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The Tigers have announced that they have activated slugger Miguel Cabrera from the 15-day disabled list, per the Detroit Free Press. He is playing first base and batting third Friday in Houston.

Detroit must heat up in a hurry to claw its way back into the playoff chase and the addition of Cabrera should certainly help. He has been out since July 4 with a calf injury. The team opens a key weekend series Friday night in Houston.

Cabrera returns with a typically fine slash line of .350/.456/.578 and 54 RBI in 277 at-bats.

About the only slumping Blue Jays hitter awoke from his slumber Thursday in style. Ryan Goins had been 1-for-17 entering play against Oakland, but his three-run homer in the second inning off Jesse Chavez proved to be the game-winner.

The blast, which gave Toronto a 4-0 lead, was only his second since June 14.

Left fielder Michael Brantley was the walk-off hero for the Indians on Tuesday, as the defeated the Yankees 5-4 in extra innings. Brantley, who went 3 for 6 in the game, drove home the winning run with an RBI single in the 16th inning. It was Brantley's third career walk-off hit

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said Miguel Cabrera is making progress from his calf injury and he could return for this weekend's series at Houston, reports MLive.com. Cabrera was able to take live batting practice and run the bases Tuesday.

"I thought he looked good," Ausmus said. "He didn't look much different than he would, I think, if he had hit a base hit to left and was running to first, rounding first and coming back. He didn't look like he was favoring anything. He didn't look like he was limping. So I was very encouraged."

The calf injury has sidelined Cabrera since July 4 and he is eager to return to the lineup.

"I want to play," Cabrera said. "Right now, if it was me, I'd play [Tuesday]. It's not my decision now. Let's see how it feels [Wednesday] and we can say something [Wednesday]."

Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (thumb) was activated from the 15-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Monday, according to MLB.com.

Buxton has been out with a thumb injury since the middle of June. He flashed some of his high up-side in his first stint in the Major Leagues. In 11 games since his first call-up, Buxton hit just .189 (7 for 37), but he had a double and a triple and showed some strong defense in center field.

He'll head back to the minors to get some more seasoning, as he'll look to get some regular at-bats before possibly returning to the Twins later on this season.

Indians left fielder Michael Brantley has been a force with the bat as of late and it continued during Sunday's win over the Twins.

Brantley went 3 for 5 with a double and a run scored. It was Brantley's third consecutive game of at least two hits.

Over his last six games, Brantley is hitting .522 with 12 hits, three doubles, five runs and five RBI.

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is scheduled to run the bases Tuesday, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Cabrera has been out since July 4 with a strained left calf. He could rejoin the team by the end of an upcoming eight-game road trip, which starts Monday.

Serving as the designated hitter on Friday, Twins outfielder Byron Buxton began his rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester. The rookie went 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored.

Buxton has been out with a thumb injury since the middle of June. There is no timetable for Buxton's return to the lineup.

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said Thursday it "wouldn't shock" him if first baseman Miguel Cabrera is back with the team by the end of an upcoming eight-game road trip, which begins Monday and concludes Aug. 19, per MLive.com.

Cabrera has been sidelined with a strained left calf since July 4. It is the first time in his career he is on the disabled list.

With the team four games under .500 and 12 1/2 games out of first place in the AL Central, the Tigers are in no hurry to bring first baseman Miguel Cabrera off of the disabled list. Cabrera has been out since July 4 with a calf injury, and there is currently no timetable for his return.

Cabrera has been taking batting practice and light running, but he is unable to run long distances yet. For his part, Cabrera was hoping to be on, or close to starting, a minor-league rehab assignment.

"It was my goal," Cabrera said, per MLB.com. "Mentally, I was ready to go out there. It doesn't matter if it bothered me. I know I can play like that."

While the team was still in contention, there was hope that Cabrera would be able to return to the lineup around mid-August. But since they have fallen off, and traded away several key players, the outlook for Cabrera is unclear. 

"After all the trades, I see that [changed]," Cabrera said. "Now I take my time and try to be healthy. Don't try to rush it. Get back when my body tells me I can do it."