David Price left Detroit's game against the Royals on May 8 in the seventh inning after sustaining a hamstring injury. Price suffered the injury slipping on a bat.
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Price Optimistic of Making Next Start
Saturday, May 9
Matthew B. Mowery of the Oakland Press reported that Price suffered a mild hamstring strain, and his next start will come sometime early next week.
Jason Beck of MLB.com passed along comments from Price, who said he was feeling fine after leaving his last start:
"I feel fine," Price said Saturday morning at Comerica Park.
Manager Brad Ausmus, who has to worry about his rotation for next week's series against Minnesota and at St. Louis, said his reports from head athletic trainer Kevin Rand were similarly upbeat.
"He wasn't limping, and had minimal soreness. That's a big plus," Ausmus said.
On May 8, Beck reported manager Brad Ausmus confirmed Price's injury was to his hamstring.
Mowery reported Price said he hyperextended the leg slipping on a bat.
For the first time in years, the Detroit Tigers rotation looks vulnerable. Left-hander Price was poised to lead the group in 2015, so it's unfortunate for the team to see the All-Star suffer an injury so early in the season.
Price, whom the Tigers acquired last year at the trade deadline, performed well with a 3.59 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 77.2 innings, and he helped get the team into the postseason before it lost in the American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
After Max Scherzer signed with the Washington Nationals and Rick Porcello was traded to the Boston Red Sox, Price became the No. 1 starter. Justin Verlander hasn't looked like the ace he's still being paid to be while Anibal Sanchez has proved to be too injury-prone to hold that mantle.
In a beefed-up American League Central, with the Cleveland Indians boasting a strong collection of largely young talent on the rise and the Chicago White Sox reshaping their roster through trades and free agency, the Tigers' stranglehold over the division hasn't been this tenuous since 2010.
An injury to Price immediately makes the Tigers weaker though as long as he doesn't miss significant time, they should be able to compete with the Indians, White Sox and Kansas City Royals to make the playoffs. He also has to play things safe in a bid for a massive contract as he prepares to enter free agency following this season.
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