Manager Jim Leyland said Ivan Rodriguez (viral infection) definitely won't start Sunday.
"He's going to be upset about it," Leyland said, "because he wanted to play all four days here, but I'm going to give him two days (Sunday followed by the off day Monday).
It' a good thing when you have star players who want to play, but sometimes that's a bad thing because they get worn down."
Placido Polanco was able to take batting practice on Saturday, but might need another day off as he recovers from the flu.
The illness has prevented him from playing since Monday against Oakland.
Polanco ranks third in batting average at .344 behind Magglio Ordonez and Ichiro Suzuki.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said recently called-up Cameron Maybin "is going to be a star, without question."
The Tigers skipper also noted that he'll be patient with his prospect.
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