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For the second consecutive year, the Tigers will use the First-Year Player Draft to pay homage to a longtime Major League general manager on their staff.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- With Austin Jackson on the disabled list and a left-handed pitcher starting for the Texas Rangers on Sunday, it was an easy decision for Tigers manager Jim Leyland to make.

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey follows through in the first inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, April 24, 2013.

Before their night game against the Rangers, it was too early Sunday for the Tigers to look ahead to this week's Indians' series in Cleveland.

"I thought Porcello was as good as I've ever seen him," Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Detroit Tigers' Austin Jackson looks in the dugout before an interleague game against the Washington Nationals on Thursday in Washington.

Detroit Tigers' Don Kelly is congratulated by third-base coach Tom Brookens after hitting a home run against the Texas Rangers in the third inning Thursday.

Avisail Garcia became the 100th player in West Michigan Whitecaps' history to make it to the major leagues when he was called up to the Detroit Tigers late last season and helped contribute to the club's postseason run.

While Tigers manager Jim Leyland is getting used to having Gene Lamont as his bench coach after seven years of Lamont as the third-base coach, Leyland feels Tom Brookens is starting to settle in coaching at third.

The Tigers are the best hitting team in the American League and have three players in the top 10.

Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson hits a single against the Houston Astros on May 2, 2013.

The Cubs have agreed to a $41 million, seven-year contract with slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo that could be worth up to $68 million over nine seasons.

A day after being rested with a right hamstring injury, Detroit Tigers center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

Andy Dirks was quite productive atop the Tigers' lineup, going 3-for-4 with a grand slam to lead Detroit past the Houston Astros, 7-2, in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park.

Matchup : Tigers vs. Houston, 7:08. TV/radio: FSD; WXYT-AM and WXYT-FM . Pitching: Tigers - RH Doug Fister .

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GAME INFORMATION Who: Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers . Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.

The Detroit Tigers have placed center fielder Austin Jackson on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Avisail Garcia from Triple-A Toledo.

The Tigers aren't hamstrung with Austin Jackson just yet, but he's enough of a concern that manager Jim Leyland wants to keep him from becoming an injury loss.