His pinch double in the eighth plated Ryan Raburn and gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead. Donnie Kelly then homered to give the Tigers a 6-3 win, and a split of the two games at KC.
Cabrera is now 1 for 2 as a pinch hitter this season. He's also 2 for 3 in steals. For such a handy guy, playing third base for World Series games in the NL park should be a day at the beach.
The Rangers also won, 3-2 in Oakland, to stay even with the Tigers at 90-65 for the second best record / home field advantage in the Division Series.
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Where there once was ennui, there is now suspense.
In Boss Town, the Red Sox, 5-16 in September and once nine games up for the AL Wild Card, lost again but gained ground on T-Bay.
The D-Rays lost a day-night doubleheader in New York, falling 2 1-2 games behind the Sox into a tie for second with the Angels, who won in Toronto.
When the older fan has a Cardinals game on and hears David Freese's name, he can't help but think of Gene Freese, National League third baseman from two generations ago and a regular on the 1961 NL pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds.
David Freese homered with two on tonight, to give Tony LaRussa's men -- written off as doomed two weeks ago -- a 6-5 win and move them a step closer to that big October dance.
The win move the Cards to within 1 1-2 games of the NL wild card leading Braves, who lost 4-0 in Florida.
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