Miguel Cabrera lifts Tigers past Braves

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera launched a pair of home runs on Friday, powering them to a critically-important 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

What It Means:

Cabrera showed up in a big way in this must-win for the Tigers, as Cabrera finished the night going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBI's. Detroit is only a half game out of the AL wildcard race.

The 33 year-old Cabrera is slashing .315/.393/.566 with a .399 wOBA across 671 plate appearances this season. He has 38 homers, his highest total since 2013 when he hit a career-high 44 dingers and he has added 108 RBI's and a .333 BABIP on the year.