New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers in first game of double header

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Comerica Field in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 7-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Austin Romine had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Severino started for the Yankees and won his ninth game of the season.  He pitched eight innings and gave up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out ten.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs and Aroldis Chapman struck out the only batter that he faced and earned his 14^th save of the season. 

Drew VerHagen pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season.  Sandy Baez pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three walks and striking out four and Zac Reininger pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. -7  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit and an RBI.  Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Romine had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Torres, Bird and Romine each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and Torres and Romine each committed an error. 

Nick Castellanos had two hits and an RBI, Miguel Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Niko Goodrum had a hit and an RBI.  John Hicks had a hit, Jose Iglesias had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera, Goodrum and Iglesias each hit a double and the Tigers were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Machado committed an error. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI double to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Bird hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Andujar hit an RBI single and Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  Romine hit a three-run homerun and it was 7-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Castellanos hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the ninth Goodrum hit an RBI double and Iglesias hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will complete their day/night doubleheader on Monday night.