WILLI CASTRO NEWS

Provides all the offense Thursday Castro went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Chicago starter Lance Lynn cruised through six innings but not before Castro popped his fourth home run of the season in the fifth. The 24-year-old infielder has mostly struggled this season after a breakout 2020, as he's seen his OPS fall from .931 to .629. The 23-33 Tigers figure to keep giving Castro plenty of opportunities, however, as they build for the future.

JUNE 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Moncada, Lamb homer as White Sox beat Tigers 4-1 behind Lynn

Yoán Moncada and Jake Lamb hit two of Chicago’s four home runs to back Lance Lynn, Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa closed in on John McGraw for second on baseball’s career wins...

JUNE 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brewers edge Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings for 5th straight win

Luis Urías hit a shot that bounced over the wall and brought home Omar Narváez with the winning run in the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2

MAY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Skubal leads Tigers to 6-2 win, rare sweep of Yankees

Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat New York 6-2 for their first home series sweep of the Yankees in 21 years

MAY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turnbull, Schoop lead Tigers to 6-1 win over Yankees

Jonathan Schoop homered and Spencer Turnbull pitched well into the sixth inning as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6-1

MAY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting Friday Castro is not in the lineup Friday against the Yankees, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact Those with Castro on their fantasy teams probably won't mind much that he'll get to avoid facing Gerrit Cole. Jonathan Schoop starts at second base in his absence.

MAY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Wednesday Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Cleveland.

Impact Jonathan Schoop will fill in at second base for Castro. The 24-year-old went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-1 loss, with his season average dropping below the Mendoza Line to .199 as a result.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Civale dominates Tigers again in 4-1 Cleveland victory

Aaron Civale dominated the Detroit Tigers again, taking a shutout into the ninth inning in the Cleveland Indians’ 4-1 victory

MAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Detroit Tigers giving Willi Castro 'long leash’ to make improvements this season Tigers second baseman Willi Castro is hitting .204 with seven walks and 45 strikeouts in 37 games. He went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in Monday...

MAY 25, 2021 • FREEP.COM

Homers, doubles in loss Castro went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Monday's loss to Cleveland.

Impact Castro returned from a day off Sunday and didn't miss a beat, doubling home a run in the second inning and hitting his third home run of the season in the seventh with a runner on. The young infielder is off to a slow start with just a .585 OPS through 37 games, but the rebuilding Tigers will give him plenty of opportunities to build up his confidence.

MAY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Luplow's catch preserves Indians' 6-5 win over Tigers

Jordan Luplow made a diving catch on Eric Haase’s sinking liner to right field with the bases loaded, preserving a 6-5 victory for the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers

MAY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets day off Sunday Castro is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Impact Castro returned to the lineup Saturday after missing a few days with a bruised elbow, but the Tigers will give him a day off as they ease him back into action. Niko Goodrum will start at shortstop with Jonathan Schoop covering second base.

MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Benintendi 3 RBIs, KC holds on, ends Tigers' win streak at 4

Andrew Benintendi drove in three runs, Josh Staumount escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 7-5, stopping the Tigers’ four-game win...

MAY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back in action Saturday Castro (elbow) is starting at second base and batting seventh Saturday against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact He suffered a bruised elbow Wednesday but will only need a couple days to get right. Castro is hitting .211 with one home run and one steal in 11 games this month.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Singer scheduled to start as Kansas City hosts Detroit

The Tigers will start Matthew Boyd on Saturday and the Royals are expected to counter with Brady Singer

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting Friday Castro (elbow) is out of the lineup Friday at Kansas City.

Impact The 24-year-old exited Wednesday's game with a bruised right elbow after being hit by a pitch, and he won't start Friday after Thursday's scheduled day off. Jonathan Schoop will shift to the keystone while Miguel Cabrera starts at first base.

MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Urena scheduled to start for Detroit against Kansas City

The Royals will send Mike Minor to the mound Friday and the Tigers will give Jose Urena the start

MAY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Leaves with elbow bruise Castro was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mariners with a bruised right elbow.

Impact The 24-year-old initially stayed in the game after being hit by a pitch during the fourth inning, but he was eventually pulled from the contest. Castro went 0-for-1 with a run scored before exiting and should be considered day-to-day.

MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Monday's lineup Castro is not starting Monday against the Mariners, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro has settled into a near-everyday role at second base but has done very little at the plate, hitting just .205/.263/.299. Jonathan Schoop will start at the keystone Monday.

MAY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scores twice in win Castro went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning win over the Cubs. He also stole his first base of the season.

Impact It's mostly been a struggle this season for Castro, and he's lost some playing time as a result, but the Tigers still are likely to give the 24-year-old plenty of opportunities to succeed. He should continue to split time with Harold Castro and Niko Goodrum in the middle infield.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Castro is out of the lineup Friday against the Cubs.

Impact Castro is 5-for-35 with 19 strikeouts in his past 10 games and will take a seat Friday versus Chicago. Harold Castro will start at second base in the series opener.

MAY 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers beat Royals 4-3, KC's skid reaches 11 games

Michael Fulmer shut down Kansas City’s ninth-inning rally for his second save, and the Detroit Tigers’ won 4-3 to extend the Royals’ losing streak to 11 games

MAY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grossman, Tigers recover to hand Royals 9th straight loss

Robbie Grossman singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers, after squandering a seven-run lead late, recovered to beat the skidding Kansa...

MAY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes yard in loss Castro went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and three strikeouts in Friday's 7-3 loss to Minnesota.

Impact Castro's sixth-inning blast off Minnesota reliever Cody Stashak accounted for all of Detroit's runs in the contest. The 24-year-old Castro has slumped in his last 10 games, going 6-for-35 (.171) in that span. He has two homers, eight RBI, nine runs scored and a .198/.241/.311 slash line across 112 plate appearances overall. It'll be tough for Castro to find much success at the plate if he can't trim down his 30.4 percent strikeout rate.

MAY 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Twins hit 3 homers in rainy 7-3 win over Tigers

Matt Shoemaker pitched five scoreless innings and Kyle Garlick, Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler homered to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on a rainy night in De...

MAY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS