"The 2025 Yankees are more or less what the last few editions have been: power-hitting lineups that struggle to score by any method other than home runs, fine starting, suspect relief, putrid defense, putrid baserunning, and perfectly respectable records against bad teams but mediocre records against anyone good. The Tigers, battling for the AL's best record, count as one of those good teams, and for six innings on Tuesday things were tense, looking like a barnburner to kick off this possible playoff preview series."
"The melted-down relievers were Fernando Cruz (recently back from injury; promising) and Mark Leiter Jr. (stinky), and together they allowed nine runs on four hits, four walks, and a hit by pitch in a combined 0.0 innings of work. "It was tough," said New York starter Will Warren, who had just watched his six quality innings go up in smoke. "I don't know what to say. I haven't seen anything like that before.""
The Yankees lost 12-2 to the Tigers after a catastrophic late-inning collapse. The team continued a pattern of relying on home runs while struggling to score by other means, pairing solid starting pitching with suspect relief, poor defense, and bad baserunning. Detroit, chasing the AL's best record, produced a tense game through six innings before a nine-run seventh. Relievers Fernando Cruz and Mark Leiter Jr. allowed nine runs on four hits, four walks, and a hit-by-pitch in 0.0 innings. Will Warren pitched six quality innings but had his outing erased. The loss highlighted the Yankees' weaknesses against strong opponents.
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