Torres is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Torres will receive a breather after he had started in each of the Tigers' last five games while going 5-for-17 (.294 average) with one double, six walks, four runs and two RBI over that stretch. Javier Baez will cover second base in Torres' stead.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Scores twice in win
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
Occupying his familiar No. 2 spot in the lineup, Torres continued to provide a spark for the Tigers. The veteran infielder has three multi-hit performances across his last six games, and he's slashing .261/.360/.399 overall in 115 contests. The .360 on-base percentage would be a new career best for Torres, driven in part by a 13.2 percent walk rate, which is up from 10 percent in 2024 with the Yankees.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Delivers walk-off walk
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Torres went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 1-0, 10-inning win over the Astros.
Torres was the only player in the game to record multiple hits, but it was his walk that served as the key play in the pitchers' duel. The infielder drew a bases-loaded free pass in the bottom of the 10th inning to bring home a run and walk off the Astros. Torres has shown an improved eye at the plate this season, as his walk rate is a touch over 13 percent after sitting around 10 percent each of the last two years in New York. He's been a solid No. 2 hitter for a surging Detroit offense in his first season with the Tigers.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Exiting starting nine Sunday
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Torres is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Torres will get his first day off since Aug. 5 in what appears to be a routine maintenance day. Zach McKinstry will cover second base in Torres' stead.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Reaches three times in win
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Torres went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Angels.
Torres has been a bit sluggish in August with a .226 batting average across nine games, but this was his third time this month reaching base at least twice, and he remains an effective No. 2 hitter in a strong Detroit lineup. For the season, the infielder is slashing .271/.371/.421 with 13 home runs, 57 RBI and 61 runs scored in 105 games.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Returns to Detroit lineup
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Torres (forearm) will start at second base and bat second in Wednesday's game versus the Twins.
Torres was a late scratch from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 6-3 loss as he battled some tightness in his left forearm, but he's been cleared to play in Wednesday's series finale. The second baseman enters play Wednesday with two home runs in his first four games this month.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Scratched from lineup
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The Tigers scratched Torres from Tuesday's lineup versus the Twins due to left forearm tightness.
Torres was set to start at second base and bat second in the initial lineup prior to being scratched. The adjusted lineup has Zach McKinstry sliding over from shortstop to second while Javier Baez takes over at short.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Slugs 13th home run
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Phillies.
Torres has started August with home runs on consecutive days to get to 13 long balls for the season. The veteran has been on a more extended power binge with four home runs over his last six games. Torres offers good pop for a middle infielder, and he also has a strong .277/.374/.433 slash line across 99 games in what's been a productive debut campaign with the Tigers.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Homers in loss
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Torres went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Phillies.
Torres gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead in the third inning with a 404-foot blast off Ranger Suarez. After a brief 0-for-15 slump, the 28-year-old has hit safely in four of his past five games with three home runs and eight RBI. On the season, he's slashing .275/.374/.425 with 12 homers, 53 RBI, 56 runs scored and four steals across 417 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Launches 11th home run
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Torres went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Torres was one of three Detroit players to go deep in the rout, launching his 11th home run of the season in the fifth inning. It's the second long ball in the last three days for the infielder, who is enjoying a strong debut campaign with the Tigers. Across 96 games, Torres is slashing .278/.379/.423 with 50 RBI and 55 runs scored.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Leads offense Sunday
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Torres went 2-for-4 with a home run, an additional run scored and four RBI in Sunday's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Torres snapped a four-game hitless streak in a big way, delivering his 10th home run of the season and recording his first four-RBI game of the year. The infielder has been a steady presence for the Tigers, registering a .276/.378/.415 slash line through 94 contests, and he's third on the team with 54 runs scored. Torres remains in a fantasy-friendly spot batting second in Detroit's lineup, ahead of sluggers Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson as well as the newly reinstated Kerry Carpenter (hamstring) on Sunday.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Tallies another three-hit game
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Torres went 3-for-5 with a double in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Pirates.
Torres recorded his second three-hit effort in his last three games and his third over his last seven contests. In his last 10 games, the infielder is now batting a robust .368 with five walks and five runs scored. Torres has been an effective fantasy performer in his first campaign with the Tigers, and he should continue to set the table for the likes of Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson in a potent Detroit lineup.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Reaches four times in win
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Torres went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
As he's done all season, Torres provided a spark from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. It's the second three-hit effort for the infielder over his last five games, and he's gone 8-for-18 overall during the stretch. Torres gets overshadowed a bit by his All-Star teammate Riley Greene, who is among the top 10 in the majors in both home runs and RBI, but the former is having a standout campaign of his own and is a key part of Detroit's offense.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Tallies three hits Saturday
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Torres went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Saturday's 15-7 loss to the Mariners.
Torres had been scuffling a bit, as he came into Saturday having gone just 2-for-18 in the past week, but he snapped out of the slump with his first three-hit effort since June 19. Overall, the All-Star infielder is now batting .277 with an .808 OPS and 50 runs scored across 83 games, and he's been an effective No. 2 hitter for the Tigers ahead of sluggers Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Checking back into starting nine
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Torres (neck) will start at second base and bat second in Monday's game against the Rays.
Torres will rejoin the starting nine after he was held out of Sunday's 7-2 win over Cleveland for precautionary purposes due to the bruised neck he sustained on a hard slide into second base Saturday. Recently named to his third All-Star team and announced as an All-Star starter for the first time, Torres will look to close the Tigers' first-half slate on a high note after slashing .278/.387/.422 with nine home runs, four steals, 44 RBI and 47 runs through his first 78 games of the season.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Limited to bench role Sunday
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Torres (neck) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Torres was removed after the top of the first inning of Saturday's 1-0 win following a collision as he slid into second base, but he sustained nothing more than a bruise. According to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News, Torres acknowledged that he experienced some soreness after the game but felt better upon reporting to the ballpark Sunday. The Tigers are keeping him out of the lineup as a precaution, but he should be available to pinch hit in the series finale.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Removed as precaution
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Torres (neck) suggested after Saturday's 1-0 win over the Guardians that he will be fine forward, and manager A.J. Hinch confirmed that Torres was taken out in the first inning as a precaution, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Torres took an elbow from Brayan Rocchio to the neck during a slide at second base and it unsettled him, but the infielder appears to have sustained only a minor injury. Torres is hitting .309 with four home runs, 18 runs, 15 RBI and zero steals over his last 25 games.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Suffers neck contusion
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Torres exited Saturday's game against the Guardians with a neck contusion.
Brayan Rocchio's elbow made contact with Torres' head/neck area while Torres was sliding into second base Saturday. Trey Sweeney replaced Torres with Javier Baez sliding to second base. Torres should be considered day-to-day for now.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Exits after taking elbow to face
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Torres left Saturday's game against the Guardians after taking an elbow to the face while sliding into second base, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Evan Woodbery of MLive.com speculates that Torres was being evaluated for a concussion after being down in the dirt for a while after Brayan Rocchio caught him with an elbow while Torres was sliding short of second base. Trey Sweeney entered the game at shortstop while Javier Baez shifted to second base.
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Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Reaches three times in loss
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Torres went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 11-7 loss to the Nationals.
Torres has been locked in lately, going 12-for-40 (.300) over his last 10 games with two home runs, six RBI and 10 runs scored. That strong play has earned the second baseman a starting nod in the All-Star Game in his first season with the Tigers, and he's poised for a productive second half batting ahead of powerful hitters such as Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson.
