A review of Saturday's Major League Baseball action as Detroit Tigers ended a five-game losing run against the New York Yankees.
Detroit end losing run
The
Detroit Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak in the American League by beating the
New York Yankees 7-5.
Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, while Drew Smyly pitched into the seventh inning for his first MLB win as the Tigers put their recent struggles behind them.
Colby Lewis allowed one run in six innings and Josh Hamilton had a two-run single as the
Texas Rangers snapped the
Tampa Bay Rays' six-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory.
Jon Lester outduelled Jake Peavy as the
Boston Red Sox scored a sixth straight victory, 1-0 over the
Chicago White Sox, while Dan Haren pitched eight strong innings as the
Los Angeles Angels defeated the
Cleveland Indians 2-1.
Chris Davis had four RBIs, and Adam Jones and Robert Andino each had three hits as the
Baltimore Orioles saw off the
Oakland Athletics 10-1.
Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam as the
Toronto Blue Jays ended a four-game losing run with a 7-0 shut-out of the
Seattle Mariners.
Kansas City's game against Minnesota was postponed because of rain.
In the National League, Yadier Molina tied his career high by going four-for-four with a two-run homer as the
St Louis Cardinals defeated the
Milwaukee Brewers 7-3.
Jay Bruce homered for the third consecutive game and drove in four runs as the
Cincinnati Reds beat the
Houston Astros 6-0.
Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs as the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the
Chicago Cubs 5-2, while the
Miami Marlins won 3-2 against the
Arizona Diamondbacks on Hanley Ramirez's walk-off single in the ninth.
Matt Kemp homered leading off the 10th inning, spoiling