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Detroit Tigers RHP Matt Manning suffers right lat strain with Triple-A Toledo
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TORONTO — Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning , who has been pitching in Triple-A Toledo since the end of May , has been placed on the minor-league injured list.
He has a right lat strain.
Manning started Sunday for Triple-A Toledo and reported the injury to the Tigers over the big-league All-Star break. He has landed on the injured list in each of the past three seasons.
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The 26-year-old has made five starts for the Tigers in the 2024 season, but only two of those starts were as a member of the starting rotation. The first three took place as the 27th player for doubleheaders.
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May 19, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Manning (25) during the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Manning, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2016 draft who didn't make the Opening Day roster despite a solid spring training, has a 4.88 ERA with 12 walks and 23 strikeouts across 27⅔ innings in his five starts with the Tigers.
He also owns a 4.53 ERA with 22 walks and 60 strikeouts across 59⅔ innings in 12 games (11 starts) for Triple-A Toledo.
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Manning, though, delivered his best stat line in his most recent start Sunday against the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals . He allowed one unearned run on one hit and two walks with four strikeouts across six innings, throwing 79 pitches.
It was his second game without an earned run in 2024.
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Manning has been plagued with struggles against left-handed hitters at both levels, with lefties hitting .294 with a .900 OPS this season. (Right-handers hit .220 with a .578 OPS.)
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Improving the consistency of his splitter — a new pitch he developed this past offseason in place of his changeup — should help him against left-handers.
He also would benefit from generating more strikeouts.
The Tigers have asked Manning to work on his delivery at the Triple-A Toledo .
Eddys Leonard update
Infielder Eddys Leonard ( right hamstring strain ), who hasn't played for Triple-A Toledo since June 25, began a rehab assignment Friday with Low-A Lakeland.
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The 23-year-old suffered the hamstring strain while running the bases in a game with the Mud Hens.
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This is Leonard's second injury and rehab assignment in the 2024 season. He previously missed six weeks, from April 8-May 20, with a left oblique strain .
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers RHP Matt Manning suffers right lat strain in Triple-A
