BALTIMORE — Near the Detroit Tigers' dugout, a group of fans waived Venezuelan flags.
The crowd chanted: "We want Miggy."
They were asking for Venezuelan native Miguel Cabrera, who is one home run away from becoming the 28th player in MLB history to reach No. 500. Manager AJ Hinch planned to start him at designated hitter for Thursday's series finale, but he changed his mind before submitting the lineup.
Without Cabrera, two other Venezuelans — Renato Nunez and Victor Reyes — picked up the slack. They delivered two of the team's three home runs in a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, giving the Tigers (57-60) a three-game series sweep.