OAKLAND -- About three hours before Saturday's game against the A's, Brad Ausmus poked his head into the visiting manager's office at the Coliseum just as bench coach Gene Lamont was wrapping up a pregame meeting with reporters.
"Hey, here's Ausmus right here," Lamont joked. "Looks like he didn't find his suitcase either."
Ausmus rejoined the Tigers after missing their past two games because of family issues. He left the ballclub Wednesday to be with family following the death of his mother, then flew to San Diego for a pre-planned day off on Friday to attend his daughter's high school graduation.