The Detroit Tigers are waiting for a full diagnosis, but manager AJ Hinch said he feels cautiously optimistic that left-hander Matthew Boyd — who departed from Thursday's start in the second inning with left knee tendinitis — won't miss a significant amount of time.
It remains unclear if Boyd needs a stint on the injured list. The 30-year-old underwent further tests in New York on Friday, ahead of the Tigers' series opener against the Yankees, and bumped into Hinch on the street while the skipper was picking up his morning coffee.
"I'm not a doctor, but the feedback has been very positive that this is likely to make him miss a start in Boston, may or may not get all the way to that 10-day IL," Hinch said Friday.