Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander will not be able to make Wednesday's start because of back stiffness, reports Mlive.com.
"We thought it might go away, just kind of soreness from pitching again after having not pitched much in a while," manager Brad Ausmus said. "We're going to be cautious. He could probably go out there, but we're just going to be cautious to make sure he's healthy."
The Tigers will call up Buck Farmer to replace Verlander during Wednesday’s start.
"Right now, we're just looking at Buck pitching this one start and then we have the ability to push Verlander back up to five days," Ausmus said. "And if for some reason it doesn't go away, we'll make a decision then. But right now we're expecting him to make a start. We just don't know when because we've got to make sure he feels all right."