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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	J. RogersJake Rogers	D. DinglerDillon Dingler	—
First Base	S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson	A. IbanezAndy Ibanez	—
Second Base	C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry	A. IbanezAndy Ibanez J. JungJace Jung W. Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2 Wenceel Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2
Shortstop	T. SweeneyTrey Sweeney	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry	J. Baez Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Javier Baez Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025
Third Base	M. VierlingMatt Vierling	J. JungJace Jung	A. IbanezAndy Ibanez Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry T. SweeneyTrey Sweeney C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty
Left Field	R. GreeneRiley Greene	J. MalloyJustyn-Henry Malloy	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry M. VierlingMatt Vierling W. Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2 Wenceel Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2 K. Carpenter Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Not in Game 1 lineup Kerry Carpenter Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Not in Game 1 lineup A. IbanezAndy Ibanez
Center Field	P. MeadowsParker Meadows	M. VierlingMatt Vierling	W. Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2 Wenceel Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2 R. GreeneRiley Greene
Right Field	W. Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2 Wenceel Perez Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Not in lineup for Game 2	M. VierlingMatt Vierling	K. Carpenter Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Not in Game 1 lineup Kerry Carpenter Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Not in Game 1 lineup Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry J. MalloyJustyn-Henry Malloy R. GreeneRiley Greene A. IbanezAndy Ibanez
Designated Hitter	K. Carpenter Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Not in Game 1 lineup Kerry Carpenter Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Not in Game 1 lineup	J. MalloyJustyn-Henry Malloy	C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty R. GreeneRiley Greene J. RogersJake Rogers A. IbanezAndy Ibanez S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson J. JungJace Jung M. VierlingMatt Vierling J. Baez Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Javier Baez Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
T. Skubal Tigers' Tarik Skubal: All set for ALDS Game 2 start Tarik Skubal Tigers' Tarik Skubal: All set for ALDS Game 2 start	R. OlsonReese Olson	K. Montero Tigers' Keider Montero: Left off wild-card roster Keider Montero Tigers' Keider Montero: Left off wild-card roster	B. HurterBrant Hurter	C. MizeCasey Mize

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. FoleyJason Foley T. Holton Tigers' Tyler Holton: Will be opener in Game 1 Tyler Holton Tigers' Tyler Holton: Will be opener in Game 1	W. VestWill Vest	B. BrieskeBeau Brieske B. HanifeeBrenan Hanifee S. GuentherSean Guenther J. JobeJackson Jobe T. MaddenTy Madden K. Maeda Tigers' Kenta Maeda: Suffers loss in spot start Kenta Maeda Tigers' Kenta Maeda: Suffers loss in spot start A. Faedo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Alex Faedo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 B. White Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025 Brendan White Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2025