Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera said after leaving Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays with back stiffness he's hopeful he will be in the lineup Wednesday.
"Hopefully it's not a big deal and I can come [Wednesday], get treatment and get ready to play," Cabrera said, per MLB.com.
Cabrera said he felt tightness in his back prior to the game, but his diving attempt on Emilio Bonifacio's first-inning double exacerbated the injury.
"I dove on my side and felt a little something," he said. "I was tight, too, in batting practice. It was still sore in the game."
Tigers manager Jim Leyland might choose to be cautious with Cabrera and rest his star slugger Wednesday.
"He said no rest [Wednesday], he'll be ready," Leyland said, "but I'm going to play that one by ear."