NOT GOOD: Former No. 1 pick collects 2 hits, take down Yankees
Former No. 1 selection gets two singles to aid Tigers in defeating YankeesDETROIT: In his major league comeback, Spencer Torkelson doubled and tripled, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Saturday. When Torkelson was sent down to Triple-A on June 2, he was hitting.201 with four home runs. Torkelson turns 25 on August 26. Two of Detroit’s best infield prospects, Trey Sweeney and Jace Jung, were called up this past weekend, along with the top overall choice in the 2020 amateur draft. Torkelson remarked, “Gosh, it’s so nice to be back. That was a really wonderful game.” Keider Montero (4-5), a right-hander for the Tigers, made his tenth career start and struck out five in five and a half innings. Two hits were given to him in his third win in a row. “He simply has weapons, but he’s got really excellent stuff,” Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch remarked. “His changeup has improved, and when you combine it with his fastball and slider, he’s been extremely productive.” After Montero, Tyler Holton pitched three innings. After battling around Aaron Judge’s leadoff singles in the ninth inning, Jason Foley completed the four-hitter. Yankees Manager Aaron Boone stated, “They have held us down — even yesterday, we got lucky and hit a couple balls out of the park.” “They had to come up with some really inventive tactics to stop runs, but that crew has done a very excellent job of it.” Carlos Rodon (13-8) of the Yankees gave up seven hits and four runs in three and a half innings. “I didn’t Colt Keith’s RBI single in the first gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead. In the second, they scored three more runs. Torkelson doubled to start the inning. Matt Vierling got a walk and Zach McKinstry hit an RBI single, but Rodon retired the next two batters. Then, Andy Ibanez doubled to left, scoring two runs. Boone stated, “They really made him work with some pretty extended at-bats.” “It was foul ball, foul ball, foul ball, and then they would take advantage of a mistake over the plate because he really couldn’t put anybody away with two strikes.” To begin the sixth inning, Torkelson tripled, but a wild pitch forced him to ground out at home. “I believed I understood the play flawlessly,