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Polanco could be back in Tiges' lineup Tuesday - Detroit Tigers Baseball: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
TORONTO -- Jim Leyland said after today's game that Placido Polanco could be back in the Tigers' lineup as soon as Tuesday night. "If he's all right, I'll play him,'' Leyland said. The MRI exam on Polanco's back showed no major damage, and doctors in Detroit gave him medication to deal with the pain and stiffness. "They said it's going to work right away, and he's going to feel real good,'' ...
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Polonco Has MRI; Comes Back Negative
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — ... Detroit Tigers’ second baseman Placido Polonco had an MRI on his sore back on Monday, and the results showed nodamage or major issues. Polonco has been struggling with the bat thus far in ‘08, but the doctors have given him medication to treat the ailment. It is supposedly going to work very quickly. Must be some potent pills! ...

Infirmary report
Detroit Tigers blog — ... I’m figuring they won’t rush him, but he could be back in the lineup Tuesday, Danny Knobler reports.  Ryan Raburn is capable at second base and certainly as good or better as a hurting Polanco. ...

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