DETROIT -- Alex Avila will bat second and DH for the Detroit Tigers in today's series finale with the Tampa Bay Rays at Comerica Park.
Avila leads the Tigers with a .319 batting average.
Jose Iglesias is getting the day off and Dixon Machado will start at shortstop.
With Avila at DH, James McCann will catch.
Tigers lineup
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Alex Avila, DH
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. J.D. Martinez, RF
5. Justin Upton, LF
6. Nicholas Castellanos, 3B
7. Alex Presley, CF
8. James McCann, C
9. Dixon Machado, SS
Starting pitcher: RHP Buck Farmer
Tampa Bay Rays lineup
TBA