TIGERS 3 – YANKEES 0
The Yankees are currently looking for an identity. While the team from Queens is rolling up wins in the early going, the Bronx Bombers are one of baseball’s early season enigmas. On Thursday, the Yanks lost to the Detroit Tigers 3-0, wrapping up a roadtrip to Baltimore and the Motor City at 3-3.
The Yankees had seven hits on Thursday, but only one hit, a double by Josh Donaldson, was for extra bases. The Yankees as a team are hitting .221 as a team coming into play Thursday, and their issues to move runners over and drive them in without the homer is still an issue.
Jordan Montgomery gave the Yankees six terrific innings, allowing only a run on three hits, but it wasn’t enough. Ex-Met Miguel Castro buried any hope of a late rally when he served up a two-run double to Austin Meadows.
Moreover Tigers fans were all over the Yankees for intentionally walking Miguel Cabrera, who was – and still is – one hit away from 3,000. Ouch! The Yankees face the Cleveland Guardians in the Bronx, Friday.
Aaron Boone has made the — ahem — slightly unpopular decision to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera as he sits one hit shy of 3,000. The boos are deafening. Whole stadium now chanting “@Yankees suck!” @tigers fans are BIG mad right now. pic.twitter.com/1R98c7iyds
— Dawn Klemish (@Sportsgal25) April 21, 2022
Miggy was intentionally walked in the 8th inning while sitting on 2,999 career hits and Tigers fans were NOT happy with the Yankees. 😠
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 21, 2022
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