Malloy appeared as a pinch hitter for the Tigers in Monday's series opener against the New York Mets at Comerica Park. It's all part of the series-by-series pitching strategy that the Tigers have been implementing since early August. It may be a while, then, before Tigers fans get eyes on Lee, who has bounced between Triple-A and the big leagues throughout the season with mixed results. Tigers do just enough to keep fans enticed with September roster movesAs for Malloy, Monday's game against the Mets offered some insight into how he might be deployed down the stretch. Malloy hit .208 with a home run and 16 RBI across 46 games for the Tigers at the start of the season before being demoted to Triple-A Toledo.