Tigers lose Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene on dispiriting Tuesday
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers may need misplaced their finest pitcher and their finest hitter Tuesday.
Hours after beginning pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez went on the 15-day disabled checklist due to a ruptured pulley in his left index finger, centerfielder Riley Greene got here out of the sport within the third inning.
“He told us in the first inning that he had some discomfort in his lower left leg, but he wanted to stay in the game,” Tigers supervisor A.J. Hinch stated after a 10-6 loss to the Texas Rangers. “When I saw the way he was running after a fly ball in the third, I knew I needed to get him out of the game.”
Greene is hitting .294 in his second season and leads the staff with 60 hits and 29 runs.
“We sent him to get all the scans,” Hinch stated. “We will know more going forward.”
With outfielder Matt Vierling (again) occurring the injured checklist Tuesday, the Tigers will activate Jake Marisnick, who they acquired earlier within the day from the Chicago White Sox in trade for money concerns.
Marisnick performed for Hinch with the Astros from 2015-19, profitable the World Series in 2017 though accidents stored him off the postseason roster. He performed 9 video games for the White Sox, largely as a defensive alternative, earlier than being designated for task.
“Obviously, we made that move before Riley got hurt, but he’ll be here tomorrow and we will activate him,” Hinch stated.
The Tigers may have an extended watch for news about Rodriguez, who sustained the harm in Sunday’s win over the Chicago White Sox. A ruptured pulley is extra frequent with rock climbers than pitchers, so the Tigers don’t have a timeline for his return.
“I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know,” Hinch stated earlier than the sport. “It is in his finger, and it was a problem on one in every of his final pitches.
“We’ll continue to get him healthy and hope it is a quick return.”
Rodriguez is 4-4 in 11 begins with a 2.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings. He will likely be evaluated in every week to 10 days to find out when a throwing program can start.
Detroit has three different beginning pitchers on the injured checklist. Matt Manning (foot) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and Tarik Skubal (elbow) threw reside batting observe. They might return in July, though Hinch stated Skubal is forward of Manning by way of a potential rehab task.
Casey Mize (elbow) might return late within the season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure final summer season.
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