Matt LaPorta sprained his ankle while caught in a rundown during Friday's win against Pittsburgh and has been placed on the 15-day DL.  Travis Buck was recalled from Triple A Columbus.

Vinnie Pestano warmed up in the ninth on Saturday but was removed before making a pitch due to lower back tightness.  Manny Acta said that he would be available for tonight's game.

Clevofan wrote: LarryMac wrote: Uh-oh.  Grady Sizemore suffered what the team is calling a right knee contusion sliding into second base in Tuesday's game.  A subsequent MRI showed no structural damage, though, and he is listed as day-to-do. And no, this isn't the same knee that he had...