MINNEAPOLIS -- Michael Brantley doesn't like to DH. He'd much rather be playing left field, but after spending the last six days dealing with a strained lower back, he was just happy to be back in the Indians' lineup Friday night at Target Field.
So happy, in fact, that he singled in the first inning.
Brantley has two hits and has started just three of the nine games this season, which explains at least part of the reason why the team is 3-5 prior to Friday's game.
Brantley has been dealing with back pain that won't leave the premises.