Jace Jung 3B DET Sun 9/15/24 9:34 AM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Jung has a .619 OPS through his first 24 big-league games and is hitting .227 over 22 at-bats in September, and he will head to the bench Sunday as southpaw Cade Povich takes the mound for Baltimore. Andy Ibanez will receive a start at third base and bat leadoff in the series finale.
Jace Jung 3B DET Fri 9/13/24 2:58 PM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Jung started the previous four games and will receive a day off after going 2-for-9 with three walks, a double and five runs during that span. Matt Vierling will shift to third base while Wenceel Perez receives a start in right field against Baltimore righty Zach Eflin.
Jace Jung 3B DET Sat 9/7/24 1:41 PM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
EDGE Analysis
Left-hander Brady Basso will toe the slab for Oakland on Saturday, and with that, the lefty-hitting Jung will begin the game in the dugout. Andy Ibanez will start at the hot corner and bat second.
Jace Jung 3B DET Thu 9/5/24 5:28 PM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Jung started in three consecutive games before Thursday's game. In that span, he collected one hit and a walk across 11 plate appearances. Andy Ibanez has the start at third base and is batting second Thursday.
Jace Jung 3B DET Sat 8/31/24 2:40 PM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Following an 0-for-5, two-strikeout showing Friday, Jung's slash line is down to .222/.327/.267 through his first 13 games. He's one of the organization's top prospects and the Tigers figure to give him some runway to show what he can do, but Jung will give way to Ryan Kreidler at third base against right-hander Nick Pivetta.
Jace Jung 3B DET Tue 8/27/24 3:23 PM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Jung collected a pair of hits in back-to-back games for the first time in his young career his last two times out, but he will receive a day of rest Tuesday. Ryan Kreidler will hold down third base for the Tigers.
Jace Jung 3B DET Sat 8/24/24 4:21 PM
Jace Jung
3B DET
Jung isn't in the Tigers' lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
After going 5-for-24 with an RBI through the first seven games of his MLB career, Jung will get a chance to rest Saturday. Zach McKinstry will take over at third base and bat eighth.