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- Updated: July 19, 2016
DETROIT — The snapshot of Miguel Cabrera’s July to date might have happened in the first inning Sunday afternoon. Cabrera centered a pitch from Yordano Ventura, a pitcher he normally hits, and sent a bouncer past the mound and up the middle, seemingly headed for center. Cameron Maybin, on first base after a one-out single, was running on the play.
Maybin’s jump, however, sent second baseman Christian Colon scrambling to cover second, putting him in position to field Cabrera’s ball with nary a step of range. From there, he could step on second and fire to first for an inning-ending double play and an exasperated look from Cabrera.
It has become a familiar look recently. Cabrera went 2-for-11 with a double in the three-game weekend series against the Royals. He entered Monday’s series opener against the Twins batting .214 (9-for-42) in July with one extra-base hit, a double, two RBIs, seven walks and 11 strikeouts.
It’s a small sample size, too small to signify a career decline, but long enough for a slump.
“A little bit is luck,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “Usually when guys are struggling, …
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