1B Miguel Cabrera hit his third home run of the month and first since July 15 when he slammed a hanging slider from reliever Brad Peacock near the flagpole in the visitor's bullpen in left-center leading off the fifth. That's not to say his slump is over, though, as he came up with runners on second and third and one out in the first and took a 90 mph fastball for a third struck. He grounded into a weak force play in the second and struck out on an 0-2 slider to end the game.

1B Miguel Cabrera took some early batting practice with manager Brad Ausmus pitching to him on Wednesday, but it didn't help. He struck out and grounded into a double play before he was replaced in the seventh inning of a blowout loss to Kansas City. Cabrera is enduring the worst offensive year of his career. He's batting .257 with just 12 homers and 48 RBIs and is hitting .227 with two homers this month.

1B Miguel Cabrera was back in the lineup on Sunday after missing a game with a right clavicle contusion. Cabrera was 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and is now hitting a career-low .256 this season. Manager Brad Ausmus said Cabrera has told him he's feeling fine physically and there are no injury issues.

1B Miguel Cabrera was out of the lineup on Saturday after suffering a right clavicle contusion when a ground ball bounced up and hit him in the chest Friday. Manager Brad Ausmus said Saturday that Cabrera is still sore from the incident and Ausmus wasn't sure if Cabrera would be back in the lineup Sunday. The manager said Cabrera's availability for Sunday is "to be determined." Cabrera is hitting a career-low .261 in 82 games this season. He's hit 12 homers and driven in 47 runs.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera will miss Saturday's game in Minnesota after sustaining a right clavicle contusion in Friday's game.Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said Saturday that Cabrera is still sore. The big first baseman had a ground ball take a high hop and deflect off his right chest on Friday. He stayed in the game defensively but was pinch-hit for in his at-bat in the next half-inning.Ausmus said after Friday's game that he didn't consider the injury to be long-term and Cabrera was classified as day-to-day. Still sore on Saturday, Cabrera was held out of the starting lineup as Andrew Romine started at first base.Cabrera is hitting a career-low .261 in 82 games this season. He's hit 12 homers and driven in 47 runs. Ausmus said he had been considering a day off Saturday for Cabrera anyway.

1B Miguel Cabrera left Friday's game in the fifth inning with a right clavicle contusion and is considered day-to-day. Cabrera went to field the ball off the bat of Robbie Grossman when it bounced up and ricocheted off his chest. He stayed in the game, but Andrew Romine was sent in to pinch-hit for him in the next half-inning. X-rays were negative and manager Brad Ausmus said he doesn't feel the injury will be long-term.

1B Miguel Cabrera left Friday's game against the Minnesota Twins with a right clavicle contusion a half-inning after taking a bad hop off his chest at first base. In the fourth inning, Cabrera fielded a ground ball off the bat of Robbie Grossman that took a high hop as the Detroit slugger got in front of the ball. The ball ricocheted off Cabrera's chest, and he collected it and still managed to get the out. Cabrera stayed in the game, but Andrew Romine pinch-hit for him in the top of the next inning.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera left Friday's game against the Minnesota Twins with a right clavicle contusion a half-inning after taking a bad hop off his chest at first base.In the fourth inning, Cabrera fielded a ground ball off the bat of Robbie Grossman that took a high hop as the Detroit slugger got in front of the ball. The ball ricocheted off Cabrera's chest, and he collected it and still managed to get the out. Cabrera stayed in the game, but Andrew Romine pinch-hit for him in the top of the next inning.The Tigers announced that X-rays were negative, and Cabrera is considered day-to-day. Cabrera is hitting a career-low .261 this season and struck out in his two at-bats on Friday.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was removed from Friday's game against the Minnesota Twins a half-inning after taking a bad hop off his chest at first base.In the fourth inning, Cabrera fielded a ground ball off the bat of Robbie Grossman that took a high hop as the Detroit slugger got in front of the ball. The ball ricocheted off Cabrera's chest, and he collected the loose ball and still managed to get the out. Cabrera stayed in the game, but Andrew Romine pinch-hit for him in the top of the next inning.The Tigers have not announced any injury to Cabrera, who is hitting a career-low .261 this season and struck out in his two at-bats on Friday.

1B Miguel Cabrera recorded three hits in Saturday's victory over Toronto, the highlight of which was his 12th homer of the season. That gives Cabrera 458 homers, four shy from tying Jose Canseco and Adam Dunn for 35th on the all-time MLB list. Cabrera also moved past Mike Schmidt (1,595) for 33rd spot on the MLB career RBI list and is four RBI shy of 1,600.

1B Miguel Cabrera was 0-for-1 against Indians RHP Corey Kluber, but Cabrera's career batting average against Kluber is still .434 (23-for-53) with three doubles, six home runs and 12 RBIs. Among active players with at least 25 at-bats against Kluber, Cabrera ranks first with an .846 slugging percentage, second with a .434 batting average and second with a .473 on-base percentage.

1B Miguel Cabrera (1,594) needs three more RBIs to pass Mike Schmidt (1,595) and George Brett (1,596) for 32nd place on the MLB career list. Cabrera singled in the ninth inning, his 228th career hit against the Indians, which leads all active players. Cabrera's .344 career average against Cleveland is the second highest among active players.

