"The logical assumption coming out of Victor Martinez's injury would be that Magglio Ordonez would get a lot more time at designated hitter. That assumption might not turn out to be true.

On Tuesday, it definitely wasn't true. Brennan Boesch was the designated hitter for the middle game of the three-game series against the Mariners, while Don Kelly started in right field.

For starters, manager Jim Leyland said, Ordonez is not yet at a point where he's going to be playing every day. He's still working his way back from the ankle problems that had him bouncing in and out of the lineup for the better part of three weeks. Leyland told Ordonez going into this series that he would play two out of the three games, and he's sticking to that plan. "