Kelly isn't part of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.
Kelly will give way to Jake Rogers behind the dish for the fifth time in eight games. Kelly is batting 10-for-33 (.303) with two home runs in June.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Leads offense in loss
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Kelly went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Monday's 8-1 loss to the Phillies.
Detroit sputtered on the mound and at the plate, but Kelly still had a solid performance. The backstop was making his first appearance in three days, pushing Jake Rogers to the bench in the process. Kelly and Rogers are splitting time behind the plate fairly evenly so far this season, though Kelly has been the better offensive option overall with a .711 OPS, compared to just .603 for Rogers. The latter has the slight edge in home runs, however, five to four.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sitting again Sunday
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Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox.
Kelly will sit for a second straight game after hitting a two-home run in the series opener Friday. Jake Rogers will once again start at catcher and bat ninth against White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Homers in win
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Kelly went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a 2-1 win over the White Sox on Friday.
Kelly's long ball off Erick Fedde in the second inning was the difference in the game. The homer was Kelly's second in four starts, and he has registered a solid .267/.353/.500 slash line in nine June contests. On the season, Kelly is slashing .238/.324/.373 with four home runs and 17 RBI over 142 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Idle Saturday
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Kelly isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Kelly will get a breather Saturday after belting a two-run home run during Friday's win. Jake Rogers will fill in behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Resting Wednesday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Kelly will hit the bench for Wednesday's day game after he caught eight innings of Tuesday night's 2-1 loss while going 0-for-3 with a walk. Jake Rogers will spell Kelly behind the plate for the series finale.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Getting rest Monday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.
Kelly will get a breather after he started behind the plate both of the past two days. Jake Rogers will step in as the Tigers' starting catcher Monday.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Homers, scores thrice in win
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Kelly went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Astros.
Kelly has logged three multi-hit efforts over six games in June, going 7-for-22 (.318) this month. The homer was his first since May 26. The veteran catcher is slashing .246/.326/.364 with three homers, 15 RBI, 12 runs scored, three doubles and a triple over 51 contests this season. Kelly and Jake Rogers continue to see a fairly even split of playing time behind the plate, though Kelly has had the stronger bat in 2024.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Resting up Thursday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Kelly will take a seat for the day game after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 7-5 loss while going hitless in four at-bats. Jake Rogers will get the starting nod behind the plate in the series finale.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Idle Tuesday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
Kelly will give way to Jake Rogers behind the dish for a second straight game. Since May 23, Kelly is batting .278 with a homer, five RBI and three runs scored. Rogers will bat eighth Tuesday.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Out of lineup Sunday
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Kelly is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Brewers on Sunday.
Kelly will get a rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with one RBI. With Brewers right-hander Bryse Wilson on the mound for Sunday's series finale, Jake Rogers will start behind home plate and bat ninth.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Getting rest Monday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
Kelly will get a break after he started at catcher in four of the Tigers' previous five games, including Sunday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox. Jake Rogers will step in behind the plate Monday, forming a battery with starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Doubles, drives in one Sunday
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Kelly went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 8-4, 10-inning win over the Red Sox.
Despite batting ninth, Kelly was able to deliver a solid performance as he extended his hitting streak to seven games. The 29-year-old is splitting time with Jake Rogers behind the plate, with the latter likely to draw the start Monday after Kelly caught all 10 innings Sunday. Both players' fantasy values are capped somewhat by the timeshare, though they can still be useful in deeper formats.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Receiving breather Saturday
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Kelly is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus Boston, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Kelly will get a breather after he went 2-for-7 with a triple and a run scored over the first two games of the series. Jake Rogers will draw the start at catcher and bat ninth against the Red Sox.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sitting out first game
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Kelly isn't in the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Pirates.
The Tigers will have Jake Rogers behind the plate for the opening game, catching for Tarik Skubal. Kelly should be behind the plate for the second game.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: On bench Tuesday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
Kelly will yield to Jake Rogers behind the dish Tuesday against righty Jared Jones. Kelly garnered a hit in each of his last three games played, including a three-run homer Sunday.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Serving as DH on Sunday
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Kelly will serve as the Tigers' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Detroit will make room in the lineup for both Kelly and Jake Rogers in the series finale, but the former looks to have taken on the lion's share of the playing time at catcher of late. Over the Tigers' preceding eight games, Kelly has made five starts behind the plate to Rogers' three.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Heads to bench Wednesday
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Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Kelly had started behind the dish in three of the past four games, but he'll give way to Jake Rogers as the Tigers and Royals wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Rogers appeared to have supplanted Kelly as the top option behind the plate toward the end of April, but playing time between the two backstops has been more equitable in May, with Kelly having thus far garnered 10 starts at catcher to Rogers' nine on the month.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Starting Game 1
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Kelly (ribs) is starting behind the plate and batting eighth in Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus St. Louis.
Kelly has been dealing with soreness in his left ribcage recently but will start Game 1 of Tuesday's twin bill, which is his first start since April 23. Jake Rogers should be behind the plate in the nightcap.
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Tigers' Carson Kelly: Won't start, but available Saturday
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Kelly (ribs) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.
Kelly was scratched ahead of Friday's game against Kansas City due to left ribcage soreness. While Kelly won't start Saturday, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that the backup catcher is available for the contest, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.
