Tigers cautious with Miggy’s left biceps strain

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DETROIT — Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was out of the starting lineup on Tuesday night against the Royals, but while manager Brad Ausmus said Cabrera sustained a similar injury a few weeks ago, the skipper reiterated that he doesn’t expect Cabrera’s strained left biceps to be a long-term injury.

“I don’t expect Miggy to be more than, on the long side, 2-3 days,” Ausmus said on Tuesday afternoon.

Cabrera left Monday night’s 3-1 loss to the Royals after lunging for an errant throw from pitcher Daniel Norris and then making contact on his left arm with Royals batter Cheslor Cuthbert running down the first-base line. It’s a similar injury to one Cabrera sustained during his early years with the Marlins, Ausmus said after the game.

Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, however, Ausmus told MLB Network Radio that Cabrera irritated the biceps a few weeks ago and aggravated it on …

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