DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers needed to make a roster move before the start of a seven-game western road trip that begins Monday and Buck Farmer didn't give them much choice.
Farmer was shelled for the second straight game Sunday and that cost him a spot in the big leagues as the Tigers optioned him to Triple A Toledo after a 9-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Buck Farmer shelled in Tigers' 9-1 loss
Farmer allowed three homers, including Steven Souza's first career grand slam.
"It was a factor," manager Brad Ausmus said after watching Farmer allow three homers and seven earned runs in 2 1/3 innings vs.