Flaherty (1-5) took the loss against the Rangers on Saturday, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts over three innings.
Flaherty endured his worst outing of the season and was pulled after throwing just 73 pitches. The 29-year-old has yielded four or more earned runs in each of his past three outings and has not recorded a win since April 4. He owns a 4.61 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 50:14 K:BB across 41 innings and lines up for a road matchup with the Blue Jays next weekend.
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Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Homer, three hits in loss
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Carpenter went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple, and an additional run scored in Saturday's 10-3 loss to the Rangers.
Carpenter homered to lead off the first inning and fell a double shy of the cycle. Over his past 10 games, the 27-year-old has tallied four multi-hit efforts with six extra-base hits, eight RBI and nine runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .290/.309/.550 with nine long balls, 21 RBI and 21 runs scored across 137 plate appearances.
Lee was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Lee made his big-league debut April 22 and allowed only one earned run across 6.1 innings before being optioned to Toledo on Thursday. He'll quickly return to the majors to provide some extra depth in Detroit's bullpen after Casey Mize (hamstring) landed on the injured list.
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Tigers' Casey Mize: Dealing with hamstring strain
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Mize was placed on the injured list Saturday due to a hamstring strain, retroactive to May 9, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Mize pitched Thursday and dominated the Rockies, allowing one earned run with eight strikeouts across six innings. However, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, Mize felt a sensation in his hamstring late in the outing that was originally attributed to dehydration. The strain is considered mild. The Tigers did not announce a replacement for the rotation, though Keider Montero is a likely option.
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Tigers' Javier Baez: Sitting Saturday
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Baez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.
Baez will sit for the second time in the last three games, though that isn't performance related. He's hit .351 with 14 RBI and 11 runs scored across his last 10 games, but Jace Jung will nevertheless enter the lineup and man third base.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Getting rest Saturday
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Dingler is not in Detroit's lineup Saturday against the Rangers.
Dingler has started games on three straight days and will give way to Tomas Nido on Saturday. Dingler has maintained his strong performance to begin the season, hitting .316 with five RBI and five runs scored across his last 10 games.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Doubles in run Friday
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Dingler went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Dingler continues to provide solid play in the absence of Jake Rogers (oblique), as the former is now batting .291 with a .787 OPS. He's been even better lately with a .364 average and .962 OPS in his last six games. Rogers could be back sometime this month, but until he returns, Dingler should remain the clear top catching option in Detroit.
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Tigers' Tommy Kahnle: Continues strong play Friday
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Kahnle worked around a hit to pitch a scoreless inning of relief and earn a hold in Friday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Kahnle has been excellent in his first season with the Tigers, as he's only allowed one earned run through 14 appearances, which has left him with a miniscule 0.61 ERA. The veteran righty recorded his third hold of the year Friday with Will Vest picking up his fourth save. Kahnle has five saves of his own to lead the team, and while Vest looks like the top closing option at the moment, both pitchers could continue to see ninth-inning work moving forward.
Keith went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI single in Friday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Keith came around to score in the second inning and added to the Tigers' lead in the fourth with an RBI single that brought Riley Greene home. Keith had a poor start to the season, but he has been hot at the plate in May. He has recorded two hits in each of his last four starts, going 8-for-14 with five runs scored, two home runs and six RBI over that span.
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Tigers' Will Vest: Captures fourth save
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Vest struck out one batter without allowing a hit or a walk in a scoreless ninth inning in Friday's win against Texas.
With Tommy Kahnle holding down the eighth inning following Tarik Skubal's seven-inning masterpiece, Vest was brought in for the ninth to protect the Tigers' one-run lead. He needed only 10 pitches (nine strikes) to get through the inning, finishing things off by getting Adolis Garcia to fly out to center field. It was Vest's fourth save of the season, and his low pitch count Friday should make him available out of the bullpen for Saturday's game. He has a 2.12 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 19:7 K:BB across 17 innings this season.
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Tigers' Tarik Skubal: Punches out 12 in dominant win
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Skubal (4-2) earned the win against the Rangers on Friday, allowing one run on two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings. He did not issue a walk.
It was another spectacular outing for the 28-year-old southpaw, who retired the first 15 batters he faced before yielding two singles and a run in the sixth. He made Texas batters look silly all night, generating a career-high 32 whiffs on 96 pitches (70 strikes), and he tallied double-digit punchouts for the second time in his last three games. Skubal leads the American League with 60 strikeouts and ranks second and seventh among qualified starters in the league in WHIP (0.88) and ERA (2.08), respectively. He's lined up to face the Red Sox at home next week.
The Tigers optioned Hicklen to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.
Hicklen picked up the first two hits of his major-league career Thursday in Colorado but finds himself back in the minors a day later. He's clearing out to make room on the roster for John Brebbia's (triceps) return from the 15-day injured list.
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Tigers' John Brebbia: Activated from injured list
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The Tigers activated Brebbia (triceps) from the 15-day injured list Friday.
Brebbia missed three weeks of action with a right triceps strain but is ready to go after making a couple rehab appearances. He permitted just one earned run through nine innings before getting hurt.
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Tigers' Keider Montero: Sent back down after spot start
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The Tigers optioned Montero to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.
Montero was up as the 27th man for Thursday's doubleheader against the Rockies and dazzled in a spot start, spinning eight frames of one-run ball at Coors Field. He'll rejoin the rotation at Toledo but will be the top option the next time the Tigers need a spot starter.
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Tigers' Alex Cobb: Fielding still an issue
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Cobb (hip) looked uncomfortable covering first base during a live batting practice session Friday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Cobb threw the ball well enough, but moving off the mound to field his position seemed to be a problem. What that means exactly for the veteran right-hander's timeline is uncertain, but it presents another obstacle before he'll be cleared to pitch in games. Cobb has been shelved since February after being diagnosed with inflammation in his surgically repaired right hip. He's currently on the 15-day injured list but is a candidate to shift to the 60-day IL if the Tigers need to free up a 40-man roster spot, as a season debut before late May seems unlikely at this point.
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Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Drives in two Thursday
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Ibanez went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Rockies.
Ibanez helped lead the Tigers to an easy 10-2 win then began the nightcap on the bench, though he did enter the contest late as a defensive replacement. The utility player has a solid .259 batting average and .746 OPS to go along with two home runs and 12 RBI in 25 games, but his inconsistent playing time limits his overall fantasy appeal.
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