Major leagues:
Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked in the eighth inning with 2,999 career hits, setting off a loud chorus of boos and derisive chants at Comerica Park as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 3-0.
Cabrera was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, forcing him and Detroit fans to wait at least another day for him to hit the 3,000 mark, a milestone just 32 players have reached in Major League Baseball history.
Ahead 1-0, the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth against Miguel Castro. Reliever Lucas Luetge got Jeimer Candelario to hit a comebacker that was turned into a double play.
That brought Cabrera to the plate with two outs and runners on second and third. The 39-year-old slugger didn’t make even make it into the batter’s box when New York manager Aaron Boone held up four fingers to give Cabrera, a former Marlins teammate, a free pass to the unoccupied base.
Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 3: Josh Naylor had two hits and two RBIs, continuing his comeback from a devastating leg injury and helping the Cleveland Guardians complete a series sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 6-3 victory.
Cleveland took both games of a doubleheader Wednesday against Chicago, which has lost four straight.
Naylor hit an RBI single in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the seventh. He was activated Friday after suffering multiple fractures in his right leg during an outfield collision last June. He had surgery and completed a lengthy rehab process that included a stint in the minors to begin this season.
Oakland 6, Baltimore 4: Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and RBI double, Cristian Pache also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4.
Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde and designated hitter Trey Mancini were ejected after an odd play in the fourth. With two outs, Mancini hit a sharp grounder that second baseman Nick Allen fielded, but his low throw trickled past first baseman Seth Brown.
Mancini ran through the bag and stopped just shy of first-base umpire Rob Drake. As Mancini turned into fair territory to walk back to first, catcher Sean Murphy – backing up the play – tagged him. Mancini was called out and was held back by Hyde, both of them furious and clearly feeling the Orioles star hadn’t made a move toward second.
Toronto 3, Boston 2: Kevin Gausman took a shutout into the ninth inning, and Jordan Romano escaped with a save as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2.
Gausman (1-1) struck out eight and walked none and was pulled after allowing Trevor Story’s single to lead off the ninth. It was the seventh hit off Gausman – all of them singles – with only one runner reaching second base against him.
Minnesota 1, Kansas City 0: Joe Ryan pitched six innings of two-hit ball against Kansas City’s revamped lineup, Miguel Sano drove in the game’s only run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 1-0 victory over the Royals to avoid a series sweep.
Jhoan Duran and Joe Smith handed the slimmest of leads to Emilio Pagan, who worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for the Twins’ first save this season. Their bullpen had blown both previous chances.
National League
N.Y. Mets 6, San Francisco 2: Carlos Carrasco pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in almost three years, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants, 6-2.
Francisco Lindor, who had three hits, and Eduardo Escobar each connected for solo homers. Escobar’s second-inning shot gave the Mets the lead for good as they took three of four from the Giants.
Arizona 4, Washington 3: Arizona closer Mark Melancon retired Juan Soto with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, helping Cooper Hummel’s tiebreaking two-run home run hold up in the Diamondbacks’ 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
Soto popped up to third base with two outs, ending Melancon’s second save of the season.
Hummel had two hits, Matt Davidson and Jake McCarthy also homered, and Arizona split the four-game series with consecutive wins for the first time this season.
Bauer’s leave extended: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended by an additional week, through April 29, by Major League Baseball and the players’ association.
Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave last July 2 under the joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy of MLB and the union after a Southern California woman said he choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had anal sex with her without her consent during two sexual encounters earlier last year.
MLB and the union have since agreed to 13 extensions.