SB Nation Detroit - Miguel Cabrera Out For Rest Of Season With High Ankle Sprainhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2010-09-29T16:02:41-04:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14800482010-09-29T16:02:41-04:002010-09-29T16:02:41-04:00Miguel Cabrera Out For Rest Of Season With High Ankle Sprain
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<p>The injury <span>Miguel Cabrera</span> suffered on Monday night turned out to be a high ankle sprain. As a result, Cabrera will <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100929/SPORTS02/100929028/1319/Miguel-Cabreras-season-over-MVP-hopes-alive">miss the final six games of the season</a>, bringing his 2010 campaign to a slightly early close.</p>
<p>Although it would have been nice for Cabrera to play in a few more games to pad his stats a bit, they are still very impressive. With 38 home runs, 126 runs batted in and a batting average of .328, Cabrera had an MVP-caliber season if you ask me, so it will be interesting to see how that vote plays out when a winner is announced in November.</p>
<p>Jim Leyland was asked today to sum up the season Cabrera had, and his response was simple yet effective: "MVP." I can't disagree with that one bit.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-tigers/2010/9/29/1719982/miguel-cabrera-injury-out-for-season-high-ankle-sprainSean Yuille2010-09-27T22:31:17-04:002010-09-27T22:31:17-04:00Miguel Cabrera Has Right Ankle Sprain
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<p>Good news. <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/OFFICIAL_TIGERS/statuses/25746918625">X-rays were negative</a> on Miguel Cabrera's right ankle and it is just a sprain. He will be re-evaluated tomorrow when I'm sure we'll have a better idea of a timetable for his return (if he'll even return with only a week left in the season). </p>
<p>Cabrera left in the 7th inning when he turned his ankle retreating to first base. It looked pretty bad and he wasn't putting any weight on the ankle as he limped off the field. If Cabrera doesn't play another game this season it may hurt his MVP case, as Josh Hamilton's injury was said to be hurting his in favor of Cabrera. <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl/player_search.cgi?search=Miguel%20Cabrera" target="_blank">The numbers Cabrera has put up</a>thus far are pretty hard to argue against, though.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-tigers/2010/9/27/1716297/miguel-cabrera-has-right-ankle-sprainPackey2010-09-27T22:11:33-04:002010-09-27T22:11:33-04:00Armando Galarraga's Hot Streak Against Cleveland Ends And Miguel Cabrera Injured In Tigers Loss
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - <span>Travis Hafner</span> hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth inning, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Cleveland Indians</a> earned a 6-3 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Detroit Tigers</a> in the opener of a three-game series at Progressive Field.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Matt LaPorta</span> and <span>Luke Carlin</span> hit solo homers in the fifth for Cleveland, which has won four straight.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Carlos Carrasco</span> (2-1) worked six innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits with one walk while striking out five in earning the win. <span>Chris Perez</span> recorded his 22nd save with a perfect ninth.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Austin Jackson</span> went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the Tigers, who had won eight of nine coming in.<span>Jhonny Peralta</span> added a run-scoring single in defeat.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Armando Galarraga</span> (4-8) suffered the loss for allowing five runs on four hits with four walks in 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander did not strike out a batter. (<b>Ed. note</b>: Galarraga had not given up a hit through 4 innings, which meant he had only given up 4 hits to Cleveland in his last 20 innings pitched against them up to that point.)</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-tigers/2010/9/27/1716243/armando-galarragas-hot-streak-against-cleveland-ends-and-miguelPackey2010-09-27T21:28:35-04:002010-09-27T21:28:35-04:00Miguel Cabrera Injures Right Ankle And Leaves Game Early
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<p>Miguel Cabrera jammed his right ankle after going back to the bag at first base in the 7th inning. Cabrera was immediately replaced by a pinch runner, as he was limping pretty badly. Cabrera slammed his helmet in the dugout before retiring to the clubhouse. </p>
<p>Cabrera's got a very strong case for the MVP award, but if this is as serious as it looked, he may not be able to add to it. He's hitting .328 with 38 HR and 128 RBI this season.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-tigers/2010/9/27/1716154/miguel-cabrera-injures-right-ankle-and-leaves-game-earlyPackey2010-09-27T20:09:05-04:002010-09-27T20:09:05-04:00Tigers Begin Final Week Of Season At Indians
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<p>(<a href="../../mlb/events/54294/preview?article_id=116551">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/22064/armando-galarraga">Armando Galarraga</a> hopes to continue his mastery of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/cleveland-indians">Cleveland Indians</a> this evening when the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> open a three-game series against them at Progressive Field.</p>
<p>Galarraga, of course, came within an out of a perfect game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Indians</a> back on June 2 only to be denied by a blown call from first base umpire Jim Joyce. He then followed that up with seven scoreless innings in a win against the Tribe on August 20.</p>
<p>However, Galarraga is winless since that start and has lost his last two outings. On Tuesday against Kansas City the right-hander was hit for five runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings, dropping him to 4-7 to go along with a 4.44 ERA.</p>
<p>Facing the Indians, though, should get him back on track, as Galarraga owns a 5-3 lifetime mark against them with a 4.15 ERA in 10 starts.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a> have been terrific of late, winning eight of their last nine games. The one loss in that span, though, was Galarraga's start. In fact their last two losses have both come with Galarraga on the hill.</p>
<p>Detroit swept a three-game set from the American League Central-champion <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/minnesota-twins">Minnesota Twins</a> over the weekend. The Tigers completed the white-wash on Sunday, as <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32033/rick-porcello">Rick Porcello</a> pitched eight sold innings in a 5-1 win at Comerica Park.</p>
<p>Porcello (10-11) scattered four hits, one of which was a home run by Delmon Young. Porcello also struck out five and walked one. The young right-hander has won five straight decisions.</p>
<p>"The offense did a great job, the defense played well and we pitched well. To sweep a team that's going to the playoffs is nice," Porcello said.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/4423/ramon-santiago">Ramon Santiago</a> connected on a three-run homer and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/427/miguel-cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> added a two- run blast for the Tigers, who concluded the home portion of their 2010 schedule with a 52-29 record.</p>
<p>Cleveland, meanwhile, also enters tonight's series on the heels of a big series win, as it took three of four from the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/kansas-city-royals">Kansas City Royals</a> to move out of the cellar in the Central.</p>
<p>On Sunday, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/33690/michael-brantley">Michael Brantley</a> capped a five-run eighth inning with a two-run double, as Cleveland rallied for a 5-3 win. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/609/shelley-duncan">Shelley Duncan</a> added a three-run homer for the Indians, who are 1 1/2 games ahead of the last-place <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a>.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/117/fausto-carmona">Fausto Carmona</a> allowed two runs on six hits in a five-inning start, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/127/rafael-perez">Rafael Perez</a> (6-1) earned the victory for 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/122650/vinnie-pestano">Vinnie Pestano</a> recorded his first career save with a shutout ninth inning.</p>
<p>Getting the call for the Indians tonight will be righty <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31514/carlos-carrasco">Carlos Carrasco</a>, who is 1-1 with a 3.03 ERA. Carrasco was charged with the loss on Wednesday in Minnesota, as he allowed three runs and six hits in six innings.</p>
<p>Carrasco has lost both of his starts to the Tigers, pitching to a 11.25 ERA in those outings.</p>
<p>Detroit is 9-6 against the Tribe this season. However, the home team in this matchup has won the last nine meetings.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2010/9/27/2321692/tigers-begin-final-week-of-season-at-indiansSean Yuille