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Miguel Cabrera

José Miguel Cabrera Torres (born April 18, 1983) commonly known as Miguel Cabrera, and nicknamed "Miggy", or "Cabby", is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.

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Tigers avoid sweep

After a rocky start put Detroit in an early hole, it was smooth sailing for the Tigers and Max Scherzer, who beat the Red Sox, 7-3, and avoided a four-game sweep.

Scherzer (5-3) allowed three runs on seven hits in six-plus innings, but only gave up one hit after the third. He also struck out six and walked two in the win."He really pitched well," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "He did a good job against a team that's really playing well now...so it's a good win for us."Quintin Berry led the charge for Detroit, filling up the box score with three hits, two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases.Delmon Young knocked in two runs for Detroit, including a long homer.Josh Beckett (4-5), who had allowed only three runs in his previous three starts, gave up four runs on 10 hits with just one strikeout over seven innings.The Tigers took the lead for good in the fifth inning after Berry led off with a bunt single. After stealing second and advancing to third when the throw hit him in the helm...

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  1. Injured Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera rejoins team, says he'll be ready for opening day

    Injured Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is certain he'll be in the lineup on opening day.Cabrera rejoined his teammates Monday, a week after a bad-hop gr...

  2. Miguel Cabrera homers for first time this spring, Tigers beat Braves 5-1

    Miguel Cabrera's first home run of the spring was quite a sight. Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland would rather see some more groundballs hit at his new third basem...

  3. Tigers' Miguel Cabrera will miss a week after struck near eye by grounder; ready by opener

    Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera will miss at least a week after being struck in the right eye by a hard grounder on Monday.Cabrera received eight stitche...

  4. Cabrera homers in 9th, Tigers sweep Twins

    Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run go-ahead homer in the ninth inning Sunday to help Detroit finish off a three-game sweep of Minnesota with a 4-3 win."It's not easy to do...

  5. Cabrera's 2-run shot in 9th off Capps gives Tigers sweep, 4-3 over Twins despite 10 left on

    Miguel Cabrera's two-run, one-out homer in the ninth inning lifted Detroit to a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Sunday afternoon, as the Tigers finished a three-game s...

  6. Red Sox use power swings to beat Tigers

    David Ortiz and Will Middlebrooks each hit a two-run homer as Boston upended Detroit, 6-4, in the third portion of a four-game series from Fenway Park.Kevin Youkilis...

  7. Tigers, Red Sox begin series at Fenway

    Neither the Tigers or Red Sox likely thought they would be sitting below .500 near the end of May, but that is where both hopeful clubs find themselves in today's op...

  8. Ortiz and Middlebrooks hit 2-run HRs; carry Boston to 6-4 win over Detroit

    Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine knew Adrian Gonzalez would get one more at-bat if he left him in the outfield a little longer.He did, and it turned out to be the rig...

  9. Tigers drop third straight with 6-4 loss to Red Sox, who have won 14 of their last 19 games

    The Detroit Tigers got to Boston starter Jon Lester early — then stalled.After taking a 3-0 lead, the Tigers allowed a pair of two-run homers in the fourth inning of...

  10. Marlins complete sweep of Nats

    Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI as the Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 5-3 victory.Chri...

  11. Red Sox get to Verlander, down Tigers

    David Ortiz finished 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a pair of runs scored as Boston downed Detroit, 6-3, in the second test of a four-game series from Fenway P...

  12. A's aim to bounce back in opener with Twins

    The Oakland Athletics seem to have slipped back into that offensive rut that plagued them at the start of the season. Today, they could again struggle to score runs,...

  1. Yankees pound Tigers

    Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-4, in the opener of a three-game series.Alex Rodriguez added a two-run homer f...

  2. Max Scherzer pitches into 7th as Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 7-3

    Max Scherzer pitched into the seventh inning, Delmon Young homered and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game series s...

  3. Tigers avoid sweep with win in Boston

    The Detroit Tigers avoided a four game sweep with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday.The Tigers had lost the last seven games in Boston but...

  4. Granderson grand slams Tigers to fire Yankees win

    Curtis Granderson blasted a grand slam home run in the second inning to boost the visiting New York Yankees to a 9-4 victory over his former team, the Detroit Tigers...

  5. Crosby allows big 2nd inning in debut; Tigers fall to Yankees 9-4

    Casey Crosby was one strike away from escaping a bases-loaded jam in his major league debut.Then he walked Derek Jeter, and Curtis Granderson came up."That inning ju...

  6. Beckett hopes to lead BoSox to sweep of Tigers

    Josh Beckett tries to pitch the Boston Red Sox to a four- game sweep of the Detroit Tigers this evening at Fenway Park.Detroit's struggles in Boston continued on Wed...

  7. Tigers star Miguel Cabrera gets medical clearance to play, expected back in lineup soon

    Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera was cleared Tuesday to play again, more than a week after a bad-hop grounder broke a bone beneath his right eye.The third baseman ...

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