The Cleveland Indians placed Blake on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a sprained right ankle. He hurt his ankle on Saturday in Detroit. This is Blake's second time on the DL in his career. He was on the DL from June 14 to July 13 with a strained oblique muscle.
(Updated 8/8/2006)

Analysis: The Indians first baseman is batting .310 with 16 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games this season. The last time Blake came off the DL, he batted .329 with six homers and 15 RBIs in 19 games.