SEATTLE -- Marc Krauss, who homered in the second inning of Tuesday night's 7-6 loss to the Mariners in his first Tigers at-bat, might finally have his best shot in the big leagues, and it comes close to home with an organization that normally employs two-time MVP Miguel Cabrera at first base. With Cabrera out for six weeks with a strained left calf, Krauss has a chance to prove himself, and he hopes to take advantage.
Krauss grew up a couple of hours south of Detroit in Deshler, Ohio, a town with a population of about 2,000 on the other side of Toledo.