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Riley Greene playing DH, McKinstry leading off

Detroit Tigers (44-54) vs. San Diego Padres (48-51)

When: 12:05 p.m

Where: Comerica Park in Detroit.

TV: Only available to watch on Peacock.

Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates).

Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Alex Faedo (1-4, 6.98) vs. Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (9-2, 3.16 ERA)

• Box score

Tigers lineup:

  1. 3B Zach McKinstry

  2. DH Riley Greene

  3. 1B Spencer Torkelson

  4. RF Kerry Carpenter

  5. CF Matt Vierling

  6. SS Javier Báez

  7. LF Akil Baddoo

  8. 2B Andy Ibanez

  9. C Eric Haase

Tigers designated hitter Riley Greene hits a two-run home run against the Padres during the seventh inning of the Tigers' 5-4 loss on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Comerica Park.

Tigers designated hitter Riley Greene hits a two-run home run against the Padres during the seventh inning of the Tigers’ 5-4 loss on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Comerica Park.

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Game notes: The Tigers will close out their series with the Padres with an early start and a game that will only be available to watch on Peacock.

It could be a challenging matchup for the Tigers as the Padres have Joe Musgrove on the mound, who’s been one of the best pitchers in baseball lately. Musgrove has a 6-0 record and a 2.05 ERA in his last seven starts. Narrowing that down further, Musgrove has only allowed two runs in his last three starts while racking up 25 strikeouts. While Musgrove has been extra impressive lately, he’s really been good all year. He’s put together a 9-2 record and a 3.16 ERA in 15 starts this year. He missed the first few weeks of the season with a toe injury but has been dominant since returning.

Meanwhile, the Tigers hinted on Saturday that Alex Faedo would be the likely starter and confirmed as much Sunday morning. Faedo has been recovering from a finger injury and looked great in his one rehab start with Triple-A Toledo recently. As the Tigers bring Tarik Skubal along slowly in his recovery from flexor tendon surgery, they decided to bring up Faedo for the start, even though Skubal would be up in the typical five-man pitching rotation.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers lineup vs. San Diego Padres: Riley Greene at DH