Cabrera reaches 2,999 career hits; Yankees beat Tigers
DETROIT » 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 (1-1).
The 39-year-old Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker in the eighth.
Green (1-1) allowed Harold Castro’s two-run double in the sixth that tied the score 3-3, but Josh Donaldson walked against Drew Hutchison (0-1) leading off the seventh, and pinchrunner Tim Locastro reached third when Gleyber Torres sacrificed 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.
DJ LeMahieu hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth as Anthony Rizzo (homer, double, 2 RBIS) beat first baseman Spencer Torkelson’s throw home, and Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his third save.
ANGELS 6, ASTROS 0 » Twoway star Shohei Ohtani pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, tied a career-best with 12 strikeouts and also had two hits and two RBIs to lead Los Angeles over Houston.
Ohtani (1-2) 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. He struck out six in a row at one point.
The reigning AL MVP made history before taking the mound. He batted twice in a six-run first inning as the Angels sent 10 to the plate, becoming the first starting pitcher since at least 1900 to bat twice in the first before throwing a pitch, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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.
PADRES 6, REDS 0 » Left fielder Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a tworun homer as Cincinnati lost its ninth straight for its longest skid in five years.
Profar’s homer in the fourth inning gave rookie MacKenzie Gore (1-0) all the backing he needed for his first big league win, in his second start.
PHILLIES 9, ROCKIES 6 » Johan Camargo had four hits, including a three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning as Philadelphia stopped a three-game losing streak.
Kyle Schwarber added a rare homer into the right field third deck at Coors Field, and Nick Castellanos and Alec Bohm also went deep.
BREWERS 4, PIRATES 2 »Brandon Woodruff (21) allowed one hit in six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, Rowdy Tellez homered for the second straight day and Milwaukee completed a threegame sweep and extended its winning steak to four.
Josh Hader earned his sixth save in six tries. Tellez hit a go-ahead homer in the second off Mitch Keller (0-3).
GUARDIANS 11, WHITE SOX 1 (1ST GAME) GUARDIANS 2, WHITE SOX 1 (2ND GAME) »
José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in the opener, then had an RBI double in the nightcap as Cleveland swept a doubleheader from Chicago.
In the second game, former Tigers and Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Gose (10) 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.
Ramírez and Oscar Mercado had RBI doubles off White Sox starter Jimmy Lambert (0-2). Emmanuel Clase worked a 1-2-3 ninth for Cleveland’s first save this season.
In the opener, Ramírez hit his grand slam during a nine-run second inning.
Cleveland won at home for the first time with its new name. The Guardians had lost their first three at Progressive Field this season.
The Guardians got eight straight hits off Dallas Keuchel (1-1), who allowed a career-high 10 runs and 10 hits while getting three outs.
Chicago made four errors in the first two innings — three by All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson.
Shane Bieber (1-0) won for the first time since June 8, 2021, allowing one run and four hits in six innings.
RAYS 8, CUBS 2 » Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay beat Chicago in a game called after 5 ½ innings due to rain.
Josh Lowe had a triple, double and RBI as Tampa Bay (7-6) climbed back over .500 with its third win in four games. Randy Arozarena, Wander Franco and Kevin Kiermaier doubled in runs.
CARDINALS 2, MARLINS 0 » Nolan Arenado hit a tworun home run in the top of ninth inning to give St. Louis its ninth straight win over Miami.
Arenado had struck out in his first three at-bats before launching a fastball from Miami reliever Anthony Bender (0-2) over the wall in left-center for his fifth home run, driving in Tyler O’Neill.
DIAMONDBACKS 11, NATIONALS 2 » Seth Beer’s three hits and three RBIs propelled Arizona past Washington after a pregame parachuting display caused a scare at the nearby U.S. Capitol.
The Diamondbacks spread out 10 hits, with at least one apiece for seven of the nine players in the starting lineup; the other two each drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
BLUE JAYS 6, RED SOX 1 » Raimel Tapia hit a goahead, two-run homer in a five-run second inning for his first RBIs this season, and Toronto beat Boston.
ROYALS 2, TWINS 0 » Daniel Lynch allowed four hits while pitching into the sixth inning and the stingy Kansas City bullpen shut out Minnesota the rest of the way.
Lynch (1-1) bounced back from a dismal season debut to win a pitchers’ duel against Chris Paddack (0-2) and the equally stout Minnesota bullpen.