DETROIT -- Gary Sanchez hit the type of home run normally reserved for his powerful teammate.
Sanchez's drive in the first inning was estimated at nearly 500 feet, and the New York catcher added another homer in the ninth to lead the Yankees to a 13-4 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Sanchez's two-run shot in the first was estimated at 493 feet by Statcast.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is the only player with a longer one this year -- he hit a 495-footer in June.
"I think I still got him by two feet," Judge said.
Sanchez sounded willing to concede that point.
"You guys know, and I know, that he has way more power than me," Sanchez said through a translator. "That's not up for debate here. I don't even think I can hit another ball like that again."
Sanchez's homer landed just below the scoreboard in left field at Comerica Park, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. New York never looked back. Masahiro Tanaka (9-10) pitched seven tidy innings in his return from the disabled list, allowing three runs and six hits.
It was Tanaka's first appearance since Aug. 9. He'd been out with right shoulder inflammation.
Matthew Boyd (5-7) allowed seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Judge singled and walked three times, ending his record-setting streak of 37 games with at least one strikeout.
Aaron Hicks added a homer for the Yankees. Nicholas Castellanos hit two for Detroit, including an inside-the-park homer with two outs in the ninth.
Sanchez and Todd Frazier each had three hits for New York.
Tanaka struck out four without a walk. He threw 90 pitches.
Tanaka didn't allow a baserunner until the third inning. By then, the Yankees already led 7-0. After Sanchez's homer, New York added another run in the first on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Austin.
The Yankees scored four more runs in the third. Austin hit an RBI single, and Frazier added a two-run triple. Frazier then scored on a sacrifice fly by Ronald Torreyes.
Ian Kinsler hit an RBI double for Detroit in the third, but the Yankees scored two more runs in the fifth. Hicks hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 11-1.
Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Sanchez's two-run drive in the ninth was his 25th home run of the year.
Castellanos circled the bases for an inside-the-park homer after his sinking liner got past a sliding Jacoby Ellsbury in center.
"You'd rather win the game, but that certainly added some entertainment," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "Once he gets going, he really moves well on the bases."
OVER WITH
In the seventh, the Yankees pinch-hit for Judge, ensuring that he would finish the night without a strikeout. Manager Joe Girardi downplayed Judge's unfortunate streak and said he had other reasons for taking him out.
"I don't look at those things. It's not like he sat on his average or something," Girardi said. "I've got to take care of this guy. He plays every day. He played every day in this last 13 days."
COMMISSIONER AT COMERICA
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred visited the ballpark before the game. He met with Chris Ilitch, who took over the Tigers and Detroit Red Wings when his father died in February. Manfred toured Little Caesars Arena, the new venue that will house the Red Wings and Detroit Pistons this coming season.
"After everything I saw today, including the amazing development projects from the Ilitch family, I am quite confident that the Detroit Tigers and the city of Detroit have a very bright future," he said.
As for the recent protest by umpires, who wore wristbands to draw attention to what they saw as unreasonable verbal abuse from players and managers, Manfred said: "I want to be clear that the protest was a violation of their collective bargaining agreement."
"We let them know that we intended to enforce our rights under that agreement, but fortunately, we were able to agree on a meeting," he added.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird (right ankle), 2B Starlin Castro (right hamstring) and DH Matt Holliday (left lumbar) remained out on rehab assignments.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (10-5) takes the mound Wednesday night against the Tigers. He'll have an extra day of rest because of the team's off day Monday.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (7-10) starts for Detroit.
Sanchez's drive in the first inning was estimated at nearly 500 feet, and the New York catcher added another homer in the ninth to lead the Yankees to a 13-4 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Sanchez's two-run shot in the first was estimated at 493 feet by Statcast.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is the only player with a longer one this year -- he hit a 495-footer in June.
"I think I still got him by two feet," Judge said.
Sanchez sounded willing to concede that point.
"You guys know, and I know, that he has way more power than me," Sanchez said through a translator. "That's not up for debate here. I don't even think I can hit another ball like that again."
