Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Box Score on Jul 31, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 31, 2017

NEW YORK -- Chase Headley produced three hits, including a two-run double in a four-run fourth inning, as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Monday.

After the Yankees obtained Sonny Gray for three prospects from the Oakland Athletics while not acquiring a first baseman before the non-waiver trade deadline, Headley continued to be productive.

Headley, who moved to first base when Todd Frazier was acquired to play third base two weeks ago, had his sixth three-hit game. Since the trade, the switch hitter is batting .417 (15-for-36).

Todd Frazier delivered a two-run single and Aaron Judge hit his major-league-leading 34th homer as the Yankees improved to 12-6 since the All-Star break and won for the seventh time in eight games. Clint Frazier added an RBI triple after Detroit starter Michael Fulmer hit Jacoby Ellsbury with the first pitch of the seventh.

Gary Sanchez's sacrifice fly produced New York's final run for a 7-2 lead in the seventh.

James McCann hit an RBI double, Jim Adduci had an RBI single and Mikie Mahtook had a run-scoring groundout as Detroit stranded 14 runners and lost for the eighth time in 12 games.

New York's Luis Severino (8-4) won his third straight start, allowing one run and four hits in five innings. Severino threw a career-high 116 pitches and matched his second-shortest start of the season. He struck out eight and walked three.

Aroldis Chapman recorded the final two outs of the game and collected his 13th save after entering with the bases loaded.

Fulmer (10-9), who allowed two hits in six scoreless innings during his Yankee Stadium debut June 11, 2016, gave up seven runs (six earned) and seven hits in six-plus innings on Monday for his third straight defeat.

Detroit took a 1-0 lead with two outs in the fourth when Mahtook singled and took second on left fielder Clint Frazier's fielding error. McCann followed with an RBI double that eluded a dive by Judge in right field.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Yankees loaded the bases on two walks and an error by second baseman Ian Kinsler on Sanchez's grounder. Headley hit a two-run double to the warning track in center field.

Three pitches after Headley doubled, the Yankees took a 4-1 lead on a two-run bloop single by Todd Frazier.

Judge made it 5-1 by sending a 1-1 changeup well over the left field wall, ending an 0-for-10 skid.

NOTES: Detroit GM Al Avila said he was in contact with the Chicago Cubs for about six to eight weeks before trading LHP Justin Wilson and C Alex Avila to Chicago. ... The Yankees said RHP Sonny Gray and LHP Jaime Garcia are expected to arrive in New York on Tuesday after being acquired in separate trades. Yankees GM Brian Cashman said he tried to get Garcia from the Braves before the Minnesota Twins acquired him earlier this month. ... Avila said despite speculation about trades of RHP Justin Verlander and 2B Ian Kinsler, ownership did not give him a mandate to cut payroll. ... The Tigers recalled C John Hicks and RHP Joe Jimenez from Triple-A Toledo while the Yankees recalled RHP Jonathan Holder from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes/Barre after optioning RHP Luis Cessa there.