The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees with their pitching in frigid conditions in the opening weeks of the season.

Five months later, the bats are joining the pitching as the Tigers are rolling past the Yankees again, and Detroit can complete a three-game sweep Thursday night when the teams conclude the season series in New York.

Detroit (84-62) is 4-1 against the Yankees this season and is attempting to get its first sweep in New York since 2008 -- the season before the current Yankee Stadium opened. The Tigers have outscored New York 37-9 in the five meetings this year and are batting .272 after scoring nine runs in the final three innings and getting 16 hits in Wednesday's 11-1 rout.

"It was pretty explosive at the end, and a lot of high-fives," Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said

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