Miguel Cabrera added to his campaign for Supreme Overlord AL MVP with a 3 hit, 2 RBI day that led the Tigers to a comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Cabrera’s RBI double in the 8th inning gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead that later became the final 5-2 margin.
Justin Verlander picked up his 12th win of the season with an 8 inning, 2 runs on 8 hits performance. Both runs came on a homer by C John Buck in the 2nd inning. Verlander had 5 strikeouts and walked 2 batters.
TRIPLE CROWN WATCH
Cabrera is now 2nd in the AL with a .347 batting average. Josh Hamilton is sitting at .353 and is currently 1-for-3 in Texas’ game against the Angels. Miggy is still 2nd in the AL in home runs with 24 and 1st in RBI with 85. [Video language NSFW]
LOOKS AT THE ROOKS
Austin Jackson went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the 5th inning.
Scott Sizemore’s return to the big leagues didn’t go very well; he was 0-for-4 at the plate and had a throwing error in his first MLB game at 3rd base.
Danny Worth was 1-for-2 with a walk at the plate. He also combined with Austin Jackson to gun down Yunel Escobar attempting to stretch a double into a triple in the 7th inning.
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