1B Miguel Cabrera was in the starting lineup for Detroit on Wednesday despite coming out of Tuesday's game after six innings with left hip tightness. Cabrera, who had predicted he would play, ripped a line single to center his first time up. He also singled to center and looked better at the plate in terms of hip rotation.

1B Miguel Cabrera was removed from Tuesday's game after the sixth inning with left hip tightness. Cabrera has had problems with his hip flexor and back through a good part of the season but lately seemed to have gotten that behind him. He had a solid single to right in the fourth to spark a two-run rally. UT Andrew Romine replaced him for the seventh inning. Manager Brad Ausmus said he expected Cabrera to play Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO -- Chris Taylor hit his third grand slam of the season, and Corey Seager and Justin Turner added back-to-back homers Saturday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers continued their domination of the San Diego Padres with an 8-0 rout.Rich Hill (5-4) struck out 11 and allowed four hits and a walk in seven innings, and drove in Los Angeles' first run in his first career two-hit game.The first-place Dodgers beat San Diego for the seventh time in eight games this season, outscoring the Padres 63-18. Los Angeles has won 20 of its last 23 games.Former Padre Logan Forsythe had four hits for the Dodgers for a second straight night and reached base nine straight times before San Diego's Ryan Buchter struck him out in the eighth. Seager had three hits, including his 13th homer.Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 1TORONTO -- Chris Sale struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings and Xander Bogaerts had three RBIs as Boston defeated Toronto on Canada Day.It was Sale's 11th start this season with 10 or more strikeouts.... [More]

TORONTO -- Chris Sale struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, Xander Bogaerts had three RBIs and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Saturday.Jackie Bradley Jr. and Dustin Pedroia each added two-run doubles for Boston.It was Sale's 11th start this season with 10 or more strikeouts. His season-best 13 came in Toronto on April 20. The left-hander allowed four hits, one walk and hit two batters in winning his third straight decision to improve to 11-3 with a 2.61 ERA.Steve Pearce homered for the Blue Jays, who will try to avoid the sweep in Sunday's finale.Astros 7, Yankees 6HOUSTON -- Yuli Gurriel lined a two-run double with two outs and two strikes in the eighth inning to give Houston a comeback victory over New York.Gurriel, whose two-run homer gave the Astros a short-lived lead in the fifth inning, rifled a fastball down the third-base line and into the right-field corner off fellow Cuban countryman Aroldis Chapman. Gurriel was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.Chapman came... [More]

TORONTO -- Chris Sale struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, Xander Bogaerts had three RBIs and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Saturday.Jackie Bradley Jr. and Dustin Pedroia each added two-run doubles for Boston.It was Sale's 11th start this season with 10 or more strikeouts. His season-best 13 came in Toronto on April 20. The left-hander allowed four hits, one walk and hit two batters in winning his third straight decision to improve to 11-3 with a 2.61 ERA.Steve Pearce homered for the Blue Jays, who will try to avoid the sweep in Sunday's finale.Astros 7, Yankees 6HOUSTON -- Yuli Gurriel lined a two-run double with two outs and two strikes in the eighth inning to give Houston a comeback victory over New York.Gurriel, whose two-run homer gave the Astros a short-lived lead in the fifth inning, rifled a fastball down the third-base line and into the right-field corner off fellow Cuban countryman Aroldis Chapman. Gurriel was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.Chapman came... [More]

TORONTO -- Chris Sale struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, Xander Bogaerts had three RBIs and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Saturday.Jackie Bradley Jr. and Dustin Pedroia each added two-run doubles for Boston.It was Sale's 11th start this season with 10 or more strikeouts. His season-best 13 came at the Rogers Centre on April 20. The left-hander allowed four hits, one walk and hit two batters in winning his third straight decision to improve his record to 11-3 and his ERA to 2.61.Steve Pearce homered for the Blue Jays, who will try to avoid the sweep in the finale on Sunday.Tigers 7, Indians 4 (Game 1)DETROIT -- Nicholas Castellanos had three hits, including a go-ahead triple in the seventh, and Detroit downed Cleveland in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back homers for Detroit, which has won four of its last five. Jose Iglesias added a two-run double. Shane Greene (2-2) recorded one out and got the... [More]

1B Miguel Cabrera remained in the cleanup spot for the second straight game and also homered for the second consecutive night. He ripped a solo blast off Kansas City starter Ian Kennedy for one of the team's two runs. Cabrera finally reached double digits in homers, making him the fourth Tiger this season with at least 10 long balls. All but three of Cabrera's homers have gone to the opposite field. He's also fourth on the team in slugging percentage a .454.

1B Miguel Cabrera hit his ninth homer of the season on Tuesday, a three-run shot off Kansas City starter Matt Strahm. It landed in the right-field stands, his sixth opposite-field homer this season. Cabrera now has 26 career homers and 115 RBIs against the Royals. He hit in the cleanup spot for the first time this season, though it's uncertain if he'll stay there because of the imminent return of designated hitter Victor Martinez.