Tigers hope Maybin moving toward return

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CLEVELAND — Two days after utility infielder Andrew Romine made his first Major League appearance in center field to open the Tigers’ series against the Indians, he was in the starting lineup there to end it. Anthony Gose, who had played all but one inning of every game since Tyler Collins was optioned to Triple-A Toledo last week, was on the bench.

That says a lot about the Tigers’ situation in center. With Cameron Maybin still waiting to make his first rehab start in center at Triple-A Toledo, the situation isn’t likely to change until at least early next week.

The Tigers are hoping that Maybin — whose right shoulder injury while rehabbing a left wrist fracture has limited him to designated hitter since he resumed his rehab assignment last week — can start in center for Toledo on Friday. That depends on how his arm feels when he throws during batting practice beforehand, according to Tigers manager Brad …

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