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• Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Tallies three hits in loss

  08/30/2024 • By RotoWire

  McKinstry went 3-for-4 with a double in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Angels. McKinstry was the only Detroit player with multiple hits, and the lack of production around him prevented him from accumulating any counting stats. While the utility player can pop on occasion, McKinstry is generally not much of an offensive threat, and his lack of consistent playing time limits his fantasy ceiling.

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• Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Smacks fourth home run

  08/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  McKinstry went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 13-4 win against the White Sox. McKinstry went deep off John Brebbia in the ninth inning, his first home run since July 7. McKinstry in the middle of a five-game hitting streak with five RBI and two stolen bases in that stretch. The 29-year-old utility man sees sporadic playing time and carries a paltry .603 OPS through 90 games this season.

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• Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Picks up steal in win

  08/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  McKinstry went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Cubs. McKinstry notched a steal in his second straight game, but this was his first start in three contests. He's put together a decent August, going 13-for-45 (.289) across 15 games while adding three steals and four RBI. The 29-year-old is at a .199/.259/.320 slash line with 11 steals, three home runs, 19 RBI and 25 runs scored across 251 plate appearances for the year.

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• Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Provides spark Saturday

  08/18/2024 • By RotoWire

  McKinstry went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Yankees. McKinstry batted ninth and provided an unexpected lift, as he came into the contest batting just .188 for the season. The utility man is now a career .215 hitter across 355 MLB games, so he's pretty much settled in as a low-impact offensive player who offers value to his team through his defensive versatility. That keeps McKinstry's fantasy appeal fairly limited.

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• Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Retreating to bench

  08/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  McKinstry is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners. McKinstry will hit the bench for the series finale after he had started in each of Detroit's last three games while going 3-for-12 with two doubles, one walk and two runs across those contests. Though McKinstry's bat has warmed up in August, the Tigers still seem to view him mostly as a utility player. His playing time is likely to take a hit once Detroit gets Riley Greene (hamstring) back from the injured list, perhaps as soon as this weekend or early next week.

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