Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera looked to be in mid-season form Tuesday night. Cabrera homered among his three hits and had four RBI, but Venezuela, playing hours after the death of President Hugo Chavez, lost to the Miami Marlins 6-5 in a tune-up for the World Baseball Classic. "It was hard to concentrate," Cabrera said. "We had to win. This was our promise to the country." Cabrera's two-out, two-run homer down the left-field line off Jordan Smith in the seventh gave Venezuela a 5-3 lead. The reigning AL MVP and Triple Crown winner also had two doubles, including one that scored two runs in a three-run first. "He's the best player in baseball right now. It's very good we have him on this side," manager Luis Sojo said.
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