The Detroit Tigers are back on the road after letting a four-run cushion slip away in Sunday’s 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Houston Astros. Detroit led 3-0 into the seventh before the game turned, and although Jack Flaherty delivered five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, the bullpen couldn’t finish the job. Tyler Holton, Kyle Finnegan and Kenley Jansen each came up short in relief.
Now the Tigers head to the Bronx to begin a six-game trip against the New York Yankees on Monday, with Casey Mize getting the ball in the opener. The right-hander has had a rough stretch since coming off the injured list, posting a 6.10 ERA and 4.46 FIP over his last two starts.
Mize’s latest outing came against these same Yankees at Comerica Park, and it was a tough one: four runs allowed on eight hits, including a home run, plus a walk and six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. That performance pushed him to two more losses and left him with defeats in four straight decisions.
New York will counter with left-hander Ryan Weathers, who has been on a much better run over his last two starts. He’s turned in a 1.46 ERA and 2.62 FIP across 12 1/3 innings, collecting a pair of quality starts in the process. His last meeting with the Tigers was also productive, as he gave up two runs, one earned, on six hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings to earn his fifth win of the 2026 season.
That sets up the series opener Monday night with two starters arriving in very different places.
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