Detroit — The magic number is now two.
Miguel Cabrera singled in his first two at-bats Wednesday against Yankees starter Luis Severino — the 2,987th and 2,988th of his career.
They were two very different swings, too.
The first was an infield single.
He rolled over a two-strike pitch and a charging third baseman D.J. LeMahieu had no play.
The second was a vintage Cabrera at-bat. He fell behind in the count, battled and worked the count full and then lined a single back up the middle.
Two more and will become the 33rd member of the 3,000-hit club and the seventh player ever to achieve 3,000 hits and 500 home runs.
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