DETROIT — Sitting on 2,999 after going 0 for 3 with an intentional pass Thursday, then enduring the rainout Friday, the big man did not make the folks wait long on Saturday.
On a warm, beautiful afternoon, an announced crowd of 37,566 packed Comerica Park and were standing in the first inning when Miguel Cabrera punched the third pitch he saw from Rockies right-hander Anthony Senzatela into right field — career hit No. 3,000.
The crowd erupted and his teammates streamed onto the field, mobbing him at first base. Cabrera is the seventh player to amass 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, and one of just three (Willie Mays and Hank Aaron) to reach those totals with a career batting average of .300 or better.
