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Alex Avila hit three-run homer on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to lead the Tigers past the Indians.
Avila finished the game 1-for-3 with a walk. The big blast off Ubaldo Jimenez was his fifth of the season and staked the Tigers to a 3-1 lead early in the game. But they would later squander it. Avila has struggled this year but may be heating up as he gets over his knee issues.
May 22 - 10:35 PM
Alex Avila (knee) is back in the Tigers' starting lineup Thursday against the Athletics.
Avila has been dealing with a sore left patellar tendon this week, but that he only missed two games is a good sign that it's nothing major. The 25-year-old backstop is hitting .250/.333/.463 with four homers, nine RBI and a .796 OPS across 90 plate appearances this season.
May 10 - 6:15 PM
Source:
Brian Britten on Twitter
Alex Avila (knee) is confident he'll be ready to return to the lineup Thursday after a couple days off.
"It's just pain tolerance," Avila said about his sore left patella tendon. "It's not gonna require surgery or anything like that." His comments are encouraging, but we can't forget about how badly he struggled in the playoffs last year while dealing with the same ailment. The Tigers will go with Gerald Laird behind the plate for now.
May 8 - 8:35 PM
Source:
Jason Beck on Twitter
Alex Avila will miss at least the next two games with a sore left patella tendon.
It sounds like just a day-to-day type injury for now, but it must be noted that Avila dealt with patella soreness down the stretch last season, and it was a big reason why he batted just .073/.116/.146 during the playoffs. At this point, it doesn't appear to be something that will force him to the disabled list.
May 8 - 7:12 PM
Source:
Tom Gage on Twitter
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Tigers placed OF Austin Jackson on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 17, with an abdominal strain.
Jackson doesn't sound confident that he'll be better anytime soon. "When I tried it in batting practice a couple of days ago," he said, "it didn't feel any better, and since then, I haven't done much except rest. I have to get a closer look at it to see if there's anything slowing the progress down." We should have a better idea how long Jackson will be sidelined following Friday's MRI.
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Victor Martinez (knee surgery) has been off crutches for 10 days.
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