MINNEAPOLIS (AP Aug 15, 2012) – Miguel Cabrera became the first player in
Tigers history to reach 30 home runs in five straight seasons and
Max Scherzer threw seven scoreless innings for Detroit in a 5-1
victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
Cabrera also singled in the fifth off Cole De Vries (2-4) to
push his majors-leading total to 103 RBIs.
His opposite-field solo shot in the first inning put the Tigers in front, and Scherzer (12-6) struck out 10 batters to move ahead of teammate Justin
Verlander for the AL lead for at least a few days.
Former Twin, Delmon Young added a two-run homer.
The Tigers began the day two games behind Chicago in the AL
Central, with seven contests remaining between them this season.
