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The Detroit Tigers placed starter Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation, elevating Ty Madden from Triple-A to bolster the bullpen as the team contends in a tight season. Madden's call-up comes as Flaherty has struggled recently, and the Tigers face a front-end rotation shortfall ahead of the trade deadline.
Framber Valdez was pulled after a disastrous 0.2-inning start in which he surrendered six earned runs and left the Tigers in an 11-2 hole to the Cubs, with 42 pitches in the first frame and a string of baserunners from the opening at-bats. The collapse left Detroit’s bullpen exhausted and their playoff push stalled, as the Cubs capitalized on a wind-influenced night and Valdez’s worst outing of the season following his bereavement leave.