Sanchez's homer landed just below the scoreboard in left field at Comerica Park, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. New York never looked back. Masahiro Tanaka (9-10) pitched seven tidy innings in his return from the disabled list, allowing three runs and six hits.
It was Tanaka's first appearance since Aug. 9. He'd been out with right shoulder inflammation.
Matthew Boyd (5-7) allowed seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Judge singled and walked three times, ending his record-setting streak of 37 games with at least one strikeout.
Aaron Hicks added a homer for the Yankees. Nicholas Castellanos hit two for Detroit, including an inside-the-park homer with two outs in the ninth.
Sanchez and Todd Frazier each had three hits for New York.
Tanaka struck out four without a walk. He threw 90 pitches.
Tanaka didn't allow a baserunner until the third inning. By then, the Yankees already led 7-0. After Sanchez's homer, New York added another run in the first on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Austin.
The Yankees scored four more runs in the third. Austin hit an RBI single, and Frazier added a two-run triple. Frazier then scored on a sacrifice fly by Ronald Torreyes.
Ian Kinsler hit an RBI double for Detroit in the third, but the Yankees scored two more runs in the fifth. Hicks hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 11-1.
Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Sanchez's two-run drive in the ninth was his 25th home run of the year.
Castellanos circled the bases for an inside-the-park homer after his sinking liner got past a sliding Jacoby Ellsbury in center.
"You'd rather win the game, but that certainly added some entertainment," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "Once he gets going, he really moves well on the bases."
OVER WITH
In the seventh, the Yankees pinch-hit for Judge, ensuring that he would finish the night without a strikeout. Manager Joe Girardi downplayed Judge's unfortunate streak and said he had other reasons for taking him out.
"I don't look at those things. It's not like he sat on his average or something," Girardi said. "I've got to take care of this guy. He plays every day. He played every day in this last 13 days."
COMMISSIONER AT COMERICA
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred visited the ballpark before the game. He met with Chris Ilitch, who took over the Tigers and Detroit Red Wings when his father died in February. Manfred toured Little Caesars Arena, the new venue that will house the Red Wings and Detroit Pistons this coming season.
"After everything I saw today, including the amazing development projects from the Ilitch family, I am quite confident that the Detroit Tigers and the city of Detroit have a very bright future," he said.
As for the recent protest by umpires, who wore wristbands to draw attention to what they saw as unreasonable verbal abuse from players and managers, Manfred said: "I want to be clear that the protest was a violation of their collective bargaining agreement."
"We let them know that we intended to enforce our rights under that agreement, but fortunately, we were able to agree on a meeting," he added.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird (right ankle), 2B Starlin Castro (right hamstring) and DH Matt Holliday (left lumbar) remained out on rehab assignments.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (10-5) takes the mound Wednesday night against the Tigers. He'll have an extra day of rest because of the team's off day Monday.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (7-10) starts for Detroit.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez homered to left (493 feet), Hicks scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right center, Judge to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Austin hit sacrifice fly to center, Judge scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley walked. | 3 | 0 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Kinsler lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Upton grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Torreyes singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Torreyes out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hicks struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Sánchez fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Cabrera lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Castellanos lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Martínez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Judge walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius reached on infield single to pitcher, Judge to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Austin singled to left center, Judge scored, Gregorius to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Headley lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| T. Frazier tripled to deep right, Gregorius and Austin scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Saupold relieved Boyd. | 6 | 0 |
| Torreyes hit sacrifice fly to right, T. Frazier scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Gardner lined out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| McCann singled to center. | 7 | 0 |
| Presley lined out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| Iglesias lined out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Kinsler doubled to deep center, McCann scored. | 7 | 1 |
