Tigers Pérez homers in 1st at-bat in return to action after being sidelined with back inflammation

DETROIT AP The Detroit Tigers outfielder Wenceel P rez homered in his first at-bat of the season Tuesday night shortly after coming off the injured list P rez who had missed the entire season due to inflammation in his lower back hit a solo homer in the second inning off San Francisco s Logan Webb P rez was recalled from a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo when utilityman Matt Vierling went on the injured list with shoulder problems P rez hit with nine homers and nine stolen bases as a rookie in games last season He hit in six postseason games Vierling played four games after missing the first six weeks of the season with a shoulder injury before aggravating it on Monday He was hitting with two RBIs AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source