CLEVELAND >> There was good news and worrisome news on the Tigers’ injury front ahead of the winner-take-all Game 5 Saturday at Progressive Field.

Outfielder and designated hitter Kerry Carpenter was still limping noticeably on the left hamstring he injured in the sixth inning of Game 4 Thursday night. That’s the worrisome news.

“He saw the docs last night and he’s seeing the docs today,” manager AJ Hinch said. “We’re going to take as much time as we can to see what he can and can’t handle. It’s obvious what we’re dealing with. We’re going to hope for the best as we move forward.”

It certainly won’t help Carpenter’s situation that Major League Baseball moved the start time for Game 5 up to 1:08 p.m. to avoid forecasted inclement weather later in the day. Hinch said he was hoping a Carpenter could benefit from a full day of treatment Friday and Saturday.

“The trainers do a good job figuring out what he can and can’t handle,” Hinch said. “We will see how it goes. I’m not experienced in that stuff but I know what I’m rooting for, what we’re all rooting for.”

The Tigers brought left-handed swinging utility player Bligh Madris to Cleveland as a contingency in case Carpenter is unavailable. Madris, who hit .269/.324/.358 in 21 games with the Tigers earlier in the season, has been part of a group of players and coaches working out in Toledo for situations like this.

“Kerry is very important to our team and our lineup,” Hinch said. “I don’t know right now as I sit here (if he will be available). That’s going to be a game-time decision when we have to.”

If the Tigers do replace Carpenter on the roster, he would be ineligible to play in the American League Championship Series, per MLB rules.

“There is no series if you don’t win tomorrow,” Hinch said. “The number one goal is to win tomorrow. We will make the right decision for us, what we feel is best for us, at the appropriate time.”

The good news, though, was that X-rays on catcher Jake Rogers’ left wrist were negative.

“Little sore today, but nothing crazy,” he said. “I’m good to go.”

Rogers took two foul tips off the same spot on his left wrist. The last was in the bottom of the eighth when Josh Naylor clipped him. Rogers was in obvious pain and Hinch used Justyn-Henry Malloy to pinch-hit for him in the ninth.

“I think both the Naylor brothers got me,” Rogers said, with a smile. “I think they’re out for me.”

Rogers has caught every one of pitcher Tarik Skubal’s starts this season.

“I didn’t even know he had an X-ray,” said Skubal, who will start Game 5. “I got a text this morning from my trainer back home asking how he was. I was like, I didn’t even know. But, yeah, that’s great news that he’s OK. Great news.”