The New York Yankees head to Motown to battle the Detroit Tigers

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The New York Yankees head to Motown to battle the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees are off to a head start as expected and now go on the road to take on the Detroit Tigers.

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An All-Star for the Tigers in 2009, Curtis Granderson struggled at times in his first season with the Yankees (16-9) last year and was being used as a platoon player.

He worked tirelessly on his swing with hitting coach Kevin Long, and is now batting .281 with eight homers and 18 RBIs. He hit a three-run homer in Sunday’s 5-2 win over Toronto.

Granderson, who played for the Tigers from 2004-09, missed New York’s lone trip to Detroit last season while on the disabled list. Only 43 of his 134 career homers have come at spacious Comerica Park.

The Yankees took two of three from the Tigers to open this season, and have won 11 of the last 16 meetings. They went just 1-3 in Detroit in 2010, however.

Mark Teixeira is a career .220 hitter at Comerica Park, and Robinson Cano is batting .167 in his last five games there. Those two combined for four homers and nine RBIs against the Tigers earlier this year.

Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera hit .455 with a pair of home runs and five RBIs at Yankee Stadium in that series. He is batting .372 with 10 homers and 23 RBIs in 26 career games against New York.

The Tigers (12-16) return home after being swept in their last two series. Detroit, which lost 5-4 to red-hot Cleveland on Sunday, has plated 17 runs while batting .207 with runners in scoring position during its six-game skid.

This sputtering offense could have trouble breaking out of its funk against the rejuvenated Bartolo Colon (2-1, 2.77 ERA). After yielding two runs in 6 2-3 innings in a 6-2 victory in Toronto on April 20 - his first start since July 24, 2009 - Colon was even better against Chicago on Wednesday. The veteran right-hander allowed one run, seven hits and one walk while striking out six in eight innings of a 3-1 win.

Colon is continuing to pitch well, but the Tigers will get the win behind Justin Verlander.

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