Cabrera surpasses 1,500 career RBIs in win

CHICAGO — The Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera has been in the Major Leagues for 14 years. He has 11 All-Star selections, four batting titles, two Most Valuable Player awards and a Triple Crown on his resume. He still gets frustrated when a well-hit ball ends up in a glove.

“This game’s about results,” he said.

That will never change. But he also doesn’t despair at a hitting slump.

After an 8-for-44 funk led some to panic, Cabrera’s four-hit game in Friday’s 7-5 win over the White Sox was a reminder why he’s been this good for this long. While his go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning — his second go-ahead hit in as many nights — pushed him over 1,500 RBIs for his career, it was also his ninth hit in his last 12 at-bats. It also pushed his season average back to .300.

“It was just a matter of time,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “I know a lot of people, when a player goes into a funk, want to write him off. But you have to remember the resume that he carries. He’s been doing it for a long time. It was just a matter of time before he started getting hits.”

Cabrera became the eighth player in Major League history to reach 1,500 RBIs and 400 home runs by the end of his 14th Major …

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