David Price Injury: Updates on Tigers Pitcher's Hamstring and Return

David Price left Detroit's game against the Royals on May 8 in the seventh inning after suffering a hamstring injury. Price suffered the injury slipping on a bat. He is expected to start Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Price Expected to Start Saturday

Wednesday, May 13

Price spoke about how he was feeling as he prepares for his next start, saying: "My last two days have been very good, very encouraging. I'm not really worried. ... I feel like I'm in a pretty good position," via Jason Beck of MLB.com.

Previously, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus confirmed that Price will start Saturday's game against the Cardinals, per Jonah Birenbaum of The Score.

Matthew B. Mowery of the Oakland Press reported on May 9 that Price suffered a mild hamstring strain.

Mowery reported Price said he hyperextended the leg slipping on a bat.

For the first time in years, the Detroit Tigers rotation looks vulnerable. Left-hander Price was poised to lead the group in 2015, so it's unfortunate for the team to see the All-Star suffer an injury so early in the season.

Price, whom the Tigers acquired last year at the trade deadline, performed well with a 3.59 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 77.2 innings, and he helped get the team into the postseason before it lost in the American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles. 

After Max Scherzer signed with the Washington Nationals and Rick Porcello was traded to the Boston Red Sox, Price became the No. 1 starter. Justin Verlander hasn't looked like the ace he's still being paid to be, while Anibal Sanchez has proved to be too injury-prone to hold that mantle. 

In a beefed-up American League Central, with the Cleveland Indians boasting a strong collection of largely young talent on the rise and the Chicago White Sox reshaping their roster through trades and free agency, the Tigers' stranglehold over the division hasn't been this tenuous since 2010.   

With Price not expected to miss time, the Tigers should be able to compete with the Indians, White Sox and Kansas City Royals to make the playoffs.