Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander (elbow), who is close to returning from a left elbow sprain that put him on the injured list on May 2, will return as a multi-inning reliever. "Watching the video the other day," manager A.J. Hinch said, "(pitching coach Chris Fetter) and I were talking about how getting him more game action is probably going to be more important than stretching him out to 60 or 70 pitches." The 27-year-old will toss two innings for Triple-A Toledo on Saturday and then...

The game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers on Sunday has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up on July 11. Left-hander Tyler Alexander had been scheduled to start for the Tigers, while right-hander Carlos Hernandez was the Royals scheduled starting pitcher for Sunday's contest. Fantasy managers should immediately remove any players from these two teams that they might've had in their starting lineups in leagues that allow daily lineup moves.

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Alexander ended the year on a high note on Sunday. Facing the Chicago White Sox, he pitched six innings and allowed four hits, two walks and one earned run while striking out four. The 27-year-old began the year in the bullpen before switching over to the rotation. He typically didn't pitch too deep into games after joining the rotation, but he did a solid job of limiting run scoring throughout the year. Over 106.1 innings on the season, he maintained a ...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Alexander had one of his better outings of the year against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. He pitched six innings and allowed four hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out six. Unfortunately, the Tigers couldn't get anything going offensively and Alexander was tagged with his fourth loss of the year as a result. Tuesday's outing was just Alexander's second quality start of the year. Over 40 games (14 starts) on the year, he has a 3.95 ERA and a...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Alexander was tagged with his third loss of the year as the team was defeated 5-2 by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. He pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed five hits, two walks and four runs (three earned) while striking out four. The 27-year-old lefty is now 2-3 on the year with a 4.13 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. He's made 38 appearances and 12 starts on the season. Thursday's outing was his second-longest outing of the year as he's typically been held to five ...

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander is set to start on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Alexander has made 37 appearances, 11 of which were starts, for the Tigers this season. The left-hander has pitched to a 4.09 ERA and a 4.50 FIP in 83.2 innings with 71 strikeouts and 21 walks. In his last start, Alexander allowed five hits, two walks, and an earned run in 4.1 innings against the same Rays team he'll face on Thursday. He could have some streaming appeal, but only in deeper leagues ...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Alexander had his best and longest outing of the year on Saturday against the Cleveland Indians. Alexander pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out four. He earned the win to improve to 2-1 on the year. This was Alexander's seventh start of the year. He hadn't pitched past the fourth inning in each of his previous six starts. He now has a 4.35 ERA and 1.32 WHIP on the year. He'll make his next start on Friday ...

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander will start for the team on Saturday against the Cleveland Indians. Alexander has worked to a 4.77 ERA and a 4.78 FIP in 54.2 innings, striking out 45 batters and walking 14. Saturday will be the 27-year-old's seventh start, and fifth in a row, this season. The left-hander has mostly pitched out of the bullpen this year, but recently had to step into the rotation due to injuries. He hasn't topped five innings in a start this season. That being said, he ...

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander will start for the team on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. Alexander has made 28 appearances for the Tigers this season, pitching to a 4.24 ERA and a 4.47 FIP while striking out 41 batters and walking just 11 in 46.2 innings. Four of his 28 appearances have been starts, and Tuesday will mark the third-straight start for Alexander. If he can pitch into the fifth or sixth inning, he might have streaming appeal in deeper leagues against a Twins team that...

Texas Rangers first baseman Nate Lowe is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Tyler Alexander and the Detroit Tigers. Andy Ibanez is getting the start at first base and batting sixth in the game. Lowe has struggled at the plate in July, slashing .229/.373/.375. He homered twice in his first game of the month, but has just one extra-base hit, a double, since then. He has 12 home runs and 43 RBI over 94 games on the year. Most of his production came in April, when he hit six ...