The Tigers have yet to establish a timetable for Brennan Boesch's (sprained thumb) return.

"We've got to get the swelling out -- he didn't have a lot of swelling -- and get him to a pain-free range of motion and start him back into activity," were the words of head Tigers trainer Kevin Rand. "When that will be remains to be seen." For now, don't count on having Boesch in your weekly league next week, though his status could change rather quickly.

Brennan Boesch was diagnosed with a second degree sprain of his right thumb.

Boesch suffered the injury during Wednesday's game and is being held out of the lineup Thursday. The Tigers are waiting for the swelling to go down, but it sounds like he'll only have to miss a couple days.

Brennan Boesch (thumb) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Indians.

Boesch left Wednesday's game with a sprained right thumb and was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday. Ryan Raburn will make the start in left field Thursday and bat second against right-hander Fausto Carmona.

X-rays on Brennan Boesch's right thumb have come back negative.

He's slated for an MRI Thursday, but the feeling amongst the Tigers is that the injury is not serious. As a matter of fact, Boesch wouldn't rule out playing in Thursday's game, but it's unlikely he'll be able to do so.

Brennan Boesch left Wednesday's game in the second inning with a right thumb injury.

It's an aggravation of a sprain that he suffered earlier this season. The Tigers are sending Boesch for X-rays, though they are saying they're just precautionary. We'll update his condition when more is known. Don Kelly replaced Boesch in left field.

Brennan Boesch went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI on Friday, singling home the winning run in Detroit's 4-3, 10-inning win in Kansas City.

His triple came in the first, so Boesch's hits were nine innings apart this evening. The two-RBI night gives him 54 on the season, while he's now sporting an excellent .294/.349/.483 triple slash.

Brennan Boesch (knee) is back in the Tigers' starting lineup Friday against the Royals.

Boesch missed the past two games after fouling a ball off his right knee on Tuesday night. He'll start in left field and bat second Friday against right-hander Kyle Davies.

Brennan Boesch (knee) was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Angels.

Boesch left Tuesday's game after fouling a ball off his right knee and apparently needs another day to recover. Andy Dirks will slide over to play right field while Don Kelly starts in left.

Brennan Boesch (knee) is back in Wednesday's lineup against the Angels.

Boesch left Tuesday's game with a right knee contusion. He'll start in right field and bat third Wednesday while Magglio Ordonez takes a seat. Andy Dirks will play left.

Brennan Boesch doubled and homered in Detroit's win over the Giants on Sunday.

The home run was Boesch's second in as many days. Now the owner of a .310/12/40 triple-crown slash, Boesch is really playing well over his past 16 games, batting .417 while slugging well over .600.

Brennan Boesch helped power the Tigers to a 9-1 rout of the Rockies on Sunday, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run.

Boesch added three runs in the contest, and is now hitting a praise-worthy .295/.356/.482 with 10 homers, 38 RBI, and 49 runs. He'll try to keep things going in the upcoming three-game series against the Dodgers and their NL-ranked 3rd worst team ERA.

Brennan Boesch erupted in Detroit's 13-7 win over the Rangers on Monday evening, going 5-for-6 with a double, two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored.

Boesch tagged Colby Lewis for a three-run bomb in the first before getting him for a solo shot in the third. Both the five-hit night and two-homer game were the first of his career. Now the owner of a .278/.338/.449 triple slash to go along with seven home runs and 32 RBI, he can no longer be ignored in shallower mixed leagues.

Brennan Boesch drove in runs in both games of Sunday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Boesch had a solo homer in the opener and an RBI double in game two. He had been struggling of late, and unless this is the start of another surge, he could lose playing time once Magglio Ordonez comes off the disabled list.

Brennan Boesch went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI to lead the Tigers to a 6-3 win over the Yankees on Thursday.

The homer came off lefty specialist Boone Logan. The left-handed-hitting Boesch has hit .348 and slugged .553 in 132 at-bats versus southpaws in his career. His OPS is more than 250 points lower against right-handers, but the Tigers are playing him regularly at the moment.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday that Brennan Boesch will likely bat third in Wednesday's game against Freddy Garcia and the Yankees.

In turn, the struggling Magglio Ordonez will be pushed down in the order. Boesch will likely share playing time with Ryan Raburn once Victor Martinez returns from the disabled list, but he gets a nice short-term boost here.

Brennan Boesch went 3-for-5 with a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the 10th Friday in the Tigers' 8-4 win over the Athletics.

The Tigers were down 1-0 headed to the top of the ninth, but they tied it up on a Miguel Cabrera homer and then they blew the game open in the 10th. Boesch's big hit came off sidewinding left-hander Brian Fuentes, but that's not a shocker, given how much better he was against lefties than righties last season. Expected to be a bit player, he's already driven in nine runs this year.

Brennan Boesch went 4-for-4 with four runs and four RBI in the Tigers' first win of the season.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland made room for Boesch at DH by starting Victor Martinez at catcher. The move paid off, as Boesch smacked his first home run of the year to help pace Detroit's victory. His quick start helps erase last season's collapse, when he hit .163 in his final 68 games. He likely will battle fellow left fielder Ryan Raburn for playing time in 2011.

Brennan Boesch is starting in left field Saturday.

It's noteworthy because most have pegged Ryan Raburn as the everyday left fielder, yet Boesch is in the lineup the first time the opposition sends a right-hander (A.J. Burnett) to the hill. Tigers manager Jim Leyland will likely play the hot hitter, and Boesch ended spring training on fire at the plate.

Brennan Boesch and Andy Dirks both homered Thursday in the Tigers' 8-3 win over a Red Sox split-squad.

They're not making it easy: the Tigers have just one bench spot available for Boesch, Dirks, Casper Wells and Clete Thomas, but all four are having fine springs. Boesch is hitting .280 with two homers, which doesn't include his three-run homer in a college game last month. Dirks' homer was his first, but he's hitting .364 with four doubles and two triples in 44 at-bats. Boesch's performance in the first half of last year may give him the edge in the competition, but it will probably come down to the final days of March.

Brennan Boesch hit a three-run homer Friday as the Tigers beat Florida Southern 17-5.

It was 17-0 until Lester Oliveros gave up five in the top of the ninth. Andrew Oliver started for the Tigers and struck out three in two scoreless innings. Top prospect Jacob Turner took over in the third and went two scoreless himself. Boesch, who nearly made the All-Star team as a rookie last season, appears out of the mix for a starting job this spring with the Tigers committing to Ryan Raburn, but he can't be completely forgotten about. He might get a chance to take over as the left-handed hitter in a platoon if Raburn gets off to a slow start.