DETROIT >> Jose Urquidy brought the pizza, Ty Madden cooked up the steaks and the Tigers’ team rehab threw themselves an Opening Day party last Thursday in Lakeland while their teammates faced the L.A. Dodgers.

“We kind of banded together down there,” Matt Vierling said. “Obviously, it sucks not being out there with the boys, but we’ve been pulling hard for them. And those steaks were delicious.”

About half of the Tigers’ injured list was back in the Comerica Park clubhouse for the home opener on Friday. The other half is still toiling away in Lakeland.

“We can’t just turn this into the rehab center,” manager AJ Hinch said. “We’ve got to deal with the game at hand and the guys who are healthy. But we love having guys around who are value-adds. If we could have all of them here, we would.”

Vierling and Parker Meadows, who were living together and doing their rehab programs together in Lakeland, will resume their work in Detroit. Pitchers Alex Cobb and Alex Lange were both back in the clubhouse on Friday, as well.

Urquidy, Madden, Wenceel Pérez and pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long are still doing their programs in Lakeland.

“It’s been different, watching everybody play on TV,” Vierling said. “Pulling for the guys super hard but it’s hard watching on TV.”

Vierling, out since early in camp due to a rotator cuff strain in his right shoulder, is expected to get a medical re-evaluation later this week to determine the next phase of his rehab.

He is essentially doing all baseball activity except throwing.

“There’s definitely been some dips mentally, not being able to play,” he said. “But as far as the timing of when it happened, early in spring, it kind of gave me a little bit of hope. Also knowing the severity of it, knowing it could’ve been worse. I got lucky that it wasn’t worse.

“Also, I’ve got Parker with me and we’re in here grinding every day trying to get healthy.”

Meadows, who was placed on the 60-day injured list because of a nerve issue in his upper arm, is scheduled to revisit a specialist in two weeks. In the meantime, he continues to build up the muscles around the biceps, lifting weights every other day, and running every day.

He’s not doing any hitting or throwing.

“Getting a little better, slowly but surely,” he said. “With nerves, it’s going to take some time. But it is getting better.”

Meadows said he was locked-in on every pitch during the six-game road trip in Los Angeles and Seattle, as hard as it was.

“It sucks,” he said. “These are my guys.”

The hard part for Meadows is not being able to control the rate of his recovery. It’s not an injury he can overcome by working harder.

“It’s tough and frustrating mentally just because there’s nothing really to do to speed up the process,” he said. “It’s basically just a waiting game. Nerves work slowly.

“Just trying to be patient with it, just coming in every day with a positive mindset and getting better.”

Injury updates

… Pérez, out due to lumbar inflammation, had the second planned injection in the area on Friday in Lakeland.

… Cobb, who missed all of camp with right hip inflammation, will throw another bullpen Sunday and is expected to throw live BP at Comerica Park on Tuesday.

… Lange, recovering from lat surgery, will continue to do his work in Detroit. He’s been throwing bullpens but hasn’t yet thrown to hitters.

… Gleyber Torres (oblique strain) is expected to complete his defensive drill work and increase his conditioning regimen. But there is no timetable yet for when he will resume his hitting program.