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Injured Detroit Tigers Delmon Young and Victor Martinez are in the lineup for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against Texas this afternoon at Comerica Park.
The game, scheduled to start at 4:19 p.m., was delayed two hours by rain. Texas leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
Here is the Tigers' starting lineup. Left-hander Matt Harrison is scheduled to start for Texas:
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Ryan Raburn, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Delmon Young, LF
6. Alex Avila, C
7. Jhonny Peralta, SS
8. Ramon Santiago, 2B
9. Brandon Inge, 3B
Starting pitcher: Rick Porcello
Earlier this afternoon, manager Jim Leyland said, "It looks like Victor is a ‘go,’ and Delmon is a question mark."
• Related: Alex Avila also hurting
Martinez suffered what was called a strained intercostal muscle during Game 3. Martinez appeared to incur the injury while hitting a fourth-inning home run.
Young has an unusual championship series chronology:
• Saturday: The club left Young off the championship series roster because of the strained oblique muscle he suffered in the final game of the first-round series against the New York Yankees.
• Sunday: With Magglio Ordoñez lost for the series with a broken ankle, and with Young feeling better, the club added him to the roster in Ordoñez’s place.
• Monday: In Game 2, Young went 0-for-4 with two lineouts.
• Tuesday: Young couldn’t play in Game 3 because he was stiff and sore.
• Today: Batting fifth, it marks the first time in his two months with the Tigers that he has started anywhere but in the No. 3 spot.
Cabrera moved from cleanup to No. 3 in the two playoff games Young has missed and remained there today.
Notes: Leyland was hoping to avoid using setup man Joaquin Benoit on Tuesday. "I was trying desperately to bleed the eighth inning out of (starter Doug) Fister last night. I didn’t quite get it." Leyland lifted Fister with one out. Benoit came in and got the final two outs of the eighth. Benoit threw 10 pitches. ... Leyland, on struggling Jackson getting three hits in Game 3: “He stayed in the middle of the field better.” ... Former Tiger and 1984 World Series champion Lou Whitaker will throw out the first pitch prior to Game 5 on Thursday. The national anthem will be performed by the Four Tops. ... READ MORE
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