DETROIT -- The summer-like weather that hit Michigan this holiday weekend took its toll on the Tigers. Utilityman Niko Goodrum left Monday's matinee against the Angels after three innings due to heat exhaustion, the team announced.
Goodrum has played quite a bit lately as manager Ron Gardenhire tries to keep his heated bat in the lineup. He has not played much this season in conditions like Monday, with a game-time temperature of 86 degrees. Considering the unseasonably cold April that Michigan endured, the Tigers hadn't seen heat like this all season outside of a three-game series in Texas.