The Detroit Tigers believe they have dodged a bullet with left-hander Matthew Boyd, the team's best starting pitcher through the first month of the regular season.
The official timetable for the 30-year-old's return from left knee tendinitis isn't concrete, but manager AJ Hinch expects Boyd to miss Tuesday's scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox, avoid a trip to the 10-day injured list and return to the mound next weekend against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.
"If we push him back all the way into the Kansas City series (May 11-13) at home after the second off day, then we could consider (the injured list)," Hinch said Saturday.