Tigers RHP Sanchez demoted to bullpen

5:34 PM ET

ANAHEIM – Starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez is headed to the Detroit Tigers bullpen.

Manager Brad Ausmus announced the move in Wednesday’s pre-game press briefing, a decision that was ultimately made following another poor performance in Tuesday’s 11-9 loss in which Sanchez lasted only three innings and surrendered six runs.

Ausmus said that he informed the 32-year-old righthander of the decision when Sanchez arrived to the ballpark on Wednesday. The team is still leaving the door open for Sanchez to potentially return to the rotation should he improve, but at this point, they are not guaranteeing he will earn his spot back.

“He definitely could work his way back into the starting rotation, and that’s exactly what I told him,” Ausmus said. “Right now, there’s nothing promised. If people in the rotation are pitching well, they’re going to stay there. Hopefully, he can get himself right or become a valuable member of our bullpen.”

Sanchez, who Ausmus described as …

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