New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, June 22, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-130) Detroit (+110)

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (31-44) will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (46-28) on Monday. The odds on this game have New York at -130 while Detroit is sitting at +110. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Carlos Rodon and Framber Valdez.

New York is slugging .442 and have been called out on strikes 639 times, while taking a walk on 315 occasions. They have recorded 369 runs batted in and 605 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .246. The Yankees have recorded 120 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 112 balls out of the park. They have tallied 386 runs scored and hold an OBP of .333. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.30 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 648 batters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 67 long balls and 263 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 226 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.62 as a unit on the year. New York has conceded 543 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 241 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 82 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 36 holds on the season (18th in the league). The Yankees bullpen have earned a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 67 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves so far this season and have missed out on 12 of their 30 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 runners on the campaign with 27.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Yankees have dispatched 239 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,972 putouts for the season, in addition to 663 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.6% of balls in play into outs in their 5,916 innings, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

Rodon has thrown 1,318 innings and has accumulated 1,450 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.73 (546 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.219. He has surrendered 1,110 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 497 walks. Rodon (96-74 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 5,529 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .313 and a batting average of .233 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 650 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 578 base hits. Detroit has recorded 84 home runs so far this year as well as 292 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .393 and they average 4.07 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 114 doubles, while taking a walk 273 times and scoring 305 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.282 with a FIP of 3.95 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (601 strikeouts vs 241 free passes). They are currently ranked 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 598. They have surrendered 73 homers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 314 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.89 (283 earned runs relinquished).

With 65 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 33 holds and also 17 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% of 144 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with runners on base. They rank 29th in the league with a save percentage of 43.3%, and they have sent 236 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 5,892 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in baseball). The Tigers have accrued 648 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 1,964 putouts for the season.

Valdez (84-57 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.42 earned run average and has conceded 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 4,850 opposing batters during his career. He has given up 442 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.215 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. During his career, Valdez has surrendered 993 base hits and he has 1,120 strikeouts in 1,163 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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