Vierling was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Tigers on Tuesday with lower back soreness, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling was a late scratch from Monday's lineup due to the injury and a day later he's now on the IL. He'll be eligible to return in early June, but it's not clear at this point whether he'll be ready by then. Zach McKinstry could see more action in the outfield with Vierling out, although Kerry Carpenter (shoulder) is due back soon from his own IL stint.

Vierling was scratched from the lineup Monday against the Rangers with back soreness, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

After he was initially reported to be in the lineup, Vierling will sit out Monday's contest with a back injury. The 26-year-old said that he needs some rest, suggesting that the injury isn't a major concern. Zach McKinstry will take over in right field while Zack Short enters the lineup at third base and bats ninth in the series opener with Texas.

Vierling will sit Saturday against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling sits after starting eight straight games, a stretch in which he hit .344 with a pair of homers. Even after that hot streak, however, he's hitting just .247/.300/.361 on the year. Zach McKinstry starts in right field Saturday.

Vierling went 3-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and four total RBI in Monday's 10-inning win over the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling led the Tigers from the seventh spot in the lineup, and the outfielder continued his good recent stretch, as this was his third multi-hit effort over the last four games. That's allowed Vierling to boost his batting average to .254 to go with a .687 OPS and four home runs. He should continue to see regular playing time in right field.

Vierling went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling was in a 1-for-28 slump before an off day Tuesday, but he's now collected three hits in seven at-bats since then. That's a fairly small sample size, of course, so it will take a longer stretch of success from the outfielder to get the attention of most fantasy managers. Vierling is now batting .231 with a .632 OPS and three home runs this season.

Vierling is absent from the Tigers' lineup Tuesday versus the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling is in the middle of a deep slump, having gone just 1-for-28 at the dish across his last seven contests, so he could use a day off. Zach McKinstry is in right field, Andy Ibanez is at second base and Nick Maton is at third.

Vierling is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Guardians.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling will get a breather after he went 3-for-24 with one homer, two RBI and three runs scored while starting the last six games. Zach McKinstry will replace him in right field and bat leadoff in the series opener with Cleveland.

Vierling went 2-for-8 with a home run, a stolen base, two runs scored and two RBI across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

After singling in the eighth inning, stealing second and scoring what proved to be the tying run in a 6-5 win during the matinee, Vierling helped drive Max Scherzer from the nightcap in the fourth inning with a two-run shot. The 26-year-old outfielder has hit safely in five straight games and eight of the last 10, batting a sizzling .382 (13-for-34) over the latter stretch. The surge has boosted his slash line on the season to .281/.333/.416 with two homers, four steals, nine runs and 10 RBI in 96 plate appearances.

Vierling went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

The 26-year-old's big performance in the matinee earned him another start in the nightcap, when he went 1-for-3 with a walk. Vierling is pushing hard for a consistent starting role, as he has three multi-hit efforts in his last five starts to push his slash line on the season up to .286/.345/.403 through 84 plate appearances. There are still plenty of rough edges to his game -- even with base stealing made easier by MLB's rule changes, he's gone just 3-for-7 on steal attempts so far in 2023 -- but with Austin Meadows (personal) still away from the team, Kerry Carpenter (shoulder) on the IL and Akil Baddoo producing a tepid .644 OPS, Vierling appears to be Detroit's best corner-outfield option right now.

Vierling went 3-for-5 and stole a base in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

Vierling tallied three singles but wasn't able to come around to score despite serving as Detroit's leadoff man. He did manage his third stolen base of the season in six attempts and upped his average to .258. Vierling has seen regular playing time in his first season with the Tigers and that should continue moving forward.