Bruce Rondon will be closing out games for the Detroit Tigers, manager Brad Ausmus said.

"The way Rondon has been pitching, I may end up giving him some more opportunities," Ausmus said after the Tigers' 7-4 victory against the Royals on Wednesday. "It doesn't mean he will get all of them. He needs days off too."

Rondon will replace Alex Wilson, who has been suffering from shoulder fatigue and may move into an eighth-inning role.

"Wilson is going to pitch at the back end of games somewhere, maybe the eighth, maybe even the ninth," Ausmus said.

Rondon, who earned his second save in two chances Wednesday, has a 5.60 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 17⅔ innings this season. He struggled in early July, but he has not allowed an earned run in his past six outings.