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Triple-A Toledo placed Lange (lat) on its full-season injured list Friday. The transaction confirms that the surgery Lange underwent this past week to address a right lat avulsion was indeed season-ending. Though the right-handed reliever is currently on the minor-league IL, the Tigers could recall him and place him on the major-league 60-day IL if the team needs to open up a spot on the 40-man roster at any point. Per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, Lange is optimistic that he'll be back to full health for the start of spring training in 2025.
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Lange was diagnosed Tuesday with a right lat avulsion and is scheduled to undergo surgery next week, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. Lange suffered the injury in his appearance with Triple-A Toledo on Friday. The 28-year-old opened the 2024 campaign in Detroit's major-league bullpen before being sent down in late May, compiling a 4.34 ERA and 1.77 WHIP with 21 strikeouts over 18.2 innings in 21 appearances with the Tigers. An exact timetable for Lange's return will likely be provided following the surgery, but he's set to be placed on the minor-league injured list in the near future and could be at risk of missing the rest of the season.
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Lange was removed from an appearance at Triple-A Toledo on Friday due to an upper-body injury, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. Lange made the Tigers' Opening Day roster and owned a 4.34 ERA in 18.2 innings before being sent to Toledo. He signaled to the dugout immediately after throwing a pitch Saturday and was grabbing at his side. Lange underwent an MRI on Saturday, and while the Tigers have yet to reveal the results of the test, early indications are that Lange sustained a severe injury.
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The Tigers optioned Lange to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday. A day after allowing four earned runs in one inning during Wednesday's loss to the Royals, Lange will be sent to Triple-A in order to get back on track. The 28-year-old owns a 4.34 ERA and 1.77 WHIP alongside a 21:17 K:BB through 18.2 innings this season, and he figures to return to Detroit's bullpen once he starts turning in promising results with Toledo. In the meantime, Mason Englert will come up from Triple-A to take Lange's place.
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Lange (0-2) allowed an unearned run on one hit to take the loss in Wednesday's 5-4, 10-inning contest against the Guardians. After recording the final out of the ninth inning, Lange had the unenviable task of pitching the bottom of the 10th in a tie game with a runner starting on second base. The righty retired the first batter but then allowed a walk-off hit to Brayan Rocchio. There shouldn't be too much read into the loss, and Lange has pitched well all season, as he's sitting with a stellar 0.64 ERA across 14 innings. Lange should continue to see high-leverage work for the Tigers moving forward, and he could slide back into the closer role at some point if he keeps up the strong play.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DET | 21 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 4.33 | 1.76 |
| 2023 | DET | 67 | 0 | 66.0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 79 | 45 | 43 | 3.68 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | DET | 71 | 0 | 63.3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 31 | 48 | 3.69 | 1.24 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 5/22 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | 14.40 | 2 | 1 | 5.00 |
| 5/20 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5/18 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 5/14 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5/12 | vs  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 5 | 36.00 | 2 | 0 | 10.50 |
| 5/08 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 5/07 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |