Yankees squander advantage of six races and fall to Tigres | Baseball

Jordy Mercer ended the game with a single against Chance Adams in the ninth inning, and the Tigers of Detroit they traced a six-run deficit to overcome on Tuesday 12-11 at Yankees of New York.

The Tigers they overcame six home runs of New York. Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius they shook two home runs each while the Venezuelan Gleyber Torres and Dominican Edwin Encarnación also managed to lead the Yankees, who have reached 276 home runs in the campaign, to tie Minnesota as leader of the elderly.

New York, which has a 95-51 record, fell unexpectedly against Detroit, the worst team of the Big leagues, with a record of 43-100.

The Yankees won 6-0 in the second inning, but the Tigers they matched by six scores in the third, supported by a mistake by Torres in the middle.

When the Yankees they won 6-2, towers dropped a shot from Gregorius, in what seemed like an ideal move for a double kill that would have put an end to the inning.

Grayson greiner he hit a double with one out in the ninth inning, in front of Chance Adams (1-1). Mercer he hit a single between the right forest and the center, to score the emerging runner Willi Castro.

The Puerto Rican closer Joe Jimenez (3-8) solved the ninth chapter perfectly.

For the Yankees, the Venezuelan Torres 5-1 with one scored and one pushed. The Dominicans Gary Sánchez of 4-1 with one scored, Incarnation of 5-1 with one scored and two produced. The Colombian Gio Urshela of 4-1 with one scored.

For the Tigers, Venezuelans Victor Reyes 5-1 with two scored, Harold Castro 5-3 with two scored and one pushed, Miguel Cabrera 3-1 with one scored and two driven. The Dominicans Jeimer Candelario of 5-3 with one scored, Dawel Lugo 4-0 with one scored. The Puerto Rican Castro no official turn but with one scored. / AP