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Tigers see versatile Saupold filling key role

DETROIT -- Warwick Saupold has the ball from his first Major League save Saturday. Maybe more importantly, he has a place in the Tigers' bullpen for the near future, and an opportunity to stay off the Detroit-Toledo shuttle.

When the Tigers decided to keep Daniel Norris in the bullpen two weeks ago, the move came at Saupold's expense. The Aussie right-hander went back to Triple-A Toledo for the first time since the Tigers called him up last May. It wasn't a matter of fixing anything with his game as much as a roster-management game.