Miguel Cabrera hammered three home runs and had five RBI in a 11-8 loss to the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Cabrera was 4-for-4 on the night to raise his league-leading average to .384 and his RBI total to 46.
Cabrera hit a three-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth off Derek Holland, then went deep again in the eighth against Tanner Scheppers.
The reigning American League MVP and Triple Crown winner is a serious contender to repeat in 2013 for both awards.
David Murphy hit a three-run home run and Adrian Beltre had four hits and two RBI For the Rangers who had 18 hits against Detroit pitching.
Detroit starter Doug Fister went just 4 2/3 innings allowing nine hits and five runs before turning the game over to the Tigers bullpen. The Tigers scored 10 of their 11 runs in a three inning stretch between the fifth and seventh-inning.
