Since joining the Detroit organization in the trade that sent Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers, Hope is slashing just .149/.241/.319 with 17 strikeouts in 12 games for Double-A Erie.
In seven games since getting promoted to Triple-A Toledo, Briceno has gone just 4-for-24 with no home runs and nine strikeouts.
Outman (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Clark went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates.
Lee went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates.
Bradley didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-4 win over Atlanta, allowing one run on two hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
Culpepper went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 win over Atlanta.
Gomez struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his 20th save of the season in a 6-4 win over Atlanta.
Jansen (3-5) blew the save and took the loss Wednesday, giving up two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning as the Tigers fell 4-3 to the Pirates. He struck out one.
Jobe didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates, allowing one run on four hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.
FanDuel. Tarik Skubal continues his Cy Young ascent tonight against the Twins. The lefty has cleared this line in nine of his last fifteen starts. He’s been a punchout machine at home, registering a 33% strikeout rate. Pitching against the Twins for the first time this season, he’ll face the weak side of Minnesota’s platoon. The Twins have the seventh highest strikeout rate against lefties (24.8% K% - 27.2% on the road). The Twins have consistently remained in the top ten of called plus swinging strike rate - a recipe against Skubal, who owns the highest zone rate of all qualified pitchers.
+104 on Fanduel for Tarik Skubal to work into the 7th inning tonight, so I'll take a half unit shot! He worked six innings in his last start but we faded the 20.5 outs line simply because of the tough weather situation he was in. If not for a rough first and second inning though, he would have made it into the 7th inning, so avoiding the big inning will be key. Against a Twins team that hasn't seen him since July of last year, and hasn't produced all that much against some subpar lefties recently, I have value on the price for Skubal to work into the 7th inning.
The Twins are 27-43 other than their 13-game winning streak which looks more and more fluky as the season progresses. The Tigers are the best team in the AL and sending a Cy Young winner to the hill. The Tigers win this one by multiple runs.
The Twins haven't seen him this year and carry a high strikeout rate against lefties while Skubal averages 8.2 strikeouts per start in his last 15. He'll get to eight.
