Though Miguel Cabrera enters the final month of the season with his best health in a few years, his right ankle continues to send reminders of his injury history. The surgically repaired ankle was sore Tuesday night, prompting Tigers manager Brad Ausmus to rest Cabrera for Wednesday’s series finale against the White Sox at Comerica Park.
“His surgically repaired ankle flares up from time to time,” Ausmus said. “It flared up in Minnesota [last week]. It happened again last night.”
Given Victor Martinez’s success against Chris Sale, giving Cabrera a day at DH wasn’t happening today. Thus, Ausmus decided to pair up a day off today with the Tigers’ scheduled off-day tomorrow, giving Cabrera two days of rest ahead of Friday’s series opener at Kansas City.