St. Louis, Mo. — It’s not completely official just yet, but after he struck out six and needed just 56 pitches to roll through 4.1 innings at Triple-A Toledo Tuesday night, Matthew Boyd is about to return to the Tigers’ starting rotation.
“He had a great outing,” manager AJ Hinch said. “He faced some guys he’s faced before, major league guys — (Twins) Byron Buxton was down there on a rehab assignment – and it was nice he got into the fifth inning and punched some guys out. He did a nice job taking the next step.