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.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Sitting Wednesday
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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: 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.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Rest day Thursday
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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
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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
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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: Rejoining lineup Sunday
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Vierling (back) will bat leadoff as the Tigers' designated hitter Sunday against the Giants.
The 27-year-old sat out the past two games after he exited Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners due to lower-back spasms, but he'll return to action Sunday in a non-defensive role. Vierling is batting .333 through six games in August but is in the midst of a 14-game home-run drought.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Remaining sidelined Saturday
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Vierling (back) isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
Vierling was taken out of Thursday's game due to back spasms, and he'll now miss his second consecutive game as he continues to recover. Ryan Vilade will pick up another start in right field instead and bat ninth.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Not playing Friday
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Vierling (back) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.
Vierling left in the eighth inning of Thursday's game against Seattle with back spasms. He was initially slated to play Friday, but he will be held out of action for at least one game. Ryan Vilade will start in right field and bat sixth.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Three hits, stolen base in win
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Vierling went 3-for-5 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.
Vierling singled in each of his first two at-bats, coming around to score on a Bligh Madris' double following the latter hit as Detroit jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The outfielder would later drive home and score a run in the ninth to extend the Tigers' lead, increasing his average to .333 (8-for-24) in August. Vierling has tallied multiple hits in back-to-back games and has hit safely in five of six contests to open the month. The stolen base was his third of the season, with all three coming over his last 10 games.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Homers early in loss
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Vierling went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Guardians.
Vierling went deep in the first inning, his 13th home run of the season, but then he and the rest of Detroit's hitters went quiet the remainder of the game. The 27-year-old continues to increase his career-best total of long balls, as his previous high was the 10 home runs he hit last year. Vierling is also two RBI away from tying his career-best mark of 44, which was also set in 2023.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Resting Sunday
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Vierling is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Vierling will hit the bench after going 10-for-33 (.303 average) with five extra-base hits, six RBI and seven runs while starting in each of the Tigers' last eight games either in center field or at third base. Riley Greene will cover center field Sunday, while Gio Urshela moves across the diamond and gets the nod at the hot corner.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Solid effort in win
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Vierling went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 10-1 win over the Guardians.
A day after going deep and driving in three runs, Vierling stayed locked in, extending his modest hitting streak to four games. For the season, the 27-year-old is batting .249 with a .729 OPS. While his production doesn't jump off the page, Vierling does see regular playing time for the Tigers across the field, giving him some degree of fantasy utility.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Homers, drives in three in win
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Vierling went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Guardians.
Vierling hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning and gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead with a two-run homer in the third. He has had a decent start to July, logging hits in five of seven contests with two home runs, five RBI and six runs scored. On the season, the 27-year-old is hitting .246 with 12 home runs, 38 RBI and 41 runs scored over 317 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Sitting again Tuesday
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Vierling (foot) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Minnesota, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
The 27-year-old was scratched from Sunday's lineup due to left foot soreness and will sit again Tuesday following Monday's team off day. Vierling was hit by a pitch during Saturday's contest and had preliminary X-rays come back clean.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Scratched with foot soreness
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Vierling was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels due to left foot soreness.
Vierling suffered the injury during Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Angels, when he fouled a pitch off his foot in the top of the 10th. Preliminary X-rays came back clean, but the 27-year-old wasn't moving well in pregame workouts Sunday, per Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Vierling should be considered day-to-day and will have Monday's team off day to aid in his recovery ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Minnesota.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Slugs 10th homer
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Vierling went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in a 6-2 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday.
Vierling took Spencer Turnbull deep in the second pitch of the game for his second leadoff blast this season. Vierling now has 10 home runs through 72 games, which matches his career high from last season in 134 games. The 27-year-old has been hitting leadoff nearly every day for almost a month now and carries a .254/.288/.449 line for the season.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Goes deep in win
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Vierling went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Astros.
Vierling has homered twice over his last four contests, though both were solo shots that represent his only RBI since May 29. The outfielder is batting a modest .196 (10-for-51) over 12 contests in June, though he's still often hitting in the top third of the Tigers' lineup. Vierling is at a .266/.305/.468 slash line with nine homers, 30 RBI, 30 runs scored, nine doubles, four triples and no stolen bases through 63 games this year.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Goes yard in both ends of twin bill
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Vierling went 4-for-8 with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader split with the Pirates.
Getting the start in center field in the opener and at third base in the second contest, Vierling was locked in at the plate no matter where he was stationed on the diamond. The 27-year-old crushed a three-run homer off Jared Jones in the fifth inning of an 8-0 win to kick off the twin bill, then launched a solo shot off Paul Skenes in the sixth inning of a 10-2 loss later in the afternoon. Vierling has four long balls among eight hits over his last three games, boosting his slash line on the season to .289/.320/.503 with seven homers, 22 runs and 28 RBI.
