Tigers' Anibal Sanchez, Alex Avila could be close to return

Tony Paul The Detroit News Comments Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez, facing camera, and catcher Alex Avila both are making progress as they recover from injuries. (Elizabeth Conley/Detroit News) Toronto— The Tigers are on the mend, at least physically. Starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez was set to make a rehab appearance Monday in Lakeland, Fla., while catcher Alex Avila is looking better at the plate in Toledo. It remains unclear when either will rejoin the Tigers, but there definitely is progress. The Tigers hoped to get 60 pitches out of Sanchez on Monday; they just weren’t sure how or when he’d get those pitches in, with the weather in Florida not cooperating. At his morning news briefing in...