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Omar Infante is headed to the disabled list with a left ankle sprain.

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Hernan Perez

DETROIT -- It is not a huge surprise that the Detroit Tigers have placed second baseman Omar Infante on the disabled list. It will come as a mild surprise to some who they recalled from the minors to take his place.

The Tigers recalled infielder Hernan Perez from Double-A Erie to fill in for Infante, who on Tuesday was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Thursday with a left ankle sprain.

Infante has not played since leaving the game Wednesday after being taken out at second base on a slide by Colby Rasmus of the Toronto Blue Jays. Infante said Monday

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The Tigers recalled Perez during the 2012 season for two days to fill in for Jhonny Peralta, who was on the paternity list. Perez played in two games during that stint, his first in the majors, and is in the starting lineup tonight for the Tigers. He will bat eighth and start at second base.

Perez was hitting .300 with 28 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 35 RBIs in 85 games for Erie before being recalled. He had a single in two at-bats for the Tigers last season.

Infielder Danny Worth is hitting just .228 with a .609 OPS in 36 games for Triple-A Toledo, but his numbers remain low based in part on a horrid start to the season. Worth batted just .136 in 13 games in April before missing more than a month due to a heel contusion.

He is hitting .277 in 23 games since returning from a lengthy stint on the disabled list.

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