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Tigers place Guillen on DL

Published Apr. 24, 2010 1:55 a.m. ET

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The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Carlos Guillen on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and called up outfielder Brennan Boesch from Triple-A Toledo prior to Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers.

Guillen, a three-time All-Star, is .311 with a homer and eight RBIs. He was injured while running the bases in Thursday night's 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Boesch, the DH in the No. 5 slot against Texas in his major league debut, was batting .379 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 15 games for Toledo.

``It feels pretty good to walk in here and see my uniform,'' Boesch said a few minutes after arriving in the Tigers clubhouse.

Manager Jim Leyland said he didn't know what to expect from Boesch.

``I really like him,'' Leyland said. ``I didn't expect him to be here this soon. But I think he'll do well.''

The Tigers were ahead 5-3 Thursday night when Guillen attempted to score from second on Scott Sizemore's fifth-inning single. Guillen pulled up lame halfway between third and home and was tagged out by catcher Mike Napoli to end the inning.

``No fun,'' said Guillen he limped through the Tigers clubhouse before Friday night's game.

``He was starting to swing the bat well so it's a crying shame,'' Leyland said of Guillen's injury.

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