The Tigers recalled Carlton from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.
Carlton will provide Detroit with some length out of the bullpen after multi-inning option Wily Peralta (hamstring) was recently placed on the 15-day injured list. The Tigers demoted Saturday's starting pitcher, Garrett Hill, to Triple-A to clear room on the active roster for Carlton, whose most recent appearance with the big club was a three-inning, four-strikeout effort against the Twins on May 31.