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2024 Batting

STATS AVG
Batting Average
HR
Home Runs
RBI
Runs Batted In
OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
SB
Stolen Bases
Regular Season .261 16 56 .742 6

Top Matt Vierling News

  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Sitting Wednesday

    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.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Tallies three hits in win

    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

    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.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Rest day Thursday

    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.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Not starting Sunday

    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.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Homer, stolen base in loss

    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.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Getting breather Thursday

    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.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Out of lineup Sunday

    Vierling is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    Vierling will retreat to the bench after starting in each of the past three games while going 5-for-11 with a home run, two doubles and two walks. Zach McKinstry will replace Vierling in the Detroit outfield, manning left field while batting seventh.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Blasts 15th home run

    Vierling went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and three runs in Saturday's 13-4 win against the White Sox.

    Vierling has been hot as of late, with multi-hit games in six of his last 13 and hitting .327 over that span. The 27-year-old has 15 home runs and 49 RBI this season, both second most among Tigers players behind Riley Greene.

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  • Tigers' Matt Vierling: Drives in two Friday

    Vierling went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two RBI in Friday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.

    Vierling extended his hitting streak to three games and he's having a nice August, batting .286 for the month. The utility player is batting .255 overall with a .728 OPS. He's mostly been playing in the outfield lately, including his start in right Friday, though he's mixing in occasional time at third base. Vierling's versatility should continue to get him in on the field most days for the Tigers.

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Player Bio

HT/WT: 6-3, 205 lbs
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Age: 28
School: Notre Dame
Experience: 3
Bats/Throws: R, R