By Matt Harding
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Brandon Inge will be out 4-6 weeks with a fracture in his left hand. Inge injured the hand as he was hit by a pitch in the third inning with two men on. The tough third baseman went out to play the field in the fourth, but was taken out and replaced by Don Kelly in the top of the fifth.
The Tiger's organization reports that Inge's X-rays revealed a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal -- essentially a fractured bone near the base of Inge's pinky finger.
Aside from the poor news of injury, the Tigers lost the game in the 14th inning on a 2-run home run by Nelson Cruz.
Additionally, the club today recalled the contract of righthanded pitcher Casey Fien from Triple A Toledo.
Fien has appeared in 31 games with Toledo, posting a 1-1 record, 2.33 ERA (46.1IP/12ER), four saves and 31 strikeouts.
