Detroit — The sun came out, the temperature rose above 60 degrees and the fans — an announced crowd of 21,529 — filled the lower deck of Comerica Park in anticipation of a history-making hit by Miguel Cabrera.
Instead, they “settled” for a much-needed and hard-fought 3-0 win over the New York Yankees and some loud and passionate howling at Yankees skipper Aaron Boone.
Cabrera, facing Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery, lined out to left in the first inning, then struck out swinging in the fourth and sixth.
But things got real interesting in the bottom of the eighth.