AMERICAN LEAGUE
Miguel Cabrera’s grand slam capped a wild fourth inning in which Detroit hit four home runs and Orioles pitcher Jason Hammel was ejected as the Tigers beat Baltimore 10-3 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak.
Prince Fielder hit a sixth-inning drive for the Tigers, whose five homers were a season high.
Justin Verlander (7-4) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings to win his third straight start.
After Victor Martinez opened the inning with a home run off Hammel (7-3), Jhonny Peralta followed with a shot to left and Alex Avila made it three in a row with a drive to center.
Hammel’s next pitch struck Matt Tuiasosopo in the shoulder or the helmet — replays were inconclusive — and home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt immediately tossed the right-hander from the game.
INDIANS 5, RAYS 0
In Cleveland, Ohio, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched eight scoreless innings as the Indians beat the Rays.
Jason Giambi and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-run homers in the game that began about 10 hours after the conclusion of Friday night’s contest, that ended at 2:53am on Saturday after five hours of rain delays.
Jimenez (4-3) allowed four hits and struck out seven in stopping Tampa Bay’s six-game winning streak. The Rays, who rolled to a 9-2 win earlier on Saturday morning, had only two runners reach second base.
Tampa Bay right-hander Chris Archer (0-1), called up from Triple A-Durham before the game, allowed five runs in four innings.
In other AL action, it was:
‧ Twins 5, Mariners 4
‧ Royals 4, Rangers 1, 10 Inns
‧ Athletics 4, White Sox 3
‧ Red Sox 11, Yankees 1
‧ Astros 2, Angels 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, ST LOUIS, Missouri
Adam Wainwright struck out 10 in his 14th complete game and third this season, as the St Louis Cardinals completed a day-night doubleheader sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 7-1 win on Saturday night.
Rookie Shelby Miller pitched six-hit ball for seven innings and backup catcher Tony Cruz hit two doubles and drove in a pair of runs for St Louis in an 8-0 win in the opener.
Wainwright (8-3) allowed eight hits and one run without walking a batter.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Rockies 7, Dodgers 6, 10 Inns
‧ Brewers 4, Phillies 3
‧ Marlins 8, Mets 1
‧ Braves 2, Nationals 1, 10 Inns
‧ Reds 2, Pirates 0
‧ Diamondbacks 12, Cubs 4
In interleague play, it was:
‧ Padres 4, Blue Jays 3
Shohei Ohtani and his wife arrived in South Korea with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates yesterday ahead of their season-opening games with the San Diego Padres next week. Ohtani, wearing a black training suit and a cap backwards, was the first Dodgers player who showed up at the arrival gate of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. His wife, Mamiko Tanaka, walked several steps behind him. As a crowd of fans, many wearing Dodgers jerseys, shouted his name and cheered slogans, Ohtani briefly waved his hand, but did not say anything before he entered a limousine bus with his wife. Fans held placards
Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying yesterday advanced to the quarter-finals at the All England Open, beating Kim Ga-eun of South Korea 21-17, 21-15. With the win, Tai earned a semi-final against China’s He Bingjiao, who beat Michelle Li of Canada 21-9, 21-9. Defending champion An Se-young defeated India’s P.V. Sindhu 21-19, 21-11. An on Wednesday cruised into the second round, unlike last year’s men’s winner, Li Shifeng, who suffered a shock defeat. South Korea’s An, the world No. 1, overcame Taiwan’s Hsu Wen-chi 21-17, 21-16 to set up the match against Sindhu. In other women’s singles matches, Taiwan’s Sung Shuo-yun lost 21-18, 24-22 against Carolina Marin of
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