"He'll probably throw another one on Thursday," manager Brad Ausmus said. "We'll have him go up and down -- 20 pitches, rest, then 20 pitches again, just to make sure that [the neck] doesn't tighten up between innings. If that goes well, he'll probably be ready for a rehab assignment."
A rehab start could come as soon as next Sunday or Monday, Ausmus said. Toledo will be on the road by then, amidst a seven-game road trip to Norfolk and Durham. Class A West Michigan will be at home Sunday and Monday against Burlington.
Elsewhere on the Tigers' injury front, outfielder J.