| Mahtook flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Hicks flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Sánchez singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| Judge walked, Sánchez to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Austin walked, Sánchez to third, Judge to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Headley lined out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| T. Frazier singled to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Torreyes singled to left, T. Frazier to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to first, Torreyes out at second, T. Frazier to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Hicks grounded into fielder's choice to first, T. Frazier scored, Gardner to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Judge singled to deep left, Gardner scored, Hicks to second. | 9 | 1 |
| VerHagen relieved Saupold. | 9 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Martínez struck out looking. | 9 | 1 |
| McCann lined out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Presley flied out to right. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew VerHagen pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Austin struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 9 | 1 |
| T. Frazier singled to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Torreyes flied out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Iglesias reached on infield single to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| Kinsler grounded into double play, third to second to first, Iglesias out at second. | 9 | 1 |
| Mahtook flied out to right. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew VerHagen pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Gardner tripled to deep right. | 9 | 1 |
| Hicks homered to right (436 feet), Gardner scored. | 11 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| Ellsbury hit for Judge. | 11 | 1 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher. | 11 | 1 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 11 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Hicks in right field. | 11 | 1 |
| Ellsbury in center field. | 11 | 1 |
| Jones hit for Upton. | 11 | 1 |
| Jones grounded out to pitcher. | 11 | 1 |
| Hicks hit for Cabrera. | 11 | 1 |
| Hicks doubled to left. | 11 | 1 |
| Castellanos homered to right (357 feet), Hicks scored. | 11 | 3 |
| Romine hit for Martínez. | 11 | 3 |
| Romine singled to left, Romine out stretching at second. | 11 | 3 |
| McCann grounded out to third. | 11 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Jimenez pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Machado at second base. | 11 | 3 |
| Mahtook in left field. | 11 | 3 |
| Jones in center field. | 11 | 3 |
| Hicks at first base. | 11 | 3 |
| Jiménez relieved VerHagen. | 11 | 3 |
| Austin grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Headley lined out to left. | 11 | 3 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Shreve relieved Tanaka. | 11 | 3 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Iglesias doubled to left. | 11 | 3 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 11 | 3 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Ferrell pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| Ferrell relieved Jiménez. | 11 | 3 |
| Wade hit for Torreyes. | 11 | 3 |
| Wade reached on infield single to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 11 | 3 |
| Hicks lined out to right. | 11 | 3 |
| Sánchez homered to right (403 feet), Wade scored. | 13 | 3 |
| Ellsbury flied out to center. | 13 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| Wade at second base. | 13 | 3 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 13 | 3 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 13 | 3 |
| Castellanos inside-the-park home run to center (321 feet). | 13 | 4 |
| Romine flied out to left. | 13 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .254 | .345 | .439 |
| Hicks CF-RF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .375 | .490 |
| Sánchez C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .274 | .348 | .536 |
| Judge RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | .284 | .417 | .594 |
a-Ellsbury PH-CF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .238 | .315 | .367 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .310 | .338 | .499 |
| Austin DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .259 | .290 | .519 |
| Headley 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .274 | .355 | .403 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .216 | .336 | .429 |
| Torreyes 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .288 | .307 | .369 |
b-Wade PH-2B
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .137 | .214 | .216 |
| Totals | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 185 | |||
| a-grounded to pitcher for A Judge in the 7th b-reached on infield single to shortstop for R Torreyes in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gregorius (21, Boyd) 3B: T. Frazier (1, Boyd); Gardner (3, VerHagen) HR: Sánchez 2 (25, 1st inning off Boyd 1 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off Ferrell 1 on, 2 Out); Hicks (13, 7th inning off VerHagen 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Sánchez 4 (69), Austin 2 (7), T. Frazier 2 (59), Torreyes (34), Hicks 3 (45), Judge (81) SF: Torreyes, Austin 2-out RBI: Judge, Sánchez 2 Yankees RISP: 4-12 (Headley 0-2, Sánchez 0-1, T. Frazier 1-2, Gregorius 0-2, Hicks 1-2, Austin 1-1, Judge 1-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (T. Frazier-Torreyes-Headley). Outfield Assist: Gardner (Romine at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 27,818 (66.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Carlos Torres, Third Base - Dana DeMuth |
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