Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base and smiled in the eighth inning on the final play of his career after walking in his last at-bat and the Detroit Tigers beat the Guardians 5-2 Sunday.
Cucho Hernández scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and the Crew tied the Philadelphia Union 1-1 on Saturday night.
The Reds’ bid to become just the third team to make the playoffs following a 100-loss season ended in game No. 161 when they were eliminated during the seventh inning of a 15-6 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Miguel Cabrera followed a pregame retirement celebration by scoring the first run and driving in another, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-0 to clinch second place in the AL Central.
Brandon Vazquez scored two goals in a seven-minute span, Aaron Boupendza added a game-winner in the 72nd minute and Cincinnati beat Toronto 3-2 on Saturday to clinch the Supporters’ Shield title.
Cincinnati hit six home runs including Nick Martini’s three-run shot in the first inning in a 19-2 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals that kept the Reds alive in the National League wild-card race.
Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including two doubles, but the Guardians spoiled the first day of his valedictory weekend with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Whatever may lie in the future with the coming expansion of the Big Ten, at least Ohio State football fans will know who the Buckeyes’ non-conference opponents will be for the next five seasons.
Shane Bieber shut down Cincinnati for six innings and the Cleveland Guardians sent manager Terry Francona off with a victory in his final home game, 4-3 over the Reds, whose playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.
Rookie Elly De La Cruz had his first two-homer game and drove in four runs, Luke Maile had three RBIs and the Reds improved their slim playoff hopes with an 11-7 victory over the Guardians.
