Boston Herald

Cabrera 1 away from 3,000

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Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at chilly Comerica Park.

Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle in the fourth against Luis Severino,

then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green.

The 39-year-old Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker in the eighth.

Josh Donaldson walked against Drew Hutchison leading off the seventh, and pinch-runner Tim Locastro reached third when Gleyber Torres sarcificed and Hutchison threw the ball wildly past second for an error. Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined the next pitch to center for a 4-3 lead.

Orioles 1, Athletics 0 — Jordan Lyles struck out six and walked one over five scoreless innings for his first victory with the Orioles as Baltimore beat Oakland.

Guardians sweep White Sox — José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season as Cleveland defeated Chicago 11-1 in the opener, then had an RBI double in the nightcap as

Cleveland earned a 2-1 win to sweep a doublehead­er.

In the second game, former Tigers and Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Gose retired all five batters he faced, striking out four, for his first big league victory. Triston McKenzie allowed one run in 4 1/3 innings before giving way to Gose.

Angels 6, Astros 0 — Twoway star Shohei Ohtani pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, tied a careerbest with 12 strikeouts and also had two hits and two RBI to lead Los Angeles over Houston.

Ohtani didn’t allow a baserunner until Jason Castro lined a single to center field with one out in the sixth, Houston’s only hit in the game.

National League

Dodgers 5, Braves 1 — Tony Gonsolin tossed six shutout innings, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the first and Los Angeles beat Atlanta to take two of three from the defending World Series champions.

The only hit allowed by Gonsolin was Manny Piña’s slow bouncer to the right side leading off the sixth.

Gonsolin went six shutout innings for the third time in his big league career and first in two years, and Freeman went 3-for-4 against his former team.

Padres 6, Reds 0 — Left fielder Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a two-run homer as Cincinnati lost its ninth straight for its longest skid in five years.

Phillies 9, Rockies 6 — Johan Camargo had four hits, including a three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning as Philadelph­ia stopoed a three-game losing streak.

Brewers 4, Pirates 2 — Brandon Woodruff allowed one hit in six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, Rowdy Tellez homered for the second straight day and Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep and extended its winning steak to four.

Interleagu­e

Rays 8, Cubs 2 — Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay beat Chicago in a game called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain.

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