Tigers wait on Sheffield, Cabrera to turn corner

kcudah posted 5/12/2008 from www.mlive.com [flag]

Miguel Cabrera and Gary Sheffield are expected to be big boppers in the middle of the Detroit Tigers' batting order. Neither has supplied the expected power numbers, but Sheffield has shown signs that he's coming around. Sheffield was 5-for-11 (.455) with two doubles and three RBIs in his last three games of the homestand, which ended Sunday with a rained-out game against the New York ... [link]

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