DETROIT -- Paul Goldschmidt set the tone with a pair of solo homers off Tarik Skubal, and Jasson Domínguez made the difference with a two-run shot against Detroit’s two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner in the sixth inning of a 4-2 Yankees win.
New York starter Ryan Weathers held the Tigers to one earned run on six hits over six innings in a second consecutive strong outing, improving his record to 3-5 and ERA to 3.95.
Goldschmidt got it all going Wednesday night at Comerica Park by leading off the game with a 372-foot shot to left on a high and inside four-seamer with a 3-1 count. He ranks fourth among hitters 38 and over with four leadoff homers in a season since 1900.
Two innings later, he really got a hold of a low and inside curve, drilling it 427 feet to left at 104.9 mph for his 14th homer of the season. At 38 years and 287 days old, he became the eighth-oldest hitter with a multihomer game while batting leadoff since 1900.
Goldschmidt hasn’t hit more out in a season since connecting for 22 homers for the Cardinals in 2024. He now has 386 for his career, with 400 a definite possibility.
Domínguez hit No. 3 of the season by launching a changeup down the middle 382 feet to left at 101.2 mph.
The Yankees also got some strong fifth-inning defense from utility man Max Schuemann, playing just his seventh game in center in his 256th MLB game for the Athletics and Yankees.
Schuemann, drafted from nearby Eastern Michigan University in the 20th round in 2018, got off to a bit of a rocky start in the inning by failing to make a strong catch at the wall near the 412-foot mark. That leadoff double by Kevin McGonigle didn’t lead to any scoring, though, as Schuemann made two great plays.
With one out, he sprinted to his right and took extra bases away from Matt Vierling.
Riley Greene then teed off on a sinking liner to his left. Schuemann was off to the races again and went sliding forward on his rear end to catch the ball, ending the inning and the scoring threat.
Weathers also was sharp his last time out, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits Thursday against the White Sox.
The Yankees, heading to Boston for four games, won the series by taking the final two games against Detroit.