News - Miguel Cabrera
NEW YORK, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Milwaukee Brewers All-Star slugger Prince Fielder definitely had the "Midas Touch" in last night's (Tuesday, July 12) "Mid-Summer Classic," powering the National League to a 5-1 victory over the American League in Arizona.
Delmon Young's sacrifice fly in the 10th Tuesday gave Minnesota a 3-2 win over Detroit that pulled the Twins within one game of the AL Central-leading Tigers. The win came in the first game of a four-game series as part of a double-header made necessary because of a rain-out Monday night. Denard Span led off the extra inning with a single and made his way to third on consecutive wild pitches by Brandon Lyon (6-5).
Miguel Cabrera drove in four runs on four hits Saturday as Detroit defeated the Chicago White Sox 12-5. The Tigers sent the minimum 12 men to the plate over the first four innings and entered the fifth trailing 5-0 before their bats came alive. Cabrera, who put the Tigers on the board with a solo shot to left to open the fifth, reached 100 RBIs for the sixth straight season. Curtis Granderson added three RBI on three hits, one of them a triple, and scored twice.
Carlos Guillen hit two of Detroit's three home runs Wednesday and had four RBI to send the Tigers rolling over Cleveland 11-3. The Tigers, who opened the evening with a 2 1/2-game lead over Minnesota in the race for the American League Central title, captured their third in a row.
Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Winning pitcher Sean West (7-5) gave up one run on six hits with three walks and nine strikeouts over six innings.
