Tigers’ Zach McKinstry ‘Pretty Banged Up’ After Wednesday’s Collisions

Overview

• Hinch, speaking Thursday, said McKinstry is sore, “not moving around great,” and will be checked further.
• McKinstry left before the eighth inning Wednesday after Royals runner Jac Caglianone tripped him, and the team diagnosed a bruised hip.
• Earlier in the third inning, he jammed his shoulder at third base and scraped his chest on a headfirst slide into home.
• The Tigers kept him out Thursday as a planned rest day and continue to list his status as day-to-day with no injured list move announced.
• His absence forced in-game shuffles as Wenceel Pérez entered in center, Javier Báez moved to shortstop, Kevin McGonigle slid to third, and Pérez later hit the winning homer, underscoring how Detroit leans on McKinstry’s versatility.