Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi can potentially start on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers if everything goes well throwing a side Tuesday, per interim manager John Schneider.
Kikuchi was placed on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain on Jul. 7, and right-hander Max Castillo from triple-A Buffalo was recalled prior to the game against Seattle.
In his last outing against Oakland, Kikuchi (3-5, 5.12 ERA this season) walked five batters and hit two in just 2.1 innings, and has walked 41 batters in 65 innings this year.
The Blue Jays signed Kikuchi to a three-year, $36 million deal in the off-season, but Kikuchi has not made it to the fifth inning in five of his past six starts.
