Casey Mize made the American League All-Star team this season, but he hasn't pitched like a star in his past eight outings.

The Detroit Tigers right-hander will try once again to regain his early-season form in the finale of a three-game home series against the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon.

Mize (12-5) had a 2.63 ERA after tossing seven shutout innings against the Cleveland Guardians on July 5. His ERA has ballooned to 3.95 after giving up five runs in 3 1/3 innings against the Athletics on Aug. 27, a game Detroit lost 7-0.

"Just way too many mistakes over the heart of the plate," Mize said. "Too many three-ball counts. A frustrating one, again. Too many hits, too much traffic led to too many runs and it put us in a bad hole to start the game."

Over his past eight starts, Mize

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