Jeremy

Bonderman

Bonderman defined “simple” as: “Not worrying what my mechanics are like. Just going out and saying, ‘I know what I’ve got; I know what it took to get here; and I’m going to go out and compete.’” He has just one quality start in his last nine outings.

Bonderman was constantly behind hitters yesterday. His next outing will likely be against the Twins on Tuesday. Don’t have him active.

Bonderman allowed three runs in five innings. ''He didn’t do anything to set himself back,’' manager Alan Trammell said. ''He’s certainly in the mix, no question. It still has something to do with the rest of the guys, but he’s done very well.’'

The fact that Bonderman already has 12 losses this year certainly has something to with this, but it’s a pretty good idea given the right-hander’s age. Bonderman is currently at 84 innings for the season.

It’s just a bruise. The Tigers will keep Bonderman out of the Tigers “B” game on Wednesday as a precaution, but he should be fine.

Expect the kid to be shut down. He’s done more than should have been expected of him this season and there’s no sense taxing his arm or fraying his confidence.

Neither Bonderman nor manager Alan Trammell said the injury had anything to do with Bonderman’s performance, or whether he would miss any starts because of it. Monitor the situation, as the Tigers could use this as an excuse to shut down the 6-16 rookie.

If Bonderman picks up his 19th loss Tuesday against Cleveland, he’ll almost surely be shut down. Even without Bonderman, the Tigers plan to go to a six-man rotation next month.

Bonderman allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings against the Blue Jays. Manager Alan Trammell is considering giving Bonderman one more start this season.

He will start on Tuesday against the Phillies.