Keider

Montero

Montero gave up six hits, walked one and struck out three. It looked like it was going to be a long night for Montero after the first two batters reached and he allowed a three-run home run to Vinnie Pasquantino in the first inning. Instead, he was able to find his footing and didn’t allow another run until the seventh inning. Montero still isn’t on the fantasy radar at this point. He has a 6.18 ERA, though his spot in the rotation isn’t in jeopardy due to the Tigers complete lack of pitching depth. The 24-year-old is set to face the Mariners on the road next week.

The right-hander piled up five strikeouts on the night while issuing one base on balls. Most of the damage done against him came via the long ball, with Byron Buxton, Trevor Larnach and Matt Wallner each tagging him for solo homers. Montero got nine swings and misses on 96 pitches on the night — five on his slider — while posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll try to improve upon an uninspiring 6.38 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 31/11 K/BB ratio (36 2/3 innings) when he does battle against the Royals on Thursday.

Montero allowed two home runs and eight hard-hit baseballs on the day while seeing his ERA balloon to 5.97. Even if he might not be ready for a full-time role in the rotation, the Tigers will need to keep him there with all the injuries they’ve suffered. He’s not a recommended streamer against the Twins next week.

Flaherty has been dealing with a lingering back issue for the last few weeks, but it appears that he’s ready to roll at the outset of the second half after tossing six innings of one-run ball last Thursday against the Guardians to close out the first half. It’ll be Reese Olson and Keider Montero following him this weekend in Toronto for the rest of the series.

Montero allowed a leadoff triple to Shohei Ohtani in the first inning. Ohtani would come in to score on a groundout. A walk and two base hits loaded the bases in the third inning before Montero walked in a second run for the Dodgers. Ohtani later took him deep for a solo homer in the fifth. The Dodgers would bring two more runs in on a walk, double, and a base hit. Montero’s day would be done after five innings. He struck out four. The 24-year-old right-hander holds a 5.47 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 23/10 K/BB ratio across 26 1/3 innings.

Montero gave up three hits, walked one and struck out four. Montero had a quality start and beat the Twins in his last start, which makes this his second good start in a row. He’s now the clear choice over Matt Manning to be the Tigers’ fill-in starter. With Casey Mize on the injured list, he should continue to get opportunities. Montero has some appeal in AL-Only leagues, but he’s probably best left on the bench against the Dodgers this weekend.

The 23-year-old hurler punched out four batters on the night while allowing just one base on balls. He served up a solo homer to Christian Vazquez in the third inning then kept the Twins’ offense at bay until Brooks Lee delivered an RBI single in the seventh. Montero got eight swings and misses on 80 pitches on the evening — five on his slider — while posting a CSW of 33 percent. He’ll attempt to further improve upon his 6.60 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 15/5 K/BB ratio (15 innings) when he does battle against the Guardians next week.

The 23-year-old right-hander will take the place of the injured Casey Mize (hamstring) in the team’s rotation. He’ll start on Wednesday night against the Twins. Montero has already made two appearances with the Tigers this season, registering a 9.35 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and an 11/4 K/BB ratio over 8 2/3 innings. He shouldn’t be considered as a streaming option on Wednesday night against the high-powered Twins’ offense.

Jason Beck of MLB.com reports that Montero is traveling with the team to Minnesota, so that just about confirms it. Mize is currently dealing with hamstring troubles, and is expected to be placed on the 15-day injured list. Montero hasn’t had success as an MLB hurler yet, but the 23-year-old has quality stuff and could be an interesting streamer when facing less-than-spectacular lineups.

Moreno heads back to the minors after surrendering five runs over 4 1/3 innings on Wednesday in a spot start against the Phillies. The 23-year-old righty has struggled at the highest level, but he’s flashed an ability to miss bats with his slider in the big leagues.