Detroit was leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning when everyone's heart at Comerica Park and in the state of Michigan skipped a beat.
Nine-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera was on first base after getting on by a single and Victor Martinez was about to receive a 3-2 pitch from Toronto Blue Jays' right hander Drew Hutchison. As Hutchison broke home with the offering, Cabrera took off for second base as a part of a hit and run. Despite Martinez fouling the pitch off and staying alive in the count, a problem arose as the Cabrera pulled up in pain and grabbed his left leg with an apparant injury. Immediately, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player was taken out of the game by Detroit manager Brad Ausmus and received an MRI during the Tigers' 8-6 victory. Thankfully the MRI from last night showed no damage to his Achilles tendon, but aside the fact reports are that Cabrera will likely head to the DL for the first time in his career.
When asked about Cabrera's status after the game, Ausmus said "I'm not optimistic at all. When Miggy says he can't play, it is serious, because Miggy plays through everything."
So far in 2015, the American League leading vote-getter at first base has fifteen home runs, fifty-four runs batted in, and an AL best .350 batting average in seventy-seven played.
Coming into today's action, the Tigers are one game over .500 with a record of 40-39, putting them six games back of AL Central leading Kansas City and one and a half games back of Baltimore and Minnesota for the last Wild Card spot. This evening Detroit will look to keep the possibility of a sweep alive as they sends 7-2 David Price to the hill against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. The Tigers are 13-3 this season in starts that Price makes.
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