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J. Upton likely to rest right quad until Friday
- Updated: May 24, 2016
DETROIT — The right quad tightness that scratched Justin Upton from the Tigers’ lineup Monday is enough of a concern that he’ll likely sit the rest of their three-game series against the Phillies, giving him essentially four days to recuperate before Detroit opens a six-game West Coast trip Friday night at Oakland.
Though Upton indicated Monday night that it wasn’t a major injury, manager Brad Ausmus seemed concerned with keeping it from becoming something more serious.
“He’s day to day,” Ausmus said. “We’ll probably hold him out tomorrow, too, with the off-day coming up.”
Upton wanted to test out his quad by running Tuesday, Ausmus said, but the Tigers held the outfielder back as a precaution.
“There’s no reason to make something big out of something small,” Ausmus said.
Slugging prospect Steven Moya made his second consecutive start in Upton’s place on Tuesday. Mike Aviles was …
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