Carpenter (0-1) took the loss against Cleveland on Wednesday, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits and a walk over five innings. He failed to strike out a batter.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old left-hander has struck out better than a batter an inning at Triple-A over his minor-league career, but he wasn't fooling anyone in his second big-league start, generating only four swinging strikes among his 88 pitches. Carpenter is expected to head back down to Triple-A Toledo after this outing, with Jordan Zimmermann (shoulder) set to return from the disabled list next week.

Carpenter will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday to start against the Indians, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

With Jordan Zimmermann (shoulder) set to miss another start while on the disabled list, Carpenter will join the Tigers' rotation for a spot start Wednesday. The 27-year-old owns an unremarkable 5.01 ERA across seven starts with the Mud Hens this season and struggled in a spot start with the Tigers earlier in the season, so it would be unwise to expect much from him Wednesday. He'll likely head back to the minors following his spot start.

Carpenter was added to Detroit's roster as the 26th man for Saturday's doubleheader against Baltimore.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter has appeared in just one game for the Tigers this season, allowing three earned runs off five hits and one walk while striking out three over three innings against Pittsburgh on April 1. He will be utilized out of the bullpen during Saturday's twin-bill and then likely return to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Carpenter has been returned to Triple-A Toledo after serving as the 26th man in Sunday's doubleheader.

EDGE Analysis

Carpenter allowed three runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts over three innings in a no-decision in the second leg of the doubleheader. He was touched up for a pair of home runs and simply didn't look ready for the show. Carpenter finished 2017 with a 4.15 ERA an 1.28 WHIP over 27 games for Triple-A Albuquerque with the Rockies organization in 2017.

The Tigers recalled Carpenter from Triple-A Toledo and announced he would start the second game of the team's doubleheader Sunday against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Despite a valiant effort in spring training, Carpenter was unable to secure the No. 5 spot in the rotation and was sent to Toledo in mid-March. However, after two of the Tigers' first three games of the season were rained out, Carpenter will end up making his season debut with the big club after all with Detroit requiring six starters over the next five days. Since he's the 26th man for Sunday's doubleheader, Carpenter will report back to Toledo at the conclusion of the spot start. The 27-year-old showcased some strikeout potential in the minors last season and exhibited a sharp curve in spring training, so he could make for an intriguing streaming option in AL-only formats.

The Tigers optioned Carpenter to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

The demotion ends Carpenter's long-shot bid for a spot in the Tigers' Opening Day rotation, which was likely settled two days earlier when manager Ron Gardenhire named Francisco Liriano as one of the team's starters. Carpenter may have opened some eyes in the Grapefruit League after posting a 2.79 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 9.2 innings, so he could rank high on the list for a promotion to the big-league rotation should the Tigers suffer attrition to their starting ranks.