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Miner

A fourth straight win for Detroit. Miner was 0-1 with a 6.88 ERA in his previous four starts. He gets the White Sox, Rangers and White Sox again in his next three turns, so he’s not going to be a very good play in AL-only leagues.

The Tigers needed a fresh arm after Roman Colon’s struggles Tuesday. Miner might be a candidate to start Sunday if he isn’t needed in relief. The 24-year-old right-hander was 6-0 with a 2.82 ERA, 43 H and 40/21 K/BB in 51 IP for Toledo.

Corey Hart spoiled the shutout bid by singling in Corey Koskie in the bottom of the ninth. Miner is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA since being recalled, with his only loss coming against the Red Sox in his major league debut. We doubt he’ll keep it up, but he has some value in AL-only leagues at the moment.

He gave up four hits, walked two and struck out five. Miner lost to the Red Sox while lasting four-plus innings in his previous start. He earned himself another turn with his performance today, but he’s not an option in AL-only leagues.

Both runs came in the first, as the Rays came up with two of their three hits off Miner following a Carlos Guillen error. Miner walked one and struck out one while throwing 108 pitches. He’s still not a very good bet in AL-only leagues, but with a road start in Milwaukee coming up next week, he wouldn’t be that bad of a play.

Miner is replacing the injured Mike Maroth in the rotation, but he’ll have to pitch well in order to avoid the club looking at some of their other options. He gave up seven hits, including a pair of homers, and two walks while striking out just two today. He won’t be worth using in AL-only leagues.

A report on the team’s official site earlier in the day had manager Jim Leyland sticking with Roman Colon, who was lit up by the Yankees on Tuesday. Miner was successful in Triple-A, but he’s not recommended in AL-only leagues.

Miner, 7-5, has dropped three straight, and the 40-pitch, 1 1/3-inning outing was his shortest to date. He was torched for four hits, six runs, two homers and two walks while striking out one. Miner’s ERA is now 4.76, and he needs to be riding your pine right now.

With Mike Maroth likely to return Wednesday, Miner could be in the bullpen for good. It’s probably time to drop him in AL-only leagues.

Miner is a former Tiger who has made all of his 157 career appearances as a member of Detroit. None of those appearances have come since 2009, though, and he’ll merely represent depth at Triple-A.