Right-hander Jeremy Bonderman was called up from an injury rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, brought up with five other players by manager Jim Leyland to fill out September’s expanded rosters.

Bonderman has made only one appearance since undergoing surgery to correct a blood clot in his throwing elbow last season, lasting only four innings in a loss to the Chicago White Sox in June.  He was put on the disabled list again following the start, starting his rehab assignment soon after.  He was 0-3 with a 5.79 ERA in 13 appearances in Toledo.

Leyland said that the 26 year-old Bonderman would pitch for the Tigers during their run at the AL Central title, but indicated that there was “no chance” of him starting.

A once-promising starting pitcher, Bonderman’s career has been bogged down with four trips to the DL since June 2008.  His 202 strikeouts during the Tigers’ run to the 2006 World Series was the most since Jack Morris in 1987.

The Tigers have lost 26-year old lefty swinging 1B/3B Jeff Larish for the season due to surgery on his right wrist and hand. Larish played in 32 games for the Tigers this season and he was 16 for 74 (.216 avg, .790 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 4 homers and 7 RBIs. But, he also whiffed 25 times with the Tigers and that’s way too much. He also played in 61 games in AAA-ball this season and he was 56 for 211 (.265 avg, .809 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 6 homers and 26 RBIs. The Tigers were likely going to call up Larish on September 1st when rosters expand but that won’t happen now.

The Tigers have placed starting LF Carlos Guillen on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his left shoulder. Guillen has played in 24 games for the Tigers this season and he is 18 for 90 (.200 avg, .511 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 6 RBIs and 1 steal. The reason the Tigers wanted to try Guillen out in LF was to keep him healthy but it hasn’t quite worked out to this point. The Tigers have recalled both Jeff Larish and Clete Thomas from AAA to replace Guillen. Larish is in his 2nd go around with the Tigers this season. He played in 9 games for the Tigers earlier this season and he was 3 for 18 (.167 avg, .544 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Larish earned his return trip to Mo-Town by playing in 5 games in AAA-ball in which he was 7 for 19 (.368 avg, 1.267 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBIs. 25-year old lefty swinging Clete Thomas could get a lot of playing time while Guillen is out of action. In his first game with the Tigers earlier this week, Thomas was 3 for 4 with a double, triple, 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs. But, Thomas wasn’t playing well in AAA when the Tigers called him up. He played in 23 games in AAA-ball before his promotion in which he was 21 for 89 (.236 avg, .720 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 1 homer, 10 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The Tigers will likely miss Guillen’s bat while he is out of action.

The Detroit Tigers are expected to be without backup catcher Matt Treanor for the remainder of the season due to hip surgery. Treanor played in only 4 games for the Tigers this season and he was 0 for 13 (.000 avg, .071 OPS). The Tigers have recalled 29-year old righty swinging Dane Sardinha to replace Treanor as Gerald Laird’s backup. Sardinha has already played in 1 game for the Tigers going 0 for 2 (.000 avg). Sardinha has also played in 5 games in AAA-ball this season and he was 3 for 13 (.231 avg, .641 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. The Tigers will miss Treanor who worked well with the pitching staff.

The Tigers have placed outfielder Marcus Thames on the 15-day disabled list. Thames hurt himself in batting practice and he could miss up to 2 months. He has played in 6 games for the Tigers this season and he is 4 for 18 (.222 avg, .639 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs. The Tigers have recalled Ryan Raburn to replace Thames on the active roster. Raburn has played in 12 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 12 for 47 (.255 avg, .995 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 5 homers, 9 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Raburn has also played in 1 game for the Tigers so far going 0 for 2 (.000 avg). The Tigers will miss Thames’ power bat.