Dawel

Lugo

Lugo was outrighted off the Tigers’ 40-man roster back in August. The 26-year-old holds a .236/.270/.358 batting line over over 400 plate appearances in the majors, all with Detroit. Odds are he’ll resurface with a major league organization down the line.

Lugo cleared waivers and is now off the Tigers’ 40-man roster. The 25-year-old has struggled to find his footing at the plate during his brief major league career.

The move clears a spot for prospect Isaac Paredes on the active roster. Lugo, 25, posted a weak .652 OPS last season and was just 2-for-10 (.200) through nine games in a bench role so far this year.

Cron took a hard-hit ball off his left leg while playing first base in the top of the fourth inning. He walked off the field under his own power but was hobbling. Dawel Lugo hit for him in the bottom of the fourth. Word from the Tigers is that Cron is “undergoing further evaluation,” and there might not be an update until Tuesday.

it’s being called a precautionary measure for now. Lugo projects to open the 2020 regular season as a utility infielder for Detroit after batting just .245/.271/.381 with six home runs in 288 plate appearances last year.

Lugo and Jeimer Candelario are both out of options and there’s probably room in the lineup for just one of them, since the Tigers added C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop over the winter. Candelario seems like the better bet from here, but Lugo will get to compete for the starting job at third this spring. He hit .245/.271/.381 in 288 plate appearances last season, and he also wasn’t very impressive defensively.

Lugo doubled and scored in the first inning before adding an RBI two-bagger in his final plate appearance of the evening. The Tigers have been using Lugo as their everyday third baseman, but he hasn’t looked like a potential big league regular at any point.

All three of his hits in the game were singles, including one to lead off the ninth inning -- where he eventually came around to score on an RBI knock by Ronny Rodriguez. The 24-year-old -- who came to the Tigers in the deal that sent J.D. Martinez to the Diamondbacks -- is hitting .240/.268/.376 with six homers and 25 RBI in 250 at-bats at the big league level this season.

Candelario was scratched from the lineup on Tuesday night after getting hit by a pitch in his triceps on Monday. He’s apparently still store. Dawel Lugo is playing third base and Brandon Dixon is handling first base Wednesday versus the Indians. Miguel Cabrera is at DH.

Lugo sliced a leadoff single to right field and came around to score the eventual go-ahead run in the 11th inning. He also was primarily responsible for sending the contest to extra innings thanks to a game-tying two-run single in the eighth inning. The 24-year-old infielder is hitting .246/.271/.374 with 20 runs scored, four homers and 21 RBI in 214 plate appearances at the major-league level this season.