Tigers hope to keep Machado, level out swing

Machado's 2-run triple DETROIT -- The Tigers carried Dixon Machado on their Major League roster through all of last season rather than risk losing him on waivers. That they were willing to risk a waiver claim and designate him for assignment Wednesday says a lot about the Tigers' situation, as well as his.

"We weren't really using Machado very much lately," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We've been trying to work on his swing and all those things, and [Niko Goodrum] was playing so doggone good we had to keep him in the lineup some way or another, and second base he ended up at most of the time.

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"Goody basically took the job and ran with it, and he's been hitting the ball…