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DETROIT -- Jordan Zimmermann can stop watching his streaking team and start contributing again.The red-hot Detroit Tigers will get even stronger with the return of one of the top pitchers on Thursday.Zimmermann will make his first start since June 30 when he takes the mound for the finale of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. Zimmermann, who is 9-4 with a 3.95 ERA, has been sidelined with a right neck strain.It was miserable, he said of his time on the 15-day disabled list. The only time Ive been out prior to this was when I had Tommy John (in 2009). Its not something I ever want to do again, but its baseball and injuries do happen. It can happen on any pitch. Im glad it was just a month and nothing major that led to surgery.Zimmermann didnt feel particularly sharp during two rehab starts with Triple-A Toledo but still gave up just one run in eight innings. He also threw two bullpen sessions in recent days. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus believes Zimmermann can throw approximately 90 pitches in his return.I faced a few live hitters down in Triple-A, but its not like the hitters up here, Zimmermann said. You have that in the back of your mind -- how are you going to feel when you get out there? But theres going to be a lot of adrenaline and Ill be ready.Detroit right fielder J.D. Martinez was certainly ready when he returned from the DL on Wednesday. Martinez blasted a go-ahead solo homer in a pinch-hitting appearance to give the Tigers a 2-1 victory, their eighth straight.Hes expected to be back in the lineup on Thursday.You dont get many moments like that during the course of a season, Ausmus said of Martinezs eighth-inning homer off White Sox ace Chris Sale. It was really almost perfect. I guess the only way it would have been more perfect is if it was the bottom of the ninth.Martinez fractured his right elbow crashing into a wall in Kansas City on June 16. He didnt have a home run in eight rehab games at Triple-A Toledo but ripped one on the first pitch he saw in his major-league return.At that point, your adrenaline takes over, he said.The fading White Sox got more bad news on Wednesday when center fielder Charlie Tilson was diagnosed with a torn left hamstring. He will undergo season-ending surgery on Thursday.Tilson was injured during his major-league debut chasing after a Miguel Cabrera double on Tuesday. Hes the fourth White Sox player to suffer an injury this season just before or during his team debut.He gets called up, gets a hit in his first at-bat and after that, it all gets taken away from you for a while, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. Its definitely odd, Ill say that. I wouldnt call it a curse, but I feel bad for all of them.Tilsons injury opens the door for Avisail Garcia to revive his stalled career. Garcia hit two home runs against his former club, the Tigers, on Tuesday. He was 0-for-2 on Wednesday but was hit by a pitch and also drew a walk.His last week is probably the best Ive seen him since we got him, Ventura said of Garcia, who was acquired in the summer of 2013. Hes starting to figure out some things as far as elevating the ball and swinging the bat.Left-hander Jose Quintana will oppose Zimmermann. Quintana is 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA in his last five starts, including 6 2/3 shutout innings against Detroit. Bob Rule Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Sarunas Marciulionis Jersey .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. https://www.supersonicsjerseys.com/ . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Detlef Schrempf Jersey . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. Dennis Johnson Jersey . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup.KAVARNA, Bulgaria -- Ian Poulter was eliminated from the World Match Play Championship after losing another round-robin match Friday. Poulter lost to Thomas Aiken, 1 up, at the Thracian Cliffs course when he bogeyed the last hole after missing the fairway. "I have no excuses," Poulter said. "There is no excuse for that display of golf over the last two days. Its disgusting, disgraceful and theres no explanation. I should have been able to finish the match off." Poulter lost to Thongchai Jaidee on Thursday. On Friday morning, Jaidee beat Aiken, 1 up. Jaidee is one of only four players to win both early matches, joining Francesco Molinari, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Scott Jamieson. Fernandez-Castano beat Jamie Donaldson on Friday and then defeated Brett Rumford, 3 and 2. Rumford won his opening maatch earlier in the day, beating Jamie Donaldson, 5 and 3.dddddddddddd "Jamie got off to a bit of a bad start and I just capitalized on that with three birdies in my first four holes to be 3 up and that really was the key," Rumford said. Richard Sterne also ensured his advancement by defeating former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, 5 and 4, while defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts recovered from his first round loss, beating Kiradeck Aphibarnrat, 3 and 2. "It played a little better today but there are still a few loose shots in my game, but I needed to win so I guess its mission accomplished," Colsaerts said. "But hey, Im in a better spot this year than compared to this time last year when I managed to go through to the last 16 with just a draw from my first two matches." ' ' '