Boyd was on a pitch count, according to Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski. His previous outing featured seven scoreless innings for Triple-A Buffalo on July 24. He's 9-2 with a 1.65 ERA across three Minor League stops this year.
The centerpiece of the prospect package in the Price trade, Daniel Norris, started for the Tigers on Sunday against the Orioles. The third pitcher, Jairo Labourt, started Friday for Class A Lakeland, allowing four runs on seven hits over four innings with four walks and five strikeouts.
Shortstop JaCoby Jones, the return prospect in the Joakim Soria trade with Pittsburgh, joined Double-A Erie on Friday, his second change of teams in a week after being promoted to Double-A by the Pirates.