Cabrera sets Venezuelan hit mark
Detroit slugger passes Vizquel for coveted record
Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs and surpassed Omar Vizquel for the most major league hits by a Venezuelan player, leading the Detroit Tigers past the slumping Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Cabrera’s two RBI singles gave him 2,878, one more than Vizquel, who played his last game in 2012 and was a coach for Cabrera and the Tigers from 2014-17.
“I feel a sense of release, because people have been waiting for me to break this record for a long time,” Cabrera said. “This has been a tough season, but this is a good night.”
Indians 2, Cubs 1 (10): Amed Rosario’s bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning gave Cleveland a win over Chicago. Rosario, who drove in Cleveland’s first run with a sixth-inning double, singled to right on a 1-1 pitch from Keegan Thompson (1-1), giving the Indians a sweep of the two-game series. Chicago threatened in every inning except the eighth but finished 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15 baserunners. Joc Pederson drove in the Cubs’ only run with a double in the sixth.
Blue Jays 4, Braves 1: Teoscar Hernandez hit two homers and drove in three runs, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven sharp innings and Toronto beat Atlanta. Right-hander Mike Soroka of the Braves has experienced a setback in his recovery from surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon and will have a follow-up procedure next week.
Reds 5, Pirates 1 (10): Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez combined to drive in four runs in the 10th inning as Cincinnati’s bullpen threw 5 1⁄3 hitless innings. Winker singled off reliever Duane Underwood Jr. (1-2) to lead off the 10th, scoring designated runner Nick Senzel. Nick Castellanos singled and Mike Moustakas walked ahead of Suarez, who drove a pitch for a three-run double.
Padres 5-2, Rockies 3-3: Josh Fuentes capped a big night with a two-out, walk-off single in the eighth inning after earlier hitting a two-run homer and Colorado salvaged a doubleheader split by beating virus-hampered San Diego 3-2. The Padres, missing starters Fernando Tatis Jr., Eric Hosmer, Wil Myers and two others because of COVID-19 concerns, won the opener 5-3.
Notes: Dodgers backup third baseman Edwin Rios will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his right shoulder . ... Arizona continued to deal with a surge of earlyseason injuries, putting starting pitcher Zac Gallen (sprained right ulnar collateral ligament) and first baseman Christian Walker (right oblique) on the 10-day injured list.