At the conclusion of Detroit’s 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night the club announced that they have purchased the contract of third baseman Brandon Inge and have sent outfielder Andy Dirks back down.
As expected, Tigers manager Jim Leyland indicated that Brandon Inge will come in and play primarily against lefties and be a late inning defensive replacement while Wilson Betemit will get the call against right-handed pitchers despite being a switch hitter. No word yet on tomorrow’s lineup but given what Leyland said you can make the assumption that Inge will start at third since the Indians will turn to left-hander David Huff.
Leyland also mentioned that Andy Dirks will be back once the rosters expand on September 1st.
While in Toledo, Inge had .287 batting average while tallying 31 hits, 18 runs and 19 RBI’s in 108 at bats. With those numbers I guess it’s true, you can polish a turd.
Source: MudHens.com, Fox Sports Detroit