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Seattle — Top of the fifth inning Thursday night, the Tigers had just scored a run to cut the Mariners lead to 7-2. The bases were still loaded with one out and Miguel Cabrera was at the plate against soft-tossing left-hander Wade LeBlanc.
This is a situation Cabrera has built his career on. Even this year, at age 36, he’s hitting .302 against lefties and has a .416 batting average with runners in scoring position. You are thinking, and certainly the dugout is thinking, Tigers are about to get back into this game.