Miguel Cabrera pulled from blowout loss with hamstring cramp
In the seventh inning of a 10-run game, Cabrera singled through the left side. On a foul ball by Don Kelly, Cabrera appeared to pull up lame, and hobbled almost all the way to second base.
Trainer Kevin Rand and manager Brad Ausmus immediately came out to check on him, and replaced him with pinch runner Bryan Holaday.
“He said he could stay in. If this was Sept. 19, and this was an important game, and we weren’t down by 10, it would’ve been a different story,” Ausmus said.
“There was no reason to take a risk. Just get him out of there.”
Cabrera is coming off surgery in the offseason to repair a core muscle injury.
Chamberlain got kicked in the foot trying to cover the bag at first base on an infield hit by Rougned Odor. Rand and Ausmus went out to check on him, but left him in, then pulled him after he walked Shin-Soo Choo.
Ausmus said the concern level about Chamberlain was low, but had not yet spoken with Cabrera or Rand.
Cabrera said it was just a cramp, and he already felt better, after the game.
Labels: Brad Ausmus, Detroit Tigers, Kevin Rand, Miguel Cabrera
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