New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees rolled past the Detroit Tigers 22-10 on February 24, 2024, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in a game that was never truly in doubt after the early innings. The DiamondIQ model opened with Detroit holding a 54% win probability, but that edge evaporated quickly and closed at 0% as New York built an insurmountable lead through a relentless offensive performance, finishing with 15 hits against two Tigers errors.

The game's most consequential stretch came in the second inning, when Trent Grisham delivered a home run off Jake Higginbotham that shifted win probability by 12.7 points in New York's favor. Detroit answered in the bottom half as Andy Ibáñez connected for a home run off Luis Gil, a swing worth 12.0 points of win probability for the Tigers. The Yankees continued to pour it on in the third, with Oscar Gonzalez doubling off Miguel Díaz for a 9.1-point swing, and New York capped the night with an eight-run ninth inning that rendered any remaining doubt moot. On the Detroit side, the bottom of the sixth encapsulated their struggles: a Bligh Madris walk off Ryan Anderson moved the needle 14.7 points toward the Tigers, only for Justice Bigbie's flyout in the same frame to give back 10.4 points.

Among the game's top individual performers by the DiamondIQ model's estimate, Luis Torrens led all players with a 14.4% WPA contribution alongside a 1.2 RE24, while Bligh Madris posted 14.0% WPA and 1.1 RE24 in a limited but impactful appearance. Grisham finished with the best run-context figure of any batter at 2.6 RE24 to accompany his 13.3% WPA. On the pitching side, Nick Ramirez was the model's top-rated arm with a 4.0% WPA contribution, followed by Dennis Santana at 3.6% and Blair Calvo at 2.9%, as the Yankees bullpen collectively maintained control through an increasingly lopsided afternoon.