New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
The Story
The New York Yankees blanked the Detroit Tigers 3-0 at Comerica Park on August 16, 2024, a result the DiamondIQ model's estimate framed as an increasingly one-sided affair after opening with Detroit holding a 43% pre-game win probability that ultimately collapsed to zero. Gerrit Cole was the engine of the outcome, finishing as the game's highest-impact performer with a cumulative +32.1% win probability added. His most consequential moments came through suppression rather than spectacle: a fifth-inning strikeout of Justyn-Henry Malloy (-6.5% WP for Detroit) and a sixth-inning strikeout of Jace Jung (-9.2% WP) extinguished whatever hope the Tigers were quietly building against a New York offense that had yet to fully assert itself.
The offensive turning points came on solo home runs that pushed the Yankees out to a margin Detroit could never answer. Oswald Peraza delivered the game's single most impactful offensive play in the top of the fifth, connecting off Brant Hurter for a home run that shifted win probability by +11.8%. Aaron Judge added another solo shot off Hurter in the top of the eighth for a +10.5% swing, and the Yankees also plated a run in the first inning to account for all three of their scores. Peraza led all batters with a +7.4% WPA and +0.3 RE24, while Judge posted +5.9% WPA and Jose Trevino contributed +5.7% WPA with the game's best RE24 among position players at +0.8. Luke Weaver and Brenan Hanifee provided late bullpen support, adding +8.8% and +7.6% WPA respectively to close out a clean, efficient shutout on the road.