Madden will serve as the Tigers' primary pitcher out of the bullpen Friday versus the Blue Jays, with Brenan Hanifee being deployed as an opener in front of him, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Madden was initially listed as a traditional starting pitcher, but the Tigers have decided to use him in a bulk-relief role again after it worked well the last two times. The righty has permitted three runs with a 12:2 K:BB over 11 innings in his first two appearances for Detroit this season.