Detroit Tigers at New York Mets

Detroit Tigers

(14)

• Day-To-DayDugan Darnell (RP) — The Tigers announced Sunday that Darnell (hip) has been playing catch five times a week and is also taking part in a running progression, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.05/08
• 10-Day-ILKerry Carpenter (RF) — The Tigers placed Carpenter on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder.05/10
• 10-Day-ILJavier Baez (SS) — The Tigers placed Baez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right ankle sprain.05/08
• 15-Day-ILCasey Mize (SP) — Mize (thigh) threw live batting practice Monday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.05/12
• 15-Day-ILWill Vest (RP) — Vest (forearm) threw a bullpen session Monday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.05/12
• 15-Day-ILConnor Seabold (RP) — Seabold (ankle) struck out two and gave up one hit and no walks over a scoreless inning in his rehab appearance Friday with Single-A Lakeland.05/11
• 15-Day-ILTarik Skubal (SP) — Skubal could return in as little as 4-to-6 weeks following surgery Wednesday to remove a loose body from his left elbow, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJustin Verlander (SP) — The Tigers transferred Verlander to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/10
• 60-Day-ILBeau Brieske (RP) — Brieske (adductor) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Lakeland on Tuesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTrey Sweeney (SS) — The Tigers transferred Sweeney (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILReese Olson (SP) — The Tigers placed Olson on the 60-day injured list Tuesday after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair Feb. 2 that will result in him missing the 2026 season.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTroy Melton (RP) — Melton (elbow) yielded two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two batters over 1.2 innings in his rehab start Sunday with Single-A Lakeland.05/08
• 60-Day-ILParker Meadows (CF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that Meadows underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a left radius fracture and will be sidelined "multiple months," Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBailey Horn (RP) — The Tigers transferred Horn (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

New York Mets

(20)

• Day-To-DayJuan Soto (LF) — X-rays on Soto's right ankle came back negative following his removal from Wednesday's game against Detroit, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/14
• Day-To-DayGrae Kessinger (3B) — no05/13
• Day-To-DayJoe Jacques (RP) — The Mets signed Jacques to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
• Day-To-DayKevin Herget (RP) — Herget signed a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with the Mets on Thursday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.05/08
• Day-To-DayNick Burdi (RP) — The Red Sox reinstated Burdi (hip) from the injured list Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.05/08
• Day-To-DayJose Rojas (3B) — Triple-A Salt Lake placed Rojas on its COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
• 10-Day-ILJared Young (1B) — Young (knee) will begin a rehab assignment by the end of this week, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/13
• 10-Day-ILFrancisco Alvarez (C) — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday that Alvarez will undergo surgery to address the torn meniscus in his right knee, and the Mets are hopeful that the catcher will be able to return to action in 6-to-8 weeks, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.05/13
• 10-Day-ILFrancisco Lindor (SS) — Lindor (calf) will undergo an MRI this week, likely on Wednesday, to check on his recovery, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.05/13
• 10-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. (CF) — Mets manger Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday that Robert (back) is still experiencing lingering symptoms and "is not progressing the way we would like," Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/12
• 10-Day-ILJorge Polanco (1B) — Polanco's bruised right wrist has recovered nicely, but he's dealing with a flareup of the bursitis in his left Achilles, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.05/10
• 10-Day-ILRonny Mauricio (SS) — The Mets placed Mauricio (thumb) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.05/08
• 15-Day-ILA.J. Minter (RP) — Minter (hip/lat) is expected to resume a rehab assignment this weekend, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/12
• 15-Day-ILKodai Senga (SP) — Senga (back) completed a bullpen session Sunday, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.05/10
• OutMike Tauchman (RF) — Tauchman (knee) is still rehabbing at the Mets' spring training complex and has yet to resume baseball activities, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.05/11
• OutRobert Stock (RP) — Stock (shoulder) said Sunday that he'll require surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome and could be sidelined for the remainder of the season, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILReed Garrett (RP) — The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILDedniel Nunez (RP) — The Mets placed Nunez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman (RP) — The Mets placed Hagenman on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a rib fracture.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTylor Megill (SP) — The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08

Even without the Soto drama, both clubs are running through a MASH unit. Detroit is without Skubal, Verlander, Olson, Mize, Carpenter and Baez. The Mets are missing Lindor, Alvarez, Senga, Polanco and Robert Jr. Two sub-.500 records, 19-24 and 17-25, start to make more sense when you actually look at who isn't playing.

Detroit Tigers

(19-24)

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New York Mets

(17-25)

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The pitching matchup is the reason to tune in. Keider Montero has quietly turned into Detroit's most stable starter while the rotation falls apart around him — he needed just 71 pitches to get through six innings of one-run ball at Kansas City on May 9, and opponents are hitting .205 off him. Nolan McLean comes in with a 2.78 ERA across eight starts and is the current betting favorite for NL Rookie of the Year, though his last outing against the Angels on May 3 was his shortest of the year after he leaned too heavily on the sinker and got squared up early in counts.

The market sees this one cleanly. Pinnacle has the Mets at -165 with a fair win probability of 60.7%, and DraftKings is shading shorter at -114 — the bigger EV play on the board, even if it's still slightly negative. The total is the spot worth a glance: Pinnacle sits at 7.5, DK is at 8, and the books disagree on where a McLean-vs-Montero day game should land.

Bottom line: this is a getaway-day matinee between two teams that are better than their records when healthy and worse than their records when they're not. If Soto plays, the Mets are a comfortable favorite. If he doesn't, Montero against a banged-up lineup that already had to scratch out three off the Tigers on Wednesday is a more interesting puzzle than the line suggests.