Tigers’ Cabrera hurts self on swing, is out for season
The Tigers lost much more than a game Tuesday night. Miguel Cabrera ruptured his left biceps tendon in the third inning of a 6-4 loss to Minnesota and will have seasonending surgery this week.
“This is obviously a very sad day for Miggy and for the entire ballclub,” manager Ron Gardenhire said. “It is obviously a huge blow to the team, both on and off the field, but we will have to find a way to overcome it.”
Gardenhire said Cabrera’s status for the 2019 season won’t be known until after the operation. He still has $154 million left on a contract that runs through 2023.
Cabrera swung awkwardly at Jake Odorizzi’s slider and immediately walked to the dugout with his arm limply at his side. When he was joined by team trainers, the first baseman gestured to his biceps and continued walking into the Detroit clubhouse.
“We’re all kind of stunned,” teammate JaCoby Jones said . “You don’t think anything like that is going to happen to Miguel Cabrera, especially on a swing.”
Cabrera has played through lower-body injuries the past few years, even while winning a Triple Crown, two MVP awards and four batting titles, but it started to catch up with him in 2017. He played 130 games, but hit a career-worst .249 with 16 homers.
This year, he missed three games with spasms in the same biceps tendon that ruptured Tuesday, then was out for 26 games with a hamstring strain and back tightness. He returned June 1, hitting .244 with no home runs and one RBI in 12 games before the latest injury.
The mood in the clubhouse wasn’t helped by a late-inning loss. Detroit led 2-1 after six innings before former Giants infielder Ehire Adrianza’s first career grand slam rallied the Twins.
“I’m not a home run hitter, so this is very exciting,” Adrianza said. “It was a hitter’s count, so I was looking for a fastball and I hit it hard. I was emotional.”
Mariners 6, Angels 3: Mitch Haniger and Ryon Healy each homered twice as first-place Seattle shook off two homers by Mike Trout for the second consecutive night, beating visiting Los Angeles.
Dodgers 12, Rangers 5: Joc Pederson, Max Muncy and Yasiel Puig homered off Texas’ Bartolo Colon, and Los Angeles broke loose for seven runs in the fourth inning. Colon, the 45-year-old right-hander, has allowed 19 homers in 742⁄3 innings this season but did record his 2,500th career strikeout, against Muncy in the first.
Diamondbacks 13, Pirates 8: Host Arizona jumped on Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams for six runs in the first inning, assisted by three Pirates errors. Jon Jay had three hits and three RBIs for Arizona.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 4: Home runs by Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi helped Eduardo Rodriguez win his fifth straight start, and visiting Boston extended Baltimore’s losing streak to six games.
Yankees 3, Nationals 0: Didi Gregorius homered twice as host New York earned its 10th win in 12 games.
Brewers 4, Cubs 0: Chase Anderson pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, and host Milwaukee moved back into first place in the NL Central.
White Sox 5, Indians 1: Yoan Moncada and Yolmer Sanchez homered to lead off host Chicago’s three-run first, and James Shields (2-7) won for the first time since Opening Day.
Phillies 5, Rockies 4: Aaron Nola struck out 10 in another dominant outing and Scott Kingery hit a threerun homer for host Philadelphia.
Braves 8, Mets 2: Ozzie Albies hit a grand slam and Freddie Freeman homered during host Atlanta’s sixrun sixth inning.
Rays 4, Blue Jays 1: Wilson Ramos homered, and six relievers combined on a five-hitter for host Tampa Bay.
Padres 4, Cardinals 2: Eric Hosmer homered for visiting San Diego, and the Padres carried a perfect game into the sixth inning of their 10th win in 14 games. Matt Strahm started the bullpen game and retired nine batters on 36 pitches, including four strikeouts. It was the team’s third bullpen start this season.
Reds 5, Royals 1: Joey Votto hit a bases-loaded triple for visiting Cincinnati in the 10th inning after Billy Hamilton slipped out of a rundown.