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Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Nick Loftin hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Sitting in second straight game Vierling is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Impact After a stretch of four consecutive starts, Vierling finds himself on the bench for a second day in a row. The right-handed-hitting outfielder should still have a path to making regular starts versus lefties, but his opportunities to play against righties could become more limited now that Detroit has one fewer lineup spot available after Gleyber Torres (oblique) was reinstated from the injured list Monday.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Reaches four times in loss Vierling went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the Tigers' 4-2 loss to the Phillies on Saturday.

Impact Vierling paced Detroit's lineup from the leadoff spot Saturday as he matched his season high in hits. Heading into the All-Star break, the veteran utility player has mostly been working as a platoon partner to James Outman in center field. The left-hand hitting Outman has been on the strong side of the arrangement, with Vierling often tapped to face lefties, as was the case Saturday with Philadelphia starting ace Cristopher Sanchez. Vierling's ability to play other positions as well boosts his fantasy value, though his playing time is likely to remain somewhat sporadic in the second half of the year.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Outman's triple keys five-run inning as Tigers win sixth straight, beating Phillies 10-2

James Outman hit a two-run triple during a five-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight game, 10-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Tarik Skubal and Colt Keith lead the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics

Tarik Skubal struck out nine over five innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Casey Mize matches career high with 10 strikeouts as Tigers beat sloppy Yankees 7-3

Casey Mize matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings and the Detroit Tigers capitalized on shoddy defense by the slumping New York Yankees in a 7-3 victory

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Christian Walker's 3-run homer in 10th inning helps power Astros past Tigers 7-5

Christian Walker's three-run homer highlighted a four-run 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Venezuelan pitchers Montero and De Jesus combine for a 5-hitter as the Tigers beat the Astros 8-0

Keider Montero and Emmanuel De Jesus combined for a five-hitter while both Venezuelans wore hats embroidered with “VZ” after this week’s earthquakes, and the Detroit Tigers beat th...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s big night at the plate helps Yankees end 3-game skid with 4-3 win over Tigers

Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered, drove in two runs and scored twice and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3

JUNE 24 • Associated Press

Deadspin | Matt Vierling delivers 10th-inning winner as Tigers sweep White Sox Deadspin | Matt Vierling delivers 10th-inning winner as Tigers sweep White Sox

JUNE 22 • DEADSPIN.COM

Tigers won't stay down without a fight with late rallies to complete sweep DETROIT – The Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a pair of late-inning comebacks. Matt Vierling’s 10th-inning bloop s...

JUNE 21 • MLB.COM

Dingler's late RBIs, Vierling's bloop single help Tigers sweep White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings

Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling’s bloop single finished off Detroit’s comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 inni...

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Taking seat Sunday Vierling is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Vierling had covered center field in each of the last three games, but he'll give way to James Outman in the series finale. Though Vierling will likely be prioritized in the lineup ahead of Outman against left-handed pitching, manager A.J. Hinch could lean on the hotter bat among the two players when the Tigers face righties. Since the start of June, Vierling has produced a lowly .143/.162/.314 slash line.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in win Vierling went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.

Impact Vierling got the scoring started for Detroit with a first inning home run, his fifth of the season. The veteran has seen his playing time trend downward this month as the Tigers have tried using more players in center field. Vierling is versatile enough to pick up starts elsewhere in the field, but he'll need to improve upon his .201 batting average and .608 OPS to remain in the lineup most days.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Skubal fans 8, Vierling and Carpenter homer as the Tigers beat the White Sox 4-3

Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

"Stunning bride";"Slay" - Tigers wives react to Matt Vierling's fiancée Allie Thomas' silver cocktail mini dress look at her bachelorette party Matt Vierling's fiancée, Allie Thomas, recently sparked a social media dress as she rocked a silver cocktail mini dress for her bachelorette...

JUNE 17 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Playing time trending down Vierling is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

Impact Vierling was essentially the Tigers' everyday center fielder in May, but since the calendar flipped to June he's now starts just four of nine games. The Tigers are going with Zach McKinstry in center field for Thursday's series finale.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Left out of starting nine Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Impact Vierling will head to the bench while he's gone hitless in eight at-bats over his last three games, dropping his average to .208 on the season. Zach McKinstry will get the nod in center field in place of Vierling on Wednesday.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin McGonigle's clutch hit with 2 outs in 9th rallies Tigers to 5-4 win over Mariners

Kevin McGonigle homered in the fourth inning and hit a two-run single off All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 v...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Not in Sunday's lineup Vierling is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Mariners on Sunday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact Vierling will be on the bench for the series finale after going 0-for-3 in Saturday's loss against Seattle. The Tigers will start Riley Greene, Wenceel Perez and Kerry Carpenter in the outfield from left to right.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Torres, Pérez and Greene go deep to back Flaherty as Tigers beat Rays 8-0

Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0

JUNE 3 • Associated Press

Bowing out of starting nine Vierling is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact He'll head to the bench after starting in each of Detroit's last four games while going 2-for-13 with two walks and a run. Wenceel Perez will cover center field in Vierling's place in the series opener.

JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox host the Tigers, aim to extend home win streak

The Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers looking to continue a three-game home winning streak

MAY 30 • Associated Press

Vargas' two-run homer in the 10th inning gives the White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Tigers

Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night

MAY 30 • Associated Press

Idle Wednesday Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Vierling will get a breather Wednesday after he started in each of the Tigers' previous three games, including both ends of a doubleheader Sunday. Wenceel Perez will replace Vierling in center field and will bat seventh.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

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