ESPN MLB reports that CHICAGO -- The Tigers placed starter Casey Mize on the IL with right adductor inflammation on Friday, the latest in a string of injuries that threaten to sink Detroit's once-promising season.
The move was made retroactive to Thursday.
Mize was removed from his start against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday after he had thrown four scoreless innings because of discomfort in his right groin, an injury similar to one that landed him on the IL earlier this season.
Hinch is hopeful that this version of the injury is not as severe as the first one and said the move to the IL was made more out of the short-term needs of his roster than any alarm about Mize's injury.
"With Casey, we actually feel really good with where he's at, and it's less significant than it was when he had the episode in Atlanta," Hinch said.
"But it's going to require a little bit of a slower week for him.