BALTIMORE -- Only Chris Davis stands between Miguel Cabrera and baseball history.

As he heads toward the conclusion of another sensational season with the Detroit Tigers, Cabrera has a decent shot at becoming the first major league player to win the Triple Crown in successive seasons.

Entering play Tuesday, Cabrera comfortably led the AL with a .359 batting average, 29 points higher than runner-up Mike Trout. His 130 RBIs were best in the league, too, 12 better than Davis.

In home runs, though, Davis held a 46-43 advantage. And if the Baltimore Orioles slugger can make that lead stand up, Cabrera's bid for a repeat performance will be denied.

"As far as me being the obstruction for him doing it again, I hope he does do it again," Davis said. "That would be awesome. He's a great hitter. He deserves everything that he gets.

"My goal is not to go out there and keep Miguel Cabrera from winning the Triple Crown. It's to do everything I can to put us in position to win, whether that means I hit 10 more home runs or two more home runs. I've had a productive year so far, but if we don't make the playoffs, it doesn't really mean a lot."

A productive year? That's putting it mildly. Davis ranks ninth in the AL with a .304 batting average, has already surpassed his career-high RBI total by 33 and leads everyone in both leagues in home runs.

Most importantly, he's got three more homers than Cabrera, who last year became the first player to win the Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski did it in 1967.