Detroit — Javier Báez, the Tigers' $22 million shortstop, was set to return to the starting lineup Friday night, a day after manager AJ Hinch yanked him in the middle of a game for forgetting how many outs there were.
Báez was to bat fourth in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants at Comerica Park.
"I think Javy has been great about it," Hinch said in the Tigers' dugout Friday afternoon. "We got home last night and got into today, and we're ready to play, and I don't really see any reason to deal with it today.