Tigers

SP: Buck Farmer (R)

SS: José Iglesias (R)
1B: Alex Avila (L)
DH: Víctor Martínez (S)
RF: J.D. Martinez (R)
LF: Justin Upton (R)
3B: Nicholas Castellanos (R)
CF: Tyler Collins (L)
C: John Hicks (R)
2B: Andrew Romine (S)

White Sox

SP: Mike Pelfrey (R)

CF: Leury García (S)
LF: Melky Cabrera (S)
1B: José Abreu (R)
DH: Todd Frazier (R)
RF: Avisaíl García
SS: Tim Anderson (R)
3B: Matt Davidson (R)
C: Omar Narváez (L)
2B: Yolmer Sánchez (S)

Things: This is the first game of a straight double header. With James McCann having been placed on the DL, John Hicks will be catching game 1 (he’s caught plenty of Buck Farmer in Toledo this season).

Rangers

SP: Yu Darvish (R)

CF: Delino DeShields (R)
SS: Elvis Andrus (R)
2B: Rougned Odor (L)
DH: Jonathan Lucroy (R)
1B: Mike Napoli (R)
LF: Ryan Rua (R)
RF: Nomar Mazara (L)
C: Robinson Chirinos (R)
3B: Pete Kozma (R)

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2B: Ian Kinsler (R)
1B: Alex Avila (L)
DH: Miguel Cabrera (R)
RF: J.D. Martinez (R)
LF: Justin Upton (R)
3B: Nicholas Castellanos (R)
CF: Tyler Collins (L)
C: James McCann (R)
SS: Andrew Romine (S)

Rangers

SP: A.J. Griffin (R)

DH: Shin-Soo Choo (L)
SS: Elvis Andrus (R)
RF: Nomar Mazara (L)
C: Jonathan Lucroy (R)
2B: Rougned Odor (L)
1B: Mike Napoli (R)
3B: Joey Gallo (L)
CF: Jared Hoying (L)
LF: Delino DeShields (R)

Tigers

SP: Justin Verlander (R)

2B: Ian Kinsler (R)
1B: Alex Avila (L)
DH: Miguel Cabrera (R)
RF: J.D. Martinez
LF: Justin Upton (R)
3B: Nicholas Castellanos (R)
CF: Tyler Collins (L)
C: James McCann (R)
SS: José Iglesias (R)

News and Notes: Miggy’s back!

Rangers

SP: Nick Martínez (L)

LF: Delino DeShields (R)
RF: Shin-Soo Choo (L)
SS: Elvis Andrus (R)
C: Jonathan Lucroy (R)
2B: Rougned Odor (L)
DH: Mike Napoli (R)
3B: Joey Gallo (L)
1B: Ryan Rua (R)
CF: Jared Hoying (L)

Tigers

SP: Daniel Norris (L)

2B: Ian Kinsler (R)
RF: Tyler Collins (L)
DH: J.D. Martinez (R)
1B: Alex Avila (L)
LF: Justin Upton (R)
3B: Nicholas Castellanos (R)
C: James McCann (R)
CF: Andrew Romine (S)
SS: José Iglesias (R)

Things of Note: BITBITS ARE PEOPLE!!!!!!

Tigers

SP: Jordan Zimmermann

2B: Ian Kinsler
3B: Nicholas Castellanos
1B: Miguel Cabrera
DH: Víctor Martínez
LF: Justin Upton
RF: J.D. Martinez
C: Alex Avila
RF: Andrew Romine
SS: José Iglesias

Angels

SP: Matt Shoemaker

3B: Yunel Escobar
CF: Mike Trout
DH: Albert Pujols
1B: Luis Valbuena
RF: Kole Calhoun
LF: Cameron Maybin
SS: Andrelton Simmons
C: Martín Maldonado
2B: Cliff Pennington

Things: J.D. MARTINEZ IS BACK!!!!

Togers

SP: Michael Fulmer

2B: Ian Kinsler
3B: Nicholas Castellanos
1B: Miguel Cabrera
DH: Víctor Martínez
LF: Justin Upton
RF: Jim Adduci
CF: Tyler Collins
SS: José Iglesias

Angles

SP: J.C. Ramírez

3B: Yunel Escobar
RF: Kole Calhoun
DH: Mike Trout
1B: Albert Pujols
CF: Cameron Maybin
LF: Ben Revere
SS: Andrelton Simmons
C: Martín Maldonado
2B: Cliff Pennington

News and Notes: J.D. Martinez is flying out…to Durham to join the Mudhens, not Anaheim. Yet. … Ian Kinsler is back atop the lineup tonight, though! … Mike Trout is coming off a hamstring injury, which is why he’s DHing.

Tigers

SP: Matthew Boyd

2B: Andrew Romine
CF: Tyler Collins
1B: Miguel Cabrera
3B: Nicholas Castellanos
LF: Justin Upton
RF: Jim Adduci
C: James McCann
SS: José Iglesias
SP: Not Victor Martinez

Diamondbacks

CF: AJ Pollock
RF: Chris Owings
1B: Paul Goldschmidt
3B: Jake Lamb
LF: Yasmany Tomás
2B: Brandon Drury
C: Chris Iannetta
SS: Nick Ahmed
SP: Zack Godley

Things and Such: Ian Kinsler isn’t starting again today, but is available to pinch hit.

Tigers

SP: Daniel Norris

CF: Andrew Romine
3B: Nicholas Castellanos
1B: Miguel Cabrera
DH: Víctor Martínez
LF: Justin Upton
RF: Jim Adduci
C: James McCann
SS: José Iglesias
2B: Dixon Machado

Athletics

SP: Sonny Gray

CF: Rajai Davis
2B: Jed Lowrie
LF: Khris Davis
DH: Ryon Healy
1B: Yonder Alonso
3B: Trevor Plouffe
RF: Chad Pinder
SS: Adam Rosales
C: Bruce Maxwell

Things: Dixon Machado gets the start at second base today. I kinda forgot he existed.

Tigers

SP: Michael Fulmer

2B: Andrew Romine
3B: Nicholas Castellanos
1B: Miguel Cabrera
DH: Víctor Martínez
LF: Justin Upton
CF: Tyler Collins
RF: Jim Adduci
C: James McCann
SS: José Iglesias

Athletics

SP: Andrew Triggs

CF: Rajai Davis
RF: Matt Joyce
2B: Jed Lowrie
LF: Khris Davis
1B: Yonder Alonso
DH: Stephen Vogt
3B: Trevor Plouffe
C: Bruce Maxwell
SS: Adam Rosales

Things of Note: No Ian Kinsler tonight after he strained his hamstring in the 3-2 loss to Cleveland on Wednesday. Hopefully he won’t have to miss too much time.

Fightin’ Tom Hamiltons

SP: Carlos Carrasco

1B: Carlos Santana
SS: Francisco Lindor
LF: Michael Brantley
DH: Edwin Encarnacíon
3B: José Ramírez
2B: Jason Kipnis
RF: Brandon Guyer
CF: Abraham Almonte
C: Yan Gomes

Tigers

SP: Matt Boyd

2B: Ian Kinsler
3B: Nicholas Castellanos
1B: Miguel Cabrera
DH: Víctor Martínez
LF: Justin Upton
CF: Tyler Collins
C: Alex Avila
RF: Jim Adduci
SS: José Iglesias