BOSTON -- The Tigers’ lineup looked different on Tuesday for Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Second baseman Josh Harrison moved to seventh in the order, and third baseman Jeimer Candelario batted leadoff. Harrison had hit first in each of his 18 games this season, but he was batting just .122 entering Tuesday.

“I had a good conversation with Harry,” manager Ron Gardenhire said before Game 1. “I just think when you’re going through scuffles right now and you’re trying to figure out your swing and making adjustments, and then trying to lead off and get on base and take pitches, it just doesn’t add up.”

Harrison has recorded just eleven hits this season, but he connected on his first home run of 2019 -- and as a member of the Tigers -- on April 19. He also added two hits in Tuesday's 7-4 Game 1 win, including a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning.

"Eventually I want him back at the top of the order," Gardenhire said. "That's what we got him here for -- one of the reasons -- and I would love to have him back up there. But we need to let him breathe a little bit and not worry about taking pitches and just figure his swing out. Today's a good start."

Harrison remained in the seventh spot for Game 2 of the doubleheader. Gardenhire does not have a specific timetable for how long Harrison will stay further down in the batting order.

"He'll tell me with his bat, more than anything else," Gardenhire said.

Candelario, who entered Tuesday night's game with a .213 average this season, has shown the Tigers what he can do in the leadoff spot, though he went 0-for-4 with a walk in Game 1. To Gardenhire, the decision was a simple one.

“He had five hits in Toronto leading off,” Gardenhire said. “Then another time, he got two hits leading off. So there’s seven hits.

“He wins.”

Said Candelario, “If I’m in the lineup, I will contribute to help the team win. … I’ve got to be able to swing at good pitches to hit and be on base for my team. I want to be able to be on base the most possible [times] I can be and get my pitch to hit. If I have to take the walk, I take the walk.”

The Tigers’ goal is for Harrison to get back into a rhythm. Gardenhire wouldn’t be surprised, either, if Harrison winds up leading off a few innings anyway.

“He’ll probably lead off three times today,” Gardenhire said. “That’s what always happens.”

Injury updates

• Left-hander Blaine Hardy was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a left forearm strain prior to Game 2. The move was retroactive to Monday. Hardy most recently pitched 1 1/3 innings on Sunday against the White Sox. Lefty Jose Manuel Fernandez was recalled from Triple-A Toledo.

• Jordy Mercer, on the 10-day injured list because of a right quad strain, has gone back to extended spring training in Lakeland, Fla., to continue his rehab. Originally, the Tigers intended for him to be with them on the road and then do a rehab assignment with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, but the weather altered those plans.

“He’s running straight ahead, and he still feels it a little bit,” Gardenhire said. “The next part of that would be around the bases, cuts and then get into a couple games, at least play a couple games before we get back there. So we’re probably looking [at] another four or five days.”

• Christin Stewart, also on the IL with a right quad strain, is working through discomfort. At this point, he is going through treatment with walking and light running.

“He’s doing OK,” Gardenhire said. “He’s moving. He still has some soreness, but it’s more muscle soreness now from the work they’re doing on him than it is that deep, sharp pain in his knee. As of right now, he’s not really doing much baseball activity. … He’s going to have to go take some swings in a couple of days and see if he can explode off that knee.”