Miguel Cabrera again rose to the occasion, this time it was Wednesday night in the pouring rain. With two runners on base in a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning, Cabrera homered to rightfield to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-3 lead over the Cleveland Indians.
Play was suspended after the inning and called over an hour later, at 11:10 p.m., as an official game, giving the Tigers a crucial 6-3, five-inning win.
With days dwindling off the schedule, and with the Baltimore Orioles rallying in the ninth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tigers were afforded a grand opportunity to stay one game back of the O’s for the second wild-card spot.