For nine innings, this game belonged to the pitchers. Then the 11th inning arrived, and Detroit took everything.
Troy Melton was the story through the first six-plus frames. The right-hander held New York to 2 hits over 6.1 innings, striking out 7 without allowing a run on 84 pitches. Carrying a 2.05 ERA, Melton gave Detroit exactly the kind of start that keeps a bullpen fresh heading into extra innings. He received no decision.
The Tigers had built their early cushion quietly. Kevin McGonigle homered to right center — 422 feet — in the third inning to put Detroit ahead. Riley Greene's sacrifice fly in the sixth scored Dillon Dingler to make it 2-0. New York's Will Warren matched the moment for stretches, striking out 7 over 5.1 innings while allowing 2 runs, but the Yankees trailed entering the ninth.
Amed Rosario kept New York alive with a solo home run to left in the bottom of the ninth, and Jazz Chisholm scored on a wild pitch by Anderson to tie the game at 2-2. The Bronx crowd of 37,117 had reason to believe. But the Yankees could not push through in the 10th, and the 11th inning unraveled quickly. Spencer Torkelson walked to bring McGonigle home with the go-ahead run. Then Zach McKinstry singled to right, scoring Greene and Torkelson, and Hao Yu Lee scored on a throwing error by catcher Sánchez — 4 runs in the inning, a 6-2 final. Camilo Doval, who allowed 4 runs (2 earned) in 1.0 inning while issuing 3 walks, took his first loss of the season, falling to 3-1. Keider Montero, who threw 2.0 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts, picked up his fifth win against five losses.
Detroit snapped a losing streak and moved to 36-49. New York, now 48-36, has dropped five straight.