If Miguel Cabrera keeps this up, he’ll go down as one of the all-time greats.

Cabrera won the Triple Crown last year and could do it in back-to-back seasons (he’s leading in average and RBIs, and is second in homers).

Last night, he hit three home runs against the Rangers.

Here’s his big game:

– Rick Green

The Cleveland Indians aren’t just getting by against former Cy Young winners, they’re beating them up.

Here’s a look at the Cy Young winners the Cleveland Indians have beaten this season:

R.A. Dickey: April 2, 4-1. Dickey gave up three earned runs and four walks in six innings.
David Price: April 7, 13-0. Price gave up eight earned runs in five innings.
Roy Halladay: April 30, 14-2. Halladay gave up eight earned runs in 3.2 innings.
Cliff Lee: May 1, 6-0. Lee gave up four earned runs in six innings.
Bartolo Colon: May 9, 9-2. Colon gave up six earned runs in four innings.
Justin Verlander: May 11, 7-6. Verlander gave up three earned runs in five innings.
Felix Hernandez: May 19, 6-0. Hernandez gave up five earned runs in five innings.

Jake Peavy is the only Cy Young winner to beat the Indians. The White Sox beat Cleveland 3-1 on April 14.

Here are the Indians on their win:

– Rick Green

Here’s a look at Monday’s matchups. The first game is at 12:05 p.m.:

AL
Seattle (Iwakuma 5-1) at Cleveland (Kazmir 2-2), 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-0) at Toronto (Dickey 3-5), 1:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-3) at Baltimore (F.Garcia 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 4-3) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Colon 3-2) at Texas (Lindblom 0-0), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 6-0) at Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 1-3), 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Guthrie 5-1) at Houston (Keuchel 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

NL
Cincinnati (Cueto 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Marcum 0-4), 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 4-3) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 1-6) at Miami (Sanabia 2-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-2) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-3), 8:10 p.m.
Arizona (Corbin 6-0) at Colorado (Garland 3-4), 8:40 p.m.
St. Louis (S.Miller 5-2) at San Diego (Marquis 5-2), 10:10 p.m.
Washington (Duke 0-0) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-4), 10:15 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:
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Eastern League
Erie 4, Akron 2
Portland 10, Binghamton 7
Richmond 5, Altoona 3
Harrisburg 6, Reading 4
New Hampshire 5, New Britain 0
Trenton 6, Bowie 1

International League
Syracuse 6, Toledo 4

Florida State League
Daytona 6, Lakeland 5

Midwest League
West Michigan 8, Bowling Green 1

Venezuelan League
Mariners 12, Tigers 2

Former Mercyhurst University player David Lough led off and went 2-for-4 for the Kansas City Royals against the Oakland Athletics Friday night.

Lough’s third-inning double scored Salvador Perez and gave the Royals a 1-0 lead.

The Royals lost 2-1.

Here’s more on Lough from the Kansas City Star.

– Rick Green

Here’s a look at Saturday’s starting pitchers. The first game is at 1:05 p.m.:

AL
Seattle (J.Saunders 3-4) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (Morrow 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 1-2), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 1-2) at L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-7), 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 2-4) at Baltimore (Jurrjens 0-0), 4:05 p.m.
Houston (Bedard 0-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-4), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Dempster 2-4) at Minnesota (Diamond 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 4-3) at Texas (Grimm 2-3), 8:05 p.m.
Kansas City (E.Santana 3-2) at Oakland (Milone 3-5), 9:05 p.m.
NL
N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Feldman 3-3), 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-4) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-1), 4:05 p.m.
Houston (Bedard 0-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-4), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (McCarthy 0-3) at Miami (Koehler 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 1-2) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-5), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 3-2) at St. Louis (Lynn 6-1), 7:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 3-2) at Colorado (Chatwood 1-0), 8:10 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 7-1) at San Diego (Stults 3-3), 8:40 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

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Who says there aren’t great moments in sports?

Lieutenant Colonel Will Adams surprised his daughter, Alayna, who was throwing out the first pitch at the Rays’ game last night.

Alayna didn’t know her dad had returned from Afghanistan.

Here’s the touching moment:

And here’s a photo from the Associated Press:

– Rick Green

Red Sox starter Felix Doubront didn’t have a good grip before he threw this pitch:

 

– Rick Green

Can you name this former player? Post your guess in the comments below.

– Rick Green

Here’s a look at Friday’s starting pitchers. Matt Harvey is pitching in the first game at 2:20 p.m.:

AL
Houston (Lyles 1-1) at Pittsburgh (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Maurer 2-5) at Cleveland (U.Jimenez 3-2), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-2) at Baltimore (Hammel 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Buehrle 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 5-2), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 1-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-3), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Buchholz 6-0) at Minnesota (Worley 1-4), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 3-2), 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Shields 2-3) at Oakland (Parker 2-5), 10:05 p.m.

NL
N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-5), 2:20 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-0) at Philadelphia (Lee 4-2), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Lyles 1-1) at Pittsburgh (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (Cahill 2-4) at Miami (Slowey 1-3), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-2) at Atlanta (Maholm 4-4), 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee (W.Peralta 3-3) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 4-2), 8:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-1) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 4-3), 8:40 p.m.
Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-2) at San Diego (B.Smith 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

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