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Miggy’s legs lead way for Tigers’ offense vs. Twins
- Updated: September 21, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Cabrera broke in some new cleats on the road trip. On Tuesday, he decided to take them for a spin.
With Ian Kinsler and Victor Martinez out due to injuries, Cabrera felt the need to give the Tigers’ lineup a lift. He did plenty of that with his bat in Tuesday’s 8-1 win over the Twins, belting a two-run home run and a double. But his biggest impact came with his legs.
“I wanted to stay aggressive on the bases, trying to make something happen,” he said. “You don’t have to be 100 percent sure you’re going to be safe. If you think you have a chance, you have to do it.”
Cabrera manufactured Detroit’s go-ahead run when the Twins didn’t expect it. In the process, the 33-year-old showed that even if he can’t run bases as fast as he used to, he can still run them aggressively.
“I’ve said it before, he has great instincts on the bases,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “He’s not 21 anymore, but he still has a pretty good idea of what he is and isn’t capable of.”
From the moment he rounded first as his fourth-inning line drive hit the base of the right-field wall, Cabrera pushed himself to take the next three bases. Each time, he caught the Twins off-guard. Each time, he had close plays. Each time, he ended up being safe — barely.
“He made a run happen by himself,” Twins starter Hector Santiago said.
The first sign that Cabrera had something different in mind was the strain on his face as he …
