| Wed Jun 23 2010 | 02:16 | Gerald Laird returned to action on Tuesday June 22 | ||||
Gerald Laird returned to action on Tuesday June 22. | ||||||
| Fri Jun 18 2010 | 18:16 | Laird scratched with stiff neck | ||||
Gerald Laird was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks due to a stiff neck. | ||||||
He is currently listed as day-to-day. Alex Avila will catch and bat eighth against his former battery mate Dontrelle Willis. | ||||||
| Source: Detroit Tigers on Twitter | ||||||
| Sun May 9 2010 | 16:26 | Laird returns to action for Tigers | ||||
Gerald Laird, who exited Tuesday's game with a bruised shin, returned to action for the Tigers on Sunday. | ||||||
He appeared as a pinch-hitter and struck out, then stayed in the game behind the plate. If you're in a league deep enough to value Laird, he should be fine for this week's games. | ||||||
| Tue May 4 2010 | 23:32 | Laird day-to-day with bruised shin | ||||
Gerald Laird exited Tuesday's game against the Twins with a bruised shin and is considered day-to-day. | ||||||
Laird suffered during an at-bat in the top of the fifth inning. Alex Avila was already expected to start Wednesday's game, so with Thursday's scheduled off-day, Laird could return to the lineup on Friday. | ||||||
| Source: Tigers.mlb.com | ||||||
| Sat May 1 2010 | 16:34 | Tigers' Laird fans three times | ||||
Gerald Laird went 0-for-4 and struck out three times in Saturday's win over the Angels. | ||||||
The good news for Laird is that Alex Avila has been just as brutal offensively. Laird did homer Friday, but he's hitting .155 with just three RBI in 58 at-bats. Avila is at .097 with no RBI in 31 at-bats. | ||||||