Miguel Cabrera remains uncertain for the Detroit Tigers as they look to secure a road win Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Max Scherzer (19-1, 2.90 ERA) is looking to join Roger Clemens in 2001 as the only pitchers to begin a season 20-1. He went 6-0 with a 1.48 ERA in his previous seven starts before allowing six runs -- five earned -- in five innings Thursday.
The Tigers, though, scored four times in the bottom of the ninth, capped by Torii Hunter's three-run homer, for a 7-6 win over Oakland that got the right-hander off the hook.
"He still can go 20-1," Hunter said. "He was jumping up and down when I came upstairs. He hugged me so tight I couldn't breathe. I'm pretty sure he's excited."
Cabrera went 2 for 3 in that contest before leaving with an abdominal strain. He had one at-bat in Friday's 7-2 win over Cleveland before exiting, and he's sat out the last three games while also battling a groin injury.
Prince Fielder moved up to the No. 3 spot in the lineup Monday and drove in a run as the AL Central-leading Tigers (81-57) beat Boston 3-0 in the series opener, their fourth win in five contests.
"I feel better," Cabrera said after taking batting practice prior to the game.
Scherzer could be in good shape with or without Cabrera as he's 11-0 with a 1.89 ERA in his last 19 road starts, including one in the playoffs.
He went 1/3 with a 9.21 ERA in his previous six starts against Boston before allowing two runs, including a solo homer to David Ortiz, in seven innings of a 10-3 home victory June 22.
Ortiz, 0 for 4 on Monday, is 7 for 13 with three homers and a double off Scherzer.
Jon Lester (12-8, 3.99) has gone 2-2 with a 1.80 ERA over his last five starts, though he allowed three runs and three walks in six innings of a 3-2 home loss to Baltimore on Thursday.
The left-hander is 2-1 with a 4.74 ERA in seven home starts.
"What (his lack of command) did was it cut his night short," manager John Farrell said. "He's been on a good run here."
