Yaz On Next Triple Crown: Somebody's Got To Do It
Former Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski thinks that being in a pennant race will help Detroit's Miguel Cabrera in his attempt to win the Triple Crown.
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Former Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski thinks that being in a pennant race will help Detroit's Miguel Cabrera in his attempt to win the Triple Crown.
For two months the Chicago White Sox had been ahead or tied for the lead in the AL Central. Now, with just a week left, they're looking up at the Detroit Tigers.
Jhonny Peralta brought home the go-ahead run when Andy Dirks' hard slide broke up a potential inning-ending double play in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Wednesday night.
Again tied atop the AL Central standings, the Detroit Tigers hope they're able to make the most of their latest opportunity.
Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton said Tuesday he is rooting for Detroit's Miguel Cabrera to win the AL Triple Crown.
WAR statistics show Trout should win the AL MVP instead of Cabrera because Trout has created roughly three to four more victories for the Angels than Cabrera has created for the Tigers this season.
The Detroit Tigers get share of first place with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
The Chicago White Sox gave Detroit an opening to tie for the AL Central lead when Gordon Beckham hit into a game-ending forceout with the potential tying run on second base Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Miguel Cabrera added another game to his hitting streak Monday night, singling to left in the sixth inning to make it 14 games in a row in which he has at least one hit.
One eye on the scoreboard, one eye on the standings and two eyes on the game immediately in front of them.
Frustrated after a pair of strikeouts, Adam Dunn watched video of his first two at-bats between innings to see why he was missing so many pitches in such an important game for the Chicago White Sox.
The potential tying run was on third with one out in the fifth inning, and Justin Verlander was suddenly in pain.
The Detroit Tigers wasted a key chance to move atop the AL Central.
Despite dropping 2 of 3 to the Twins in a weekend set at Comerica Park, the debate continues to rage on who should win this year's 'Most Valuable Player' award?
Miguel Cabrera didn't have a spectacular doubleheader Sunday, but he did have an RBI double in each game, giving him 40 doubles for the season.
