Miggy on prolific tear — even by his standards

DETROIT — This Miguel Cabrera looks familiar. It’s just that some wondered whether they would see it again.

As the latest opposite-field drive from Cabrera made its path into the right-field seats, the first of two Cabrera solo homers in Monday’s 5-4 Tigers win over the Phillies, the swing and the result resembled the Cabrera of a few years ago. When the Detroit slugger pulled a curveball from Phillies sensation Vince Velasquez and powered it into the left-field seats his next time up, the worries about Cabrera’s strength in his legs seemed like they were meant for somebody else.

• Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for Miggy and other #ASGWorthy players

This Cabrera has five home runs in his last four games, three of them three-hit games. He’s batting 16-for-30 in his last eight games, raising his average from .281 on May 14 to .327 now. He’s batting .395 (30-for-76) in May after turning 33 years old in mid-April.

“Quite frankly, Miggy looks as good as I’ve seen him since I’ve been here,” said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.

The fact that Ausmus has been on the job …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com