With 4 outfielders already on the injured listing, the Tigers may’ve misplaced one other key contributor when Kerry Carpenter left at present’s 4-3 loss to the Royals with what supervisor A.J. Hinch described as proper hamstring soreness. As Hinch advised the Detroit Information’ Chris McCosky and different reporters, Carpenter suffered the harm whereas operating out an infield single within the seventh inning. Nothing gave the impression to be amiss till Carpenter was changed in left subject within the prime of the ninth inning.
Extra will probably be recognized about Carpenter’s standing tomorrow, but when he has to overlook time, he’ll be part of Parker Meadows, Matt Vierling, Wenceel Perez, and Manuel Margot (who was signed in late March to assist handle the outfield depth problem) on the more and more crowded Detroit injured listing. Carpenter probably would’ve been a part-time outfielder and part-time DH on this planet the place everybody was wholesome, however he has performed solely twice on the DH place this season. Past the outfield crunch, Carpenter’s absence would additionally take away a giant bat from the Tigers’ lineup, because the slugger is hitting .315/.338/.562 with 5 homers in his first 77 plate appearances of 2025.
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Returning to that very same Royals/Tigers sport, Carlos Estevez tossed two innings of aid work, as setup man Lucas Erceg continues to be recovering from a contusion on his left foot. Erceg left Friday’s sport in apparent discomfort after being hit within the foot by a Riley Greene comebacker, although the excellent news is that checks got here again damaging for any structural harm. Erceg advised MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and different reporters on Friday that he was day-to-day and didn’t assume he would require an IL journey. The hope is that with now two days of relaxation and an off-day on Monday, Erceg may able to pitch for Tuesday’s sport with the Rockies. The Estevez/Erceg mixture has been a shutdown late-inning duo for Okay.C. to this point, with Erceg contributing a 1.23 ERA over 9 appearances and seven 1/3 innings.
Chase Meidroth was a late scratch from at present’s White Sox lineup, although he did play the final two innings of the 8-4 win over the Crimson Sox as a defensive sub at shortstop. Pale Hose supervisor Will Venable advised reporters (together with MLB.com’s Scott Merkin) that Meidroth is coping with proper thumb irritation, and was restricted to fielding solely as a result of thumb discomfort. The rookie will obtain some imaging on his thumb earlier than a choice is made a couple of potential IL stint. Meidroth is a well-regarded infield prospect who has hit .269/.387/.269 in his first 31 PA and 9 video games of his huge league profession, and it could be a tricky break to see him sidelined so quickly after showing within the Present.
