Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Vierling will take a seat for the series finale after he had started in each of the Tigers' last three games. Wenceel Perez will fill in for Vierling in right field and will bat third.
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Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting out with sore shoulder
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Keith (shoulder) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Kansas City.
Keith was removed from Tuesday's game with a right shoulder injury. Per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, Keith was able to test out his arm with some fielding drills pregame Wednesday, suggesting that his absence might not last long. The Tigers are idle Thursday before beginning a weekend series in Baltimore. Zach McKinstry will cover second base Wednesday.
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Tigers' Tomas Nido: Receives MiLB deal from Detroit
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The Tigers signed Nido to a minor-league contract Tuesday.
Nido was released by the Cubs in late August just as he was beginning a rehab assignment following a debridement procedure on his right knee. He should be healthy enough to play now and will give the Tigers some organizational catching depth for the stretch run.
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Tigers' Casey Mize: Escapes with no-decision Tuesday
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Mize came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 3-1 extra-inning win over the Royals, allowing one run on six hits and four walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.
Kansas City put runners on base in every inning against Mize, but three double plays turned by the Detroit infield helped stifle the rallies. The right-hander has failed to complete five innings in back-to-back starts, and since rejoining the rotation in late August, Mize has a 4.87 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 16:6 K:BB through 20.1 innings. He'll look for his first win since June 30 in his next trip to the mound, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Rays.
Keith was removed from Tuesday's game versus Kansas City due to a right shoulder injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Keith reportedly suffered the injury on a dive during the fifth inning of Tuesday's contest, and he took himself out of the game once it began to affect his ability to throw the ball, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. He's slated to undergo further testing Wednesday, at which point the Tigers will have more information on the severity of the 23-year-old's injury. If he's unable to play Wednesday, Zach McKinstry and Andy Ibanez would be candidates to fill in at second base.
Meadows went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-1, 10-inning win over the Royals.
Meadows batted ninth with Kansas City starting lefty Cole Ragans, but he still managed to make a big impact, delivering a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 10th inning. The young outfielder has rebounded in a big way from a tough start to the season. Meadows was batting .096 through 32 games when he was demoted to Triple-A Toledo in early May. In 40 games since getting called back up in July, he's batting .310.
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Tigers' Tyler Holton: Picks up seventh win Tuesday
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Holton (7-1) pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Tuesday 3-1, 10-inning victory over the Royals. He struck out two.
Holton efficiently navigated the eighth and ninth innings before turning things over to Jason Foley, who slammed the door for his 25th save of the year. Holton has eight saves of his own, to go along with the seven wins as well as 12 holds and a stellar 2.12 ERA. The two pitchers have clearly established themselves as Detroit's top two bullpen options, and both should have fantasy value as the regular season wraps up, though Foley has a leg up when it comes to seeing regular save opportunities.
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Tigers' Jason Foley: Records another save Tuesday
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Foley pitched a perfect 10th inning to record the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Royals.
For the second straight night, Foley made quick work of Kansas City to wrap up a critical win for the Tigers as they continue their playoff push. The righty needed 13 pitches to record his 24th save on Monday and needed just 11 pitches to secure save No. 25 on Tuesday. Foley has only allowed two earned runs over his last 22 appearances, and he's lowered his ERA to a tidy 2.97 in the process. Southpaw Tyler Holton is seeing some save opportunities in the right matchups, but Foley is still the top closing option in Detroit's bullpen most days.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Out of Detroit lineup
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Rogers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Kansas City.
Rogers has received the lion's share of starts at catcher for the hard-charging Tigers of late, but he'll begin this one on the bench. Dillon Dingler will be behind the dish for Detroit.
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Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Out against left-hander
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Carpenter is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Kansas City.
Royals starting pitcher lefty Cole Ragans has reverse splits, but the left-handed-hitting Carpenter nonetheless will begin the festivities on the bench. Justyn-Henry Malloy will slide into the designated-hitter slot.
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Tigers' Jaden Hamm: Excellent season for Whitecaps
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Hamm logged a 2.64 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 122 strikeouts in 99 innings across 24 appearances for High-A West Michigan.
Including his final season at Middle Tennessee State, Hamm threw 91.2 innings in 2023, so he built slightly off that in his first full pro season. The 6-foot-1 righty has elite movement characteristics on his low-90s fastball, which allows the pitch to play up as plus. A north-south pitcher, Hamm uses his 12-6 curveball most to put hitters away. He'll also mix in a changeup and slider. If the 7.8 percent walk rate Hamm logged this season holds as he moves up to Double-A, he should keep marching towards a mid-rotation role in Detroit.
Foley earned the save against the Royals on Monday, striking out one over a perfect ninth inning.
Foley was called upon to protect a 7-6 lead in the ninth frame and did so on 13 pitches. The 28-year-old has converted nine straight saves, including five in nine September appearances. On the season, he is 24-for-27 in save opportunities with a 3.02 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 43:19 K:BB across 56.2 innings.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Tallies three hits in win
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Vierling went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
Vierling played a lead role for the Tigers in a key win as they continued to make up ground on Minnesota for the final AL playoff spot. The utility man's numbers don't jump off the page, but he's once again been a steady performer with a .261 batting average and .741 OPS. Vierling posted an identical .261 average last season with a .717 OPS.
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Tigers' Colt Keith: Homers in key win
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Keith went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
Keith made his lone hit count, ripping a two-out home run in the fifth inning that brought the Tigers within a run as they mounted a comeback. Detroit is pushing Minnesota for the final playoff spot, and the rookie Keith has been a key reason why. Over his last 12 contests, the 23-year-old is batting .313 with five runs scored and six RBI.
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Tigers' Reese Olson: Allows grand slam in return
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Olson (shoulder) did not factor into the decision in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 2.1 innings.
Olson retired the first six batters he faced but hit a wall in the third, loading the bases and surrendering a grand slam to Bobby Witt. The 25-year-old threw 29 of 50 pitches for strikes and was on a limited workload after missing nearly two months with a shoulder injury. On the season, he owns a 3.50 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 95:32 K:BB across 105.1 innings and lines up for a road matchup with the Orioles this weekend.
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Tigers' Jace Jung: Absent from Monday's lineup
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Jung is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
Jung will be out of the starting lineup for the third time in four games, and Zach McKinstry will get the start at third base Monday. Jung has gone 5-for-23 with a .640 OPS since the beginning of September.
