Game 89: Cabrera’s Now a Hit Flexor

The Score: Tigers 9 – Indians 2

The Gist: Justin Verlander was virtually unhittable — two hits, seven strikeouts over seven innings — and Miguel Cabrera showed serious muscle in going 4-for-4 with two homers as the Tigers rolled over the cratering Indians, 9-2. Marcus Thames hit a home run to right field — right field — on a swing that typically results in a homer only in backyard wiffle ball.

The Quote: “Last year, he weighed 25 or 30 pounds heavier and hit .400.” — Jim Leyland, dabbling in the art of exaggeration re: Cabrera.

The Stat: 8. The number of RBI from the Tigers’ top-four hitters on Tuesday night.

Up Next: Indians @ Tigers*

Eddie Bonine (2-1, 4.30) vs. Paul Byrd (3-10, 5.53)

*And I’ll be at Comerica Park to watch it.