders a two-run single to Torres in the seventh that puts the game out of reach.
The Yankees’ superior on-base skills, deeper pen, and momentum carry them to a 6-3 victory, tightening their grip on the division’s second seed while the Tigers drop another close contest on the road.
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Season Comparison
Tigers
STAT
Yankees
2-4
Record
5-1
0.333
Win %
0.833
24
Runs For
24
24
Runs Against
6
6
Games Played
6
LLLLW
Form
WWLWW
Head to Head
2
3
Mar 21
Yankees
1 - 3
Tigers
Mar 12
Yankees
4 - 3
Tigers
Feb 21
Tigers
3 - 20
Yankees
Sep 11
Tigers
3 - 9
Yankees
Sep 10
Tigers
11 - 1
Yankees
Tigers Recent
Apr 1
@ Diamondbacks
0-1
L
Apr 1
@ Diamondbacks
5-7
L
Mar 31
@ Diamondbacks
6-9
L
Mar 29
@ Padres
0-3
L
Mar 28
@ Padres
5-2
W
Yankees Recent
Apr 1
@ Mariners
5-3
W
Apr 1
@ Mariners
5-0
W
Mar 31
@ Mariners
1-2
L
Mar 28
@ Giants
3-1
W
Mar 27
@ Giants
3-0
W
Lineups
AWAY ROSTER
Spencer Torkelson
AVG-
HR0
RBI3
OBP-
H3
AB20
Colt Keith
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H8
AB22
Gleyber Torres
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H4
AB20
Zach McKinstry
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB8
Dillon Dingler
AVG-
HR1
RBI5
OBP-
H5
AB16
Jake Rogers
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H1
AB6
Javier Báez
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB14
Matt Vierling
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB8
Parker Meadows
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H3
AB15
Riley Greene
AVG-
HR0
RBI4
OBP-
H5
AB25
Brant Hurter
ERA3.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Casey Mize
ERA1.50
W-L0-0
SO9
Connor Seabold
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Drew Anderson
ERA11.57
W-L0-0
SO2
Framber Valdez
ERA1.50
W-L0-0
SO5
Jack Flaherty
ERA4.15
W-L0-1
SO2
Justin Verlander
ERA12.27
W-L0-1
SO1
Kenley Jansen
ERA6.75
W-L0-0
SO4
Kyle Finnegan
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO2
Tarik Skubal
ERA0.69
W-L1-1
SO9
Tyler Holton
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Will Vest
ERA13.50
W-L0-1
SO1
Jahmai Jones
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB2
Kerry Carpenter
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB22
Kevin McGonigle
AVG-
HR0
RBI5
OBP-
H8
AB22
HOME ROSTER
Ben Rice
AVG-
HR1
RBI5
OBP-
H7
AB17
Paul Goldschmidt
AVG-
HR1
RBI3
OBP-
H2
AB9
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H4
AB23
Amed Rosario
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H1
AB6
Ryan McMahon
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H1
AB15
Austin Wells
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H3
AB16
J.C. Escarra
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB4
Trent Grisham
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H4
AB20
Giancarlo Stanton
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H10
AB20
Cody Bellinger
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H6
AB21
Brent Headrick
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO5
Cade Winquest
ERA-
W-L---
SO-
Cam Schlittler
ERA0.00
W-L2-0
SO15
Camilo Doval
ERA6.00
W-L0-0
SO4
David Bednar
ERA2.70
W-L0-0
SO2
Fernando Cruz
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Jake Bird
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO3
Max Fried
ERA0.00
W-L2-0
SO10
Paul Blackburn
ERA6.75
W-L0-1
SO0
Ryan Weathers
ERA2.08
W-L0-0
SO7
Ryan Yarbrough
ERA-
W-L---
SO-
Tim Hill
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Will Warren
ERA2.08
W-L0-0
SO3
Aaron Judge
AVG-
HR2
RBI3
OBP-
H3
AB24
Randal Grichuk
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB2
José Caballero
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H4
AB21
