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DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base and smiled in the eighth inning on the final play of his career after walking in his last at-bat and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 Sunday. The game also marked the end of Terry Francona's career, Cleveland's manager, who led Boston to a pair of World Series titles and Philadelphia. Francona said the day belonged to Cabrera. It most certainly did. The only player to win the Triple Crown in more than a half-century went 0 for 3 with a walk, but that didn't diminish the celebration.
