Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commi sion if you sign up through our links. Read our for more information. Its the same old story for the Detroit Tigers, who havent made the playoffs since 2014. Despite an 18-13 record, they are tied for 26th in the majors in weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) and strike out at a 24.2 percent rate, which ranks in the bottom-third of the sport, . Still, the Tigers are hot, winning four straight series ahead of Fridays meeting with the New York Yankees in The Bronx. Tigers starter Reese Olson comes in with an 0-4 record. He let up one earned run and struck out eight hitters over seven innings in his April 24 outing against the Royals, but sour offense and a bullpen meltdown led to an 8-0 lo s. Explore More Olson has made encouraging progre s since his rookie season, having allowed zero home runs through 28/ innings, but Ben Simmons Jersey his high hard-hit rate suggests hes due, especially against a Yankees team thats averaging at least one per game and ranks second in the sport with 41. Yankees starter Marcus Stroman has enjoyed a superb career against Detroit, with a 1.75 ERA and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Reese Olson is 0-4 entering Fridays start. David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports His consistency has been a bit spiky through his first five starts in pinstripes, but Stroman has pulled ground balls out of a hat, which is another enticing edge for the Yankees against these Detroit hitters. Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting Read about the Learn all about The Yankees enter this series off a in which they lost three games to their division rivals, scoring a total of six runs and no more than two in any game. They dropped , 7-2. They are 8-5 at home this season, although they only split a four-game set with the Athletics when they last played in The Bronx. The play: Yankees -1.5 runs (+135, ) Raul Neto Jersey