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Torres

Torres is hitting .538 (7-for-13) with one homer and three RBI in three games since returning from the injured list earlier this week. The 29-year-old second baseman appears poised to continue leading off for Detroit with rookie star Kevin McGonigle hitting second.

Torres started a three-run uprising with a one-out single off of Bryan Woo in the third inning and scored the Tigers’ first run a Kevin McGonigle hit into a fielder’s choice. He has collected seven hits including a home run in three games since returning from the injured list and has injected much-needed life into the Tigers’ offense. For the season, he’s slashing .287/.405/.388 with three homers and 14 RBI in 158 plate appearances.

Torres doubled on the first pitch of the game and scored on the fifth, as Dillon Dingler singled him home. In spite of a serious decline in bat speed, Torres was starting to warm up at the plate before suffering an oblique strain a month ago, and he has four hits, including a homer, in two games since returning. He’s now at .272/.396/.368 overall.

Torres’ home run was his third of the season. He hammered a 3-1 pitch deep into the left field seats off Steven Matz in the first at-bat of the game, which was his first at-bat since he suffered an oblique injury in early May. Torres was on pace for a career-low .069 ISO prior to his injury. Hopefully, his home run Tuesday is a sign that his power is back.

Torres returns to Detroit’s lineup after missing just over one month recovering from a left oblique strain. The 29-year-old veteran is back at second base and hitting leadoff on Tuesday night against the Rays. He was batting .259/.389/.328 with two homers and 11 RBI in 29 games prior to hitting the injured list back in early May.

McGonigle receives his first day off since May 4. The 21-year-old hitting machine has dealt with the usual ebbs and flows that accompany life in the majors as a rookie, but he’s been a fantasy force, hitting 285/.390/.407 with 38 runs scored, three homers, 21 RBI and nine steals across 59 games. Gleyber Torres is at second base in his return from the injured list with Zack Short handling shortstop and Zach McKinstry at the hot corner.

The good news is that he made it through the game healthy, though a lot will ultimately depend on how he’s feeling on Sunday. If all goes well in Sunday’s game, there’s a chance that he could be cleared to return to the Tigers for Monday’s series opener against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

Torres will join the Mud Hens on Friday and will work out with the team, but he isn’t expected to get into his first rehab game until Saturday or Sunday. The 29-year-old infielder has been sidelined since May 6 due to a left oblique strain. He should only need a couple of game’s worth of live at-bats there before he’s ready to rejoin the Tigers, assuming he’s able to avoid any setbacks.

Torres has not been cleared to head out on a minor league rehab assignment, but that figures to happen at some point soon. The 29-year-old second baseman hit the injured list with a left oblique strain back on May 6.

Torres had missed three straight games with the injury and will now finally go on the injured list. With Zach McKinstry back, McKinstry should play second base against right-handed pitching until Torres can work his way back into the lineup.