George Sipple

Detroit Free Press

CHICAGO – Mike Aviles came out of the game on Tuesday night with a sprained left wrist, but avoided a more serious injury.

Aviles told reporters after the Tigers’ 11-8 win over the White Sox that his wrist was not broken and he considered his status day-to-day.

Aviles was injured on a single by Jose Abreu in the bottom of the eighth inning. After a visit from athletic trainer Kevin Rand, Aviles left the game. Andrew Romine, who started in center, moved to third. Nick Castellanos, the regular third baseman, was the Designated Hitter. Cameron Maybin, who was supposed to get a night off to rest his sore wrist, finished the game in center.

“Just rolled it,” Aviles said. “Kind of like a sprain-ish type deal. No break. That’s always a good thing. It’s always a relief. Any time there’s no break in anything you’re always happy to hear that.”

“Any time your glove gets stuck in the ground and you roll over it – I’m not the littlest guy. Sometimes that weight doesn’t feel good on that little joint. No different than rolling your ankle in basketball. Something to manage for a little bit and be okay with it.”

Aviles said he sprained his wrist in 2004 and re-aggravated it a couple years ago.

“It’s just something I keep an eye on and always take care of,” he said.

When Aviles walked by reporters to go get X-rays before the clubhouse opened, it looked like he had a big knot on his wrist.

Asked about that later, he said Victor Martinez said the same thing.

“That’s normal,” Aviles said, showing his other wrist, which also appeared to have a knot. “Bony wrists and bony ankles.”

Aviles said he’s never broken a bone.

Aviles made an error at third and finished 2-for-4 with an RBI on Tuesday. He had left nine runners on base in Monday’s 10-9 loss in 12 innings.

“Any time you get an RBI it’s a good thing,” Aviles said of his single to right-center in the second that brought home Justin Upton to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. “Whether I left nine on base yesterday or none. Any time you get an RBI and you can add a run on the board it’s a good thing because you’re giving an extra run for your pitcher to work with.”

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