Vierling isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Vierling has tallied a hit in each of his last three games, but he'll step out of the starting nine Saturday as Jace Jung gets the starting nod at third base and bats seventh.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Vierling is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Rays.
Vierling started six of the last seven games, including three of the last four versus righties, but he'll grab a seat for this one as the Rays send right-hander Ryan Pepiot to the bump. Zach McKinstry is at third base and Wenceel Perez is in right field for Detroit.
Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Vierling will take a seat for the series finale after he had started in each of the Tigers' last three games. Wenceel Perez will fill in for Vierling in right field and will bat third.
Vierling went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
Vierling played a lead role for the Tigers in a key win as they continued to make up ground on Minnesota for the final AL playoff spot. The utility man's numbers don't jump off the page, but he's once again been a steady performer with a .261 batting average and .741 OPS. Vierling posted an identical .261 average last season with a .717 OPS.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Sitting again Saturday
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Vierling is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Vierling is out of the lineup for the second time in the last three days. Wenceel Perez will hit fifth and start in left field in his place.
Vierling is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rockies.
Zach McKinstry will be in right field for the series finale as Vierling gets a breather. Vierling reached base four times in the first two games of the series.
Vierling is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's.
Vierling has a .628 OPS through six games in September and will sit Sunday for the second time in Detroit's past three contests. Zach McKinstry is starting in right field and batting seventh in the series finale.
Vierling went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Padres.
Vierling kicked things off for Detroit with a two-out solo homer in the top of the first before also reaching on a fielder's choice play in the third. He would then come around to score on a Colt Keith single after stealing second, marking his third multi-run effort in his last eight starts. Vierling also tallied a single in the contest, giving him back-to-back multi-hit games and he's now hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games overall. Over that latter stretch he's batting .340 (16-for-47) with two homers, four doubles, five RBI and nine runs scored.
Vierling is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Angels, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Vierling will get a standard day of rest after starting the last three games and six of the previous seven contests. Zach McKinstry, Parker Meadows and Kerry Carpenter will patrol the outfield, and Riley Greene will occupy the designated-hitter slot as the Tigers try to complete the sweep and extend their winning streak to seven games.
