Overview

• The Tigers reinstated the right-hander from the 60-day injured list on Aug. 18 following surgery to repair a right lat avulsion sustained in June 2024.
• In his first MLB outing since May 22, 2024, Lange worked a scoreless ninth on Monday, allowing two hits and a walk before finishing the inning with a strikeout and a flyout.
• His rehab spanned 17 appearances across High-A West Michigan and Triple-A Toledo over the past seven weeks, capped by 6 2/3 innings with one run allowed, no walks and eight strikeouts.
• Detroit optioned left-hander Bailey Horn to Triple-A Toledo to lean right-handed against an Astros lineup missing Yordan Alvarez, leaving Tyler Holton as the lone lefty in the bullpen.
• Lange, who led Detroit with 26 saves in 2023 and struggled with walks early in 2024, now reenters a matchup-driven late-inning mix.