DETROIT -- It was ironic that manager Ron Gardenhire talked about Wednesday being a possible bullpen day if starter Mike Fiers had been traded before the non-waiver Trade Deadline. Fiers wasn't traded. He made his scheduled start at Comerica Park, but the Tigers' 7-4 win over the Reds was still essentially a bullpen game.
Fiers pitched just two innings before exiting with a lower left shin contusion after being hit by a line drive. He got two more outs to finish the second inning, but the Tigers turned to Drew VerHagen in the third.