Miguel Cabrera left the Thursday afternoon game against the Oakland Athletics with a hip injury:

Cabrera, who leads the majors in batting average and RBIs, was thrown out at second base while attempting to leg out a double in the fifth inning.

The All-Star third baseman limped off the field after the inning-ending play, clearly favoring his left hip, and was replaced by Don Kelly at the start of the sixth inning.

Cabrera can’t run, and I’ve seen quite a few instances in the last two weeks where he hit an apparent double, only to stop at first base. The Tigers are down 6-3 in the sixth inning and in danger of being swept by Oakland, so I can understand Miguel taking a chance going to second. If this is serious, however, the Tigers will be in a bit of a hole come playoff time. The A’s are showing this Tigers team can be handled.