New York Yankees lose the night cap of doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 4-2.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Miguel Andujar led the offense with a couple of hits. 

German lost his fourth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a couple walks and three strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three walks with a strikeout. 

Mike Fiers pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a couple walks and six strikeouts.  Fiers won his fifth game of the season.  Louis Coleman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out three, Joe Jimenez pitched an inning with a couple of strikeouts and Shane Greene saved his 15^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out the side. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew two walks and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI.  Miguel Andujar had two hits and drew a walk, Tyler Austin had a hit and Clint Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Andujar hit two doubles and Gardner hit a triple.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Jeimer Candelario had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Cabrera had a hit and Victor Martinez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Niko Goodrum had a hit and drew a walk, Leonys Martin had two hits and drew a walk and James McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ronny Rodriguez had an RBI, Martin, McCann, Candelario, Cabrera, Martinez each hit a double.  The Tigers were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the second Rodriguez hit a sac fly to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit an RBI triple to tie the game at one.  In the fourth McCann hit an RBI double and Candelario hit an RBI double to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.  In the sixth Stanton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 and in the seventh Martinez hit an RBI double to push the lead to 4-2. 

The two teams split the doubleheader and the Yankees will head to Toronto for a brief two-game series tomorrow night.