DETROIT -- The Tigers aren't saying much about Justin Verlander, but his return from a right triceps strain seems to be going slower than expected.
Verlander cut a simulated start short Wednesday in Pittsburgh due to fatigue, and soreness carried into Friday. As a result, he won't pick a ball up until Sunday, and the Tigers will see where things go from there.
"He was a little more sore on the second day than we planned, so we're going to slow him down a little bit," manager Brad Ausmus said Saturday. "We expected him to be sore the next day, but two days later, we thought he would have recovered more.