Casey Mize, Matt Vierling, Jake Rogers tends

Detroit – Casey Mize knows that this is different.

Yes, it is the same link that brought him on the shelf for two months last season. But no, the trunk is nowhere near that serious.

“Yes, much smaller,” said Mize on Sunday, a day after he was relied on the 15-day injured list. “Just like I feel like I move. I don't go away from something else than put in a game this week.

“I feel good.”

Mize felt the knee tendon in the sixth inning of his victory in Colorado on Thursday. In contrast to last year, he was able to end the inning. The day after, he threw a flat floor and threw again before the game on Sunday.

“We checked it out after the game and it was confirmed that there was a burden, but very mild, very slightly,” said Mize. “It is one of these things in which we just felt that this was the right step. Be more conservative because it is May.

“If it were September, we may not have this conversation. I am not too concerned that it will be too long.”

The perfect scenario would be a minimum stay on the IL, missed two rotations through the rotation and come back. But, said Mize, there could be a rehabilitation start before it comes back.

“I'm not sure what the rehab time plan will look like,” he said. “I will continue to throw. I don't close my arm at all if I move at all. I even do my normal preparation work and my routine is the same, only with the additional rehab.

“Everything that is positive. If something else is involved, like a rehab start, it won't be a long thing.”

Mize hopes that he can throw a bullpen next week.

“I threw the ball well, so that comes at a strange time,” he said. “I obviously don't want to miss a start. But we don't see each other here.”

Z-Mac is the answer

Zach McKinStry hadn't played Shortstop since the opening day in Los Angeles when he came as a prise hitter late in the game. Nevertheless, Manager Aj Hink was not afraid to found him there on Sunday.

“He took a lot of floor balls, so it's not as if the work wasn't there,” said Hintch. “It is one of the great strengths of this team. We can make all of these decisions that weigh up the advantages and disadvantages and wherever it spits, Z-Mac goes.

“He can play anywhere.”

This decision started with Trey Sweeney, who needed a day off. He had played in 39 of the first 40 games of the club and started the last 20, including both ends of the Doubleheader in Colorado Thursday.

“Ideally, you would like to wait for another matchup,” said Hinch, noticing that the Sunday starter of Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi, was not a picnic for a bat. “But we see all the right -handed pitching through this home state and all right -handed pitching in Toronto and St. Louis.”

At least this will give the left swing SWEEENEY a blow before looking towards this rush.

The other decision point for Hintch and his employees may be to bring Javier Baez back to Shortstop for this start. But Baez has become invaluable as a regular midfielder.

“Javy did an enormous job in the outdoor field and made this adaptation,” said Hinch. “He plays as flawlessly defensive as you could expect. In combination with the possibility of moving Riley Greene into the corner, the way everything was released led me back to Z-Mac back at Shortstop.

“That doesn't mean Javy is not coming back too short. I'll do it again. I just don't know when.”

Vierling update

Matt Vierling, who was traveling with a shoulder injury throughout the season, began for the first time on Sunday in his rehab order at Triple-A Toledo.

It is an important step.

“He will play on the field for a few days, then have a dh day and then we will introduce the third base and the outer field (in the same game),” said Hintch. “We try to reflect slowly but effectively what he will do when he comes back.”

Vierling already had 15 record appearances that were in the game on Sunday and two Homer.

The way in which Hinch describes his schedule probably seems to stay on rehab until May 19. There is no official return date, but the home state, May 22nd, looks a real option.

“We will collect information on the way and decide how long he has to rehab,” said Hinch.

Rogers ready

On Saturday, the catcher Jake Rogers (weird) ended his base -Running drills and threw observation on the second and third base with Hinch. On Friday he caught the Two Ining Live Bullpen by Alex Cobb with the right-handed man.

“Let me release me at the wolves,” said Rogers when he was asked if they started a rehab task. “I don't know when, but pretty soon. I feel good.”

Hinch also seemed optimistic that Rogers could soon go on the way.

“The throw that he did was as impressive as every session he had,” said Hinch. “And that's a good sign. He will make a couple (Sunday) and hopefully we can talk about what these plans will look like next week.

“I was encouraged to see how he with complete freedom of throwing a few different perspectives on all bases.”

Red Sox at Tigers

▶ Series: Three games in the Comerica Park

▶ First pitch: Monday-Wednesday-6:40 p.m.

▶ TV/radio: Monday-Wednesday Fanduel Sports/97.1

▶ Probability: Monday RHP Tanner Houck (0-2, 6.10) against RHP Jackson Jobe (2-0, 4.88); Tuesday RHP Brayan Bello (2-0, 2.01) against TBA; Wednesday RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 2.78) against LHP Tarik Skubal (4-2, 2.08).

▶ HOUCK, RED SOX: So far it has been a bumpy journey for him, alternately changing with bad starts. He fought particularly against left -handed (.348 average, 0.596 snails with six homers). His splitter (.438) and sinker (three Homer) were ineffective antidote against the left.

▶ Jobe, Tiger: Regardless of whether it was the height in Colorado or just a bad day, Jobe had neither the same dynamic action on his fast ball nor with Slider with four sea and sliders, and the result was the worst excursion of his young career (six runs in 3.2 innings). His slider seemed to be particularly affected by the height. Those he started in the zone that should be finished in front of the zone remained over the plate and were hit.

Chris.mccosky@detroitnews.com

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