Indians activate Kipnis, put Johnson on DL

Kipnis' towering solo homer 0:47 6/30/15: Jason Kipnis hits a moonshot to right field off Erasmo Ramirez, giving the Indians a 1-0 lead with his sixth home run of 2015The Indians on Tuesday activated second baseman Jason Kipnis from the 15-day disabled list after a bout of right shoulder inflammation that sidelined him on Aug. 2. Kipnis replaces infielder Chris Johnson, who was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday, with an infection in his left hand, believed to be the result of a spider bite.

Kipnis leads the American League in batting average (.326) and on-base percentage (.401). The five-year veteran has 31 doubles, six triples, six home runs and 39 RBIs in 101 games this…