Miguel Cabrera and Felix Hernandez collided on Tuesday for the sixth time in their careers. The best hitter in the American League was measured at the latest winner of the Cy Young in the young circuit. The Tigers slugger came to the meeting knowing the exact extent of the Mariners ace and went 3-1 against him. He won the duel, once again, but won the match Carabobo
It was 2008 when the country's most feared batter was measured at the most dominant pitcher among his countrymen. Some things have changed since then. Cabrera was at that time, the squire virtual Magglio Ordonez, who came to finish behind Alex Rodriguez in the MVP voting in the American League. Hernandez still growing in the shade of two Cy Young Johan Santana.
Last night, for the sixth time in their careers, face to face again in Detroit. Now become the best hitter in the league and the best pitcher in the circuit. The second player the most votes in the MVP to a pitcher who defends the Cy Young.
Cabrera arrived at the event with a massive advantage over Hernandez, had added 7 hits in 14 at-bats, with a fantastic offensive line (.500/.533/.643) especially being a pitcher like Carabobo.
The first time they met, interestingly, the native of Valencia was stronger than the native of Maracay.
Cabrera, that May 31, 2008, made the first shipment swing that made him the "King Felix" and died with a long fly to right. He was beaten on the second trip, on a full count, and swing back to him as the first pitch of the Mariners in his third appearance, giving a line to the left, the glove of outfielder Raul Ibanez.
2-0 with a .333 OBP. One could conclude that Hernandez won clearly. But those two big swings hard and bolazo at 3-2 suggested that lucha no fue fácil para el monticulista.
Los siguientes duelos dejaron claro el calvario que venía para el derecho de Seattle.
Porque el aragüeño se desquitó el siguiente 17 de abril, la primera vez que se vieron en 2009. Largó tres hits consecutivos, todos de línea, el primero al right, los dos siguientes al left. En los dos turnos iniciales ni siquiera dejó pasar un envío. En el tercero trabajó a su compatriota hasta la cuenta máxima.
On 18 August 2009 closed the chapter of this rivalry. Hit a line drive to leftcenter and a short grounder between second and gave up two hits over the slugger. The right-hander could only take it out on turn three, forcing him to roll the ball through the anteroom.
The last time, before this campaign happened on April 16, 2010. Cabrera, 3-2, gave a gentle rolling by the shortstop. Then a long double butted between right and center, bringing home Austin Jackson and Johnny Damon, and struck at 3-2 in the seventh inning to close, temporarily, the personal duel.
stat:
Miguel Cabrera drove in two of the three runners who got in scoring position against Felix Hernandez, between 2008 and 2010. Seven times he was in two strikes, but in three of those opportunities on base. Interestingly, the Mariners pitchers who have been hardest hit by Cabrera are Jason Vargas (.667/.833/1.000) and Hernandez, before yesterday's clash
The three shifts on Tuesday Miguel Cabrera opened
to hit the first round against Felix Hernandez on Tuesday. The relentless increase in the domain of the Carabobo Aragua, 8 hits in 15 trips. Hernández
then retaliated. Cabrera forced to fail with a grounder to third to one pitch short and inside, on the second chance and hit him on the floor and the shortstop in the third chance.
The native of Maracay was proclaimed winner of the match, because he batted .333 his opponent. But Valencia, more importantly, was proclaimed winner of the match, 7 races for 3.
Posted in El Nacional, on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
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