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The Detroit Tigers will play the middle game of their series against the Mets tonight. The Tigers dropped the opener yesterday, 10-8. Ahead of tonight’s game, the Tigers are recalling right-handed pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long from Triple-A Toledo. Gipson-Long will get the ball and start tonight’s game against the Mets. The corresponding move for Detroit is optioning right-handed pitcher Chase Lee to Triple-A Toledo.

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Sawyer Gipson-Long

Gipson-Long, this season in six games with the Tigers, two of which came as starts, went 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, and 20 strikeouts in 25 innings. In 12 appearances with 11 coming as starts in the minor leagues, he went 0-1. He posted a 3.63 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts in 39.2 innings.

Chase Lee

Lee, in 32 games for the Tigers this season, went 4-1. He posted a 4.10 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and 36 strikeouts in 37.1 innings. In 17 appearances at Triple-A Toledo, he went 0-1. Lee had a save, an 8.10 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and 36 strikeouts in 23.1 innings. The Tigers acquired Lee in the trade with the Rangers last season which Detroit sent reliever Andrew Chafin to Texas.

This article first appeared on Inside The Diamonds and was syndicated with permission.

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