DETROIT -- With injuries continuing to pile up, the Detroit Tigers acquired infielder Erick Aybar from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Mike Aviles and minor league catcher Kade Scivicque.The team announced the deal prior to Tuesdays 6-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park.The 32-year-old Aybar hit .242 with 27 runs and 26 RBIs in 97 games for the Braves this season. He is just two years removed from an All-Star appearance and won a Gold Glove at shortstop with the?Los Angeles Angels?in 2011.Now with all the injuries that weve had and talking it over with the staff, we felt we needed to upgrade our bench, Tigers general manager Al Avila said.Hes always been kind of a dynamic player, had the ability to hit, hit and run, bunt, hit from both sides of the plate, manager Brad Ausmus said. Hell probably see time from all the infield positions ... well kind of use him as an infield utility player.Avila also praised Aybars usefulness.The main reason for this is to upgrade our utility position. We feel that Aybar could give us a little more offense from that position. Hes a switch-hitter. He can play third, he can play short, he can play second. Really, if we needed him to, in a pinch, if we had to and I hope we dont, we could throw him into the outfield. But right now, he gives us an experienced, veteran-type player that we feel will give us a little bit better offense than, lets say, Aviles, at this point, and the same versatility.Though Aybar, according to Avila, is supposed to represent an offensive upgrade, he actually ranks last among all qualified hitters in wRC+ (adjusted weighted runs created), according to Fangraphs.com. Aybar also has a career-high 16 percent strikeout rate this season compared to 10.5 percent from 2012 to 15, according to ESPN Stats & Information.?Aybar will be available for Wednesdays series finale vs. Kansas City, according to Avila. The Tigers will have to make a corresponding roster move.?Although Aybars natural position is shortstop, Avila said the team still expects shortstop?Jose Iglesias?to return within?the two-week time frame designated when he went on the DL.Avila, who said the team has made numerous waiver wire claims recently, said the team has not ruled out any additional moves, though at this point, the chances appear slim.The Tigers are currently without position players Nick Castellanos (hand), Cameron Maybin (thumb) and Iglesias?(thumb), and pitchers Jordan Zimmermann (neck) and Mike Pelfrey (back), all of whom are on the disabled list.Miguel Cabrera sat out Tuesdays game because of a left biceps strain, though the team is not anticipating that he will miss more than two or three days.Outfielder Steven Moya was recalled by the Tigers and was available for Tuesdays game but did not play.Drew Pomeranz Brewers Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Trent Grisham Brewers Jersey . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. https://www.cheapbrewers.com/1779y-hank-aaron-jersey-brewers.html . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Rob Deer Jersey . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Alex Claudio Jersey . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season.NORMAN, Okla. -- Vionise Pierre-Louis scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to help No. 19 Oklahoma beat UT Rio Grande Valley 92-59 on Thursday night.Oklahoma (6-2) took a 59-44 lead after 10 straight points in the middle of the third quarter and outscored UT Rio Grande Valley 25-9 in the fourth.The Sooners never trailed after an 8-0 run to end the first quarter up 18-11. After the Vaqueros (5-4) scored the first basket of the second quarter, Okklahoma had another 8-0 run to lead 26-13.ddddddddddddTona Edwards had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists. Chelsea Dungee added 13 points, Maddie Manning scored 12 and Nancy Mulkey 11.Hildur Bjorg Kjartansdottir had 15 points to lead UT Rio Grande Valley. Shawnte Goff added 12 points and Mary Savoy and Megan Johnson had 11 points each. ' ' '