AUGUST 22, 2023•DETROITNEWS.COM
The Detroit NewsTigers manager AJ Hinch faced a rock-and-hard place situation in the 9th, trying to defend batsman Nick Madrigal with the go-ahead run at second.
Tigers mulling pros, cons of potential Sept. 1 call-ups of prospects Malloy and KeithOn the possibility of calling up Colt Keith and Justyn-Henry Malloy, Harris said, \
AUGUST 22, 2023•DETROITNEWS.COM
Zach McKinstry - Added to Tuesday's lineupMcKinstry was added to Tuesday's lineup against the Cubs, starting at third base and batting ninth, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
ImpactHe typically wouldn't start with lefty Drew Smyly on the hill for Chicago, but Javier Baez was a late scratch with an illness.
AUGUST 22, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Javier Báez - Scratched with illness TuesdayBaez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Cubs with an illness, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
ImpactZack Short will man shortstop while Zach McKinstry is added to the lineup at third base. Baez should be considered day-to-day.
AUGUST 22, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Casey Mize - Scheduled for bullpen sessionMize (elbow) is scheduled to throw his next bullpen session Wednesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
ImpactMize continues to run the possibility of a return in the 2023 season as he works bullpen sessions. The starting pitcher will stay constrained within these sessions for now as he tries to make a comeback from his Tommy John surgery last June.
AUGUST 22, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Yan Gomes - Out of lineup TuesdayGomes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.
ImpactMiguel Amaya will catch and bat ninth for the visiting Cubs. Gomes hit a double in Monday's series opener versus Detroit, but he's slashing just .182/.229/.296 through 48 total plate appearances so far in August.
AUGUST 22, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Akil Baddoo - Sitting out against leftyBaddoo is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Cubs, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
ImpactLeft-hander Drew Smyly is taking the ball for Chicago, so the Tigers will go with Matt Vierling in left field as Baddoo rests. Third base -- which is where Vierling has mostly played recently -- will be occupied by Zack Short.
AUGUST 22, 2023•ROTOWIRE
