Lost in the midst of the celebrations of metro-Detroit sports fans at the Detroit Pistons having received the No. 1 overall draft selection was an impressive performance from the Tigers on the baseball diamond at Comerica Park, handling the St. Louis Cardinals by an 8-2 final score.
However, Miguel Cabrera left the game in the 5th inning and didn’t return.
Miguel Cabrera is coming out of the game in the 5th inning. He slid hard earlier in the game and now that it's 6-0, A.J. Hinch may be erring on the side of caution.
Paredes enters at second, Schoop shifts to first.
— Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) June 23, 2021
After the victory, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that Cabrera was day-to-day with a calf issue:
Miguel Cabrera left the game with right calf tightness, A.J. Hinch said. He's day-to-day.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) June 23, 2021
