Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera connects for a three-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Detroit, Sunday, April 28, 2013.DETROIT – Miguel Cabrera is one hitter who can certainly be trusted to swing at a 3-0 pitch.
Cabrera hit a three-run homer on that count Sunday night, and it broke the game open in the seventh inning, helping the Detroit Tigers finish off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with an 8-3 victory. Austin Jackson and Omar Infante also homered for the Tigers, and Doug Fister struck out eight in seven innings on a rainy night at Comerica Park.
“You’ve got to make sure ‘Skip’ gives you the sign to swing. That’s when you decide to swing or not swing,” Cabrera said. “That doesn’t mean you’re going to swing 3-0. You’ve got to make sure you get a good pitch to hit.”
Atlanta’s Mike Minor (3-2) allowed a three-run homer to Jackson in the third, and although the Braves came back to tie it, Cabrera doubled and scored in the sixth to make it 4-3.
Infante hit a solo shot in the seventh, and Cabrera added an opposite-field homer on a 3-0 fastball by reliever Cory Gearrin.