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Jim Leyland finally saw his offense start to roll.

06/03/12 Moving Dirks to DL, Tigers gain flexibility Source: MLB The Tigers entered Sunday's series finale against the Yankees short-handed, but manager Jim Leyland had a little more flexibility with his lineup, as outfielder Andy Dirks was placed on the 15-day disabled list and outfielder Matt Young's contract was purchased from Triple-A Toledo.
06/03/12 Kelly's terrific grab lost amid wild game Source: MLB - Detroit Tigers With Miguel Cabrera's 910 feet worth of home runs, Jose Valverde's ninth-inning issues and Omir Santos's walk-off sacrifice fly, Don Kelly's homer-robbing play in the fourth inning of Saturday's 4-3 Tigers win over the Yankees didn't get nearly as much credit as it deserved, manager Jim Leyland said.
06/03/12 Leyland hopes to use Benoit on Tuesday Source: MLB - Detroit Tigers First, catcher Alex Avila wakes up with unexpected right hamstring tightness that held him out of the Tigers' starting lineup for a second straight game.
06/03/12 Injuries thin out Tigers' bench vs. Yankees Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI The lineup card showed that manager Jim Leyland had four players available on the Tigers' bench Saturday night.
06/03/12 Ticker: Bowden: What does Leyland want from us? Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Like a lot of people, ESPN's Jim Bowden wondered what Jim Leyland was angling for in his rant calling for the media to "do something" after the umps' horrible missed third-strike call.