DETROIT — The Yankees’ bats remained quiet for most of Wednesday’s game, yet they managed to avoid getting swept by the Tigers at Comerica Park.

Ben Rice had a lot to do with that in a 4-3 win for the Bombers, as he launched a two-run homer off Tigers reliever Tyler Holton in the seventh inning. The 108.1-mph dinger marked the third of Rice’s season and snapped a 16 2/3-inning scoreless streak for the Yankees’ offense.

While Rice handled the initial run production, Max Fried dominated for the first time with his new team. With the Yankees in the midst of a three-game losing streak, he played the part of stopper beautifully while outdueling the Tigers’ Jack Flaherty, a high school teammate at Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles.

With Fried facing his friend for the first time in a professional game, the left-hander spun seven scoreless innings. In full control of his seven-pitch mix, he also struck out 11 batters while refusing to issue a free pass over 97 pitches.

The Tigers managed five hits off Fried, who now has a 1.56 ERA after three starts with the Yankees.

Flaherty, meanwhile, kept the Yankees off the board for 5 1/3 innings. He recorded nine strikeouts himself, though he walked three over 92 pitches.

Flaherty, who received trade interest from the Yankees last summer, also held the club to three hits.

The Yankees were able to tack on two more runs as the Tigers fell apart in the ninth inning. Their comedy of errors began when catcher Dillon Dingler dropped two straight foul pop-ups near Detroit’s side of Comerica’s backstop. John Brebbia then hit two batters before Colt Keith committed a fielding error.

Aaron Judge capitalized on the ugly display, driving two runs home with a single.

It’s a good thing Judge did, as the Yankees endured some sloppy play of their own in the bottom of the inning when closer Devin Williams threw a wild pitch that plated a run for the Tigers. Zack McKinstry then singled two home before Mark Leiter Jr. took the ball from Williams and ended the game.

With their first road trip of the season now over — the Yankees’ chilly journey began with a series win in Pittsburgh — the team will enjoy an off day at home on Thursday. After that, they’ll face some more tough pitching with the Giants in town for a three-game set over the weekend.

San Francisco will throw the left-handed Robbie Ray in the opener. Right-handers Jordan Hicks and Logan Webb will follow.

The Yankees will hope for better performances from Marcus Stroman, Will Warren and Carlos Rodón, who all struggled in their last starts.

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