Tigers’ Cabrera gets 3,000th hit; 33rd player to reach mark

DETROIT » Tigers star Miguel Cabrera delivered the 3,000th hit of his decorated career Saturday, becoming the 33rd major leaguer to reach the mark and the first player from Venezuela to accomplish the feat.

Still an imposing presence at 39, Cabrera made history by grounding an opposite-field single to right through the shift in the first inning of Detroit’s game against Colorado.

Cabrera immediately raised his right arm as he headed toward first base. The crowd of 37,566 at Comerica Park gave him a rousing ovation and chanted “Miggy! Miggy!” while fireworks were shot off from beyond the center field

fence. 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, the 11th straight loss for the injury-plagued Reds.

Hudson (1-1) entered the game with a 7.71 ERA, but had little trouble with Cincinnati’s hitters, limiting them to two hits while striking out four and walking four. CUBS 21, PIRATES 0 » Alfonso Rivas had three hits and five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a four-game slide by pounding Pittsburgh. Rivas, who was recalled Friday from Triple-A Iowa, capped Chicago’s eight-run second with a three-run homer. He tacked on RBI singles in the fourth and fifth. GIANTS 5, NATIONALS 2 » Alex Wood pitched five effective innings and San Francisco’s bullpen closed it out, leading the

Giants to a win over the Washington

Nationals.

Wilmer Flores and Joc Pederson each had two hits for San Francisco, which won for the third time in four games. The Giants beat Washington 7-1 in the series opener Friday night. Wood (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits. The lefthander struck out five and walked one.