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Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Central's top teams.

OK, let's stir up some arguing and yelling again. Yesterday, I ranked the top five pitching duos. Today, let's do the majors' best hitting duos. Ranking the pitchers was difficult because there were so many excellent pairs to choose. Ranking the h...

• Indians manager Terry Francona dishes on his return to baseball, joining Cleveland, Miguel Cabrera, his time with the Red Sox, MLB's usage of instant replay and more. Francona • Bob and Greg Golic discuss the possibility of an 18-game...

Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night to stop the Indians' winning streak at five.

Miguel Cabrera is the planet's best hitter, and he explained the other day why he doesn't really draw much information from the written scouting reports available to all players: All of that is based on what has happened in the past and isn't necessa...

Blog | May 21, 2013

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- If there's an opportunity before the postgame on-the-field interview on "Sunday Night Baseball," I'll give the player a quick heads-up about what questions I will be asking, especially if it's anything out of the ordinary. It's no...

Blog | May 20, 2013

Yes, it's only May. But now that the season is a quarter of the way finished, it's a great time to figure out how teams measure up to one another. The Texas Rangers have the best record in the majors at 29-15. And they just completed taking three of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's the Oakland A's turn to take their best shot at the Rangers. Ask the Detroit Tigers how difficult that is. Miguel Cabrera crushes three home runs and Detroit can't outlast the Rangers. Texas knocked out two Detroit star...

Well, Miguel Cabrera was due. I mean, he'd gone a whole four games without a home run. He'd driven in just two runs in his previous eight games. He was probably taking extra batting practice before Sunday's game. The bum. Cabrera was a one-man ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The best hitter in baseball, Miguel Cabrera, belted three home runs and wowed 39,638 fans and every player, coach and manager in the ballpark Sunday night. David Murphy, trying to hone his swing in mid-May, produced the home ru...

David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Call it Justin Grimm's revenge on the Detroit Tigers. With a personal three-game losing streak entering a rematch with Detroit, Grimm joked with Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux before Saturday's game that he was going ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers reliever Cory Burns paid Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera the ultimate compliment Friday night, comparing him to an all-time great. That after Burns struck out Cabrera with a devastating changeup. Burns do...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nick Tepesch received baptism by Miguel Cabrera on Friday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. It will provide a nice learning experience from the rookie right-hander's eighth start. Triple Crown winners are especially tough...