New York Yankees take game 1 of doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 10-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Luke Voit and Austin Romine each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Chad Green won his fourth game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a  walk and a strikeout and Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk.  Tyler Lyons pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Matthew Boyd pitched five innings giving up three hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three and lost his 11^th game of the season.  David McKay pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Bryan Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two his and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Jose Cisnero pitched to one batter and got him out.  Matt Hall pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with two strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew three walks, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Voit had three hits and three RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Romine had three hits and drew a walk.  Romine, Voit and Maybin each hit a double and Gregorius hit a triple.  Voit and Encarnacion each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Maybin had two stolen bases. 

Victor Reyes had a hit, Jeimer Candelario had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drew a walk.  Ronny Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, Dawel Lugo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Christian Stewart had a hit.  Travis Demeritte had a hit and an RBI, Jake Rogers had two hits and Willi Castro had a hit and drew two walks.  Rogers, Castro and Cabrera each hit a double, Candelario hit a triple and Lugo, Demeritte each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Lugo, Candelario and Castro each committed an error. 

In the first Voit hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Encarnacion hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Lugo hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh a wild pitch allowed Judge to score and Maybin hit a two-run double extending the Yankees lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the eighth Voit hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a two-run triple and the score was 10-3 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Demeritte hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-4 and that would be the final score.