| Hot | 5/23/2013 11:51:00 AM |
Description: Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera has mastered the art of hitting Scott Diamond. He's batting .500 against the Twins lefty in 16 previous encounters. | Insight: Not that you needed any extra incentive to start Cabrera (.387, 13 HR, 52 RBI). Right now Miggy is the best player in baseball and it isn't even that close. | | |
| Hot | 5/21/2013 9:53:00 AM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera, off three home run Sunday night against Texas, should continue on his roll against Cleveland starter Corey Kluber. He's a .444 hitter against the Indians' right-hander. | Insight: Cabrera is coming off a Triple Crown season and playing even better than last season. He's the best hitter in the game (.387, 11 HR, 47 RBI, 34 runs, 1.116 OPS) and a fantasy stud, not that anyone had to remind you. | | |
| Hot | 5/20/2013 12:06:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera showed off his considerable talents on Sunday night, going 4-for-4 with three home runs. | Insight: What more can you say about Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera? He's coming off a Triple Crown season and playing even better than last season. He's the best hitter in the game (.387, 11 HR, 47 RBI, 34 runs, 1.116 OPS) and a fantasy stud. | | |
| Hot | 5/10/2013 10:02:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer Friday night, giving him seven on the year. | Insight: Cabrera went 2-for-5 in the game and is hitting .382. The reigning AL MVP leads baseball with 40 RBI. | | |
| Hot | 5/4/2013 10:40:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBI Saturday against the Astros. | Insight: Once again, Cabrera has been a nightmare for opposing pitchers, and he's starting to get his home run total up. He's hitting .390 with six bombs and 36 RBI. | | |
| Hot | 5/1/2013 9:41:00 AM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is the reigning AL Triple Crown champion, hitting at a .363 clip and facing a pitcher he has a career .500 batting average (7-for-14).. | Insight: It's not like you were going to sit him, but with all numbers looking good he should have a very productive day. | | |
| 4/30/2013 10:12:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera went yard off Twins starter Vance Worley Tuesday for his fourth homer of the season. | Insight: Cabrera has hit for a high average this season (.363) and driven in 28 runs, but we've been waiting for him to pick it up in the home run department. He has two over the last three games. | | |
| 4/25/2013 9:26:00 AM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera has Royals starter James Shields' number. Cabrera is 13-for-26 (.500) with five doubles, a homer and four RBI against Shields. | Insight: Cabrera has performed well against plenty of pitchers, and he really rakes against Shields. The third baseman only has two homers in 19 games, but he is hitting .367 with 19 RBI. | | |
| 4/17/2013 10:28:00 AM |
Description: Tigers' third baseman Miguel Cabrera is a .429 hitter (9-for-21) when facing Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, but has never taken him deep. | Insight: Cabrera homered for the second time last night. He is 19-for-55 (.345) with 17 RBIs and 13 runs this season. He'll likely get his share of hits off Hernandez, but they might not produce big results. | | |
| 4/16/2013 10:37:00 AM |
Description: It's a rare bad matchup for Tigers' third baseman Miguel Cabrera who is just a .133 hitter (2-for-15) when facing Seattle right-hander Aaron Harang. | Insight: Cabrera is off to a hot start, but only has one homer to date. He is 16-for-50 (.320) with 13 RBIs and 12 runs this season, however, this is an unfavorable matchup. You can't take the Triple Crown winner out of the lineup, just don't expect a big day out of him. | | |
| 4/10/2013 9:55:00 AM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is just a .231 hitter when facing Toronto starter Mark Buehrle without a home run in 26 career at-bats. | Insight: Cabrera is off to a hot start, but only hit his first homer Monday. He is 11-for-28 (.393) with 10 RBIs and eight runs this season, however this is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 4/9/2013 7:32:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and three runs Tuesday against the Blue Jays. | Insight: Cabrera already has two four-hit games this season but this was his first homer. He is 11-for-28 (.393) with 10 RBIs and eight runs this season. | | |
| 4/6/2013 8:02:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera came into Saturday's game a career .440 hitter (9-for-20) with four home runs and nine RBI against Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes, and he went 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in the game. | Insight: Cabrera has at least one RBI in all five games this season and is batting .368 after Saturday's game. | | |
| 4/6/2013 10:13:00 AM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is a career .440 hitter (9-for-20) with four home runs and nine RBI against Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes. | Insight: The 2012 Triple Crown winner has struggled to get started this season, batting .200 through the first four games without a home run, but he does have five RBI. The favorable matchup with Hughes could get his power numbers going. | | |
| 4/3/2013 11:44:00 AM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is a career .474 hitter (9-for-19) versus Minnesota starter Kevin Correia with a 1.191 OPS. | Insight: The 2012 Triple Crown winner struggled on opening day going 0-for-5, but we have no doubt he'll turn it around and have another great season at the plate. | | |
| 10/18/2012 8:22:00 PM |
Description: Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera pounded his first home run of the postseason Thursday in Game 4 of the ALCS. | Insight: That snaps a nine-game homerless drought for the 2012 Triple Crown winner. Cabrera and the AL Champion Tigers await the winner of the Cardinals/Giants series in the World Series. | | |
| Hot | 10/18/2012 11:23:00 AM |
Description: Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera is dealing with an ankle injury, according to Tigers manager Jim Leyland, but it doesn't appear to be a major issue. Cabrera was limping after he ran across the left side of the infield to run down Mark Teixeira's foul ball in Game 3 Tuesday. | Insight: "I still think that it's there," Leyland said, according to the Tigers' official website. "I think it's sometimes just (a matter of) the way he has to move. Certain movements bother it. Certain movements don't. Or maybe it just flares up on him. I noticed (the limp) too. I'm not going to rest him," Leyland added. Cabrera is 4-for-11 with two RBIs in the ALCS against New York. | | |
| Hot | 10/17/2012 10:00:00 AM |
Description: Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera is a career .385 hitter (10-for-26) against Yankees ace C.C. Sabathia with a pair of homers, 12 RBI and a 1.147 OPS. | Insight: The 2012 AL Triple Crown winner (.330, 44 HR, 139 RBI) has yet to hit a home run in this postseason and has just three RBI as Oakland and New York have most times chosen to pitch around him. That trend will likely continue. | | |
| 10/16/2012 9:30:00 AM |
Description: Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera "owns" Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes with a career batting average of .450 (9-for-20), including four homers and a 1.650 OPS. | Insight: The 2012 AL Triple Crown winner (.330, 44 HR, 139 RBI) has yet to hit a home run in this postseason and has just two RBI as Oakland and New York have most times chosen to pitch around him. | | |
| Hot | 10/10/2012 9:37:00 AM |
Description: Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera (.330, 44 HR, 139 RBI) has only faced Oakland right-hander A.J. Griffin two times, but has a double and a homer to show for it. | Insight: The Triple Crown winner is 4-for-12 (.333) in the ALDS, but without an RBI and has yet to go deep. Wednesday might be the day. | | |
