Cabrera gets 3,000th hit
Miguel Cabrera achieved another major milestone and the Detroit Tigers ruled the day.
Austin Gomber and the Colorado Rockies won the night.
Cabrera needed only one atbat Saturday to deliver his long-awaited 3,000th career hit, quickly reaching the mark as the Tigers routed the Rockies 13-0 in the opener of a daynight doubleheader.
Gomber tossed six scoreless innings as the Rockies spoiled the major league pitching debut of Beau Brieske with a 3-2 victory in the nightcap.
Cabrera became the 33rd player in major league history and first Venezuelan-born player to reach the 3,000-hit mark when he grounded a first-inning single into right field. The hit came against fellow Venezuelan Antonio Senzatela and set off rousing cheers and chants at Comerica Park.
American League
Yankees 6, Guardians 5 — Yankees fans in the right-field bleachers pelted Cleveland outfielders with bottles, cans and debris in a chaotic scene moments after Isiah KinerFalefa
and pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres got RBI hits with two outs in the ninth inning to lift New York over the Guardians.
Rather than a celebration, Aaron Judge and other Yankees players rushed toward the wall in right-center field, trying to calm the crowd as security personnel joined the effort.
Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase was one strike away from preserving a 5-4 lead when Kiner-Falefa hit a tying double. Rookie left fielder Steven Kwan ran hard into the wall chasing the ball and was shaken up, and trainer came out to check him.
Before play resumed, Cleveland right fielder Oscar Mercado pointed at the stands and center fielder Myles Straw climbed the chain-link fence in left to confront face-to-face at least one fan, while another fan nearby made a derogatory gesture.
Blue Jays 3, Astros 2 — George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the first game against his former team, and Santiago Espinal homered for the second straight game to lift Toronto over Houston.
Twins 9, White Sox 2 — Byron
Buxton and Luis Arraez each had four hits, helping Minnesota beat banged-up Chicago.
Rangers 2, Athletics 0 — Brad Miller hit a key single in the eighth inning that drove in two runs after a replay review initiated by the umpires, and Texas beat Oakland.
National League
Giants 5, Nationals 2 — Alex Wood pitched five effective innings and San Francisco’s bullpen closed it out, leading San Francisco to a victory over Washington.
Cubs 21, Pirates 0 — Alfonso Rivas had three hits and five RBI, and Chicago stopped a four-game slide by pounding Pittsburgh.
Brewers 5, Phillies 3 — Willy Adames stole home, Hunter Renfroe homered and Adrian Houser tossed six solid innings to lead Milwaukee to a win over Philadelphia.
Cardinals 5, Reds 0 — Dakota Hudson pitched 6 2/3 innings of one-hit ball, Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs with a sixth-inning double, and St. Louis beat Cincinnati, which has lost 11 straight games.