Indians send 3B Peralta to Tigers

CLEVELAND, July 28 (UPI) -- The Detroit Tigers acquired third baseman Jhonny Peralta and cash from the Cleveland Indians Wednesday for left-handed pitcher Giovanni Soto.

Peralta, who had spent his entire seven-year career with Cleveland, hit .246 with seven home runs and 43 RBI in 91 games this season.

For his career, he is batting .264 with 103 home runs and 456 RBI in 923 games.

Soto has been pitching for the Tigers' Class A affiliate in West Michigan, where he started 16 games and had gone 6-6 with a 2.61 earned run average.

The Tigers were without a top-flight third baseman since Brandon Inge went down with a broken hand July 19. They are in a dogfight with the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins for the American League Central title.

The Tigers also announced they had designated outfielder Wilkin Ramirez for assignment.