Michael Brantley is back from Columbus and starting in center for the Indians.
Michael Brantley is back with the Indians and will start in center tonight against the Minnesota Twins.CLEVELAND -- The Indians have recalled outfielder Michael Brantley from Columbus and he will be in the lineup tonight.
Brantley will bat leadoff and play center field when the Indians open a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field. Game time is 7:05.
This is Brantley's third tour of duty with the Indians this season. He is hitting .157 with two doubles, one homer and seven RBI with the Indians.
At Columbus he was hitting .319 with 51 runs, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 4 homers and 28 RBI.
To make room for Brantley, the Indians optioned righthand reliever Jensen Lewis back to Columbus.
The Indians announced today that infielder/outfielder Drew Sutton has been claimed off outright waivers from the Cincinnati Reds and optioned to Columbus.
Sutton appeared in two games with Cincinnati in May and was 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI. In 84 games with Louisville this year he batted .262 with three homers and 27 RBI.
Sutton, 6-3, 200, is a switch-hitter, originally selected by the Houston Astros in the
15th round of the 2004 draft out of Baylor University.
The Indians 40-man roster now stands at 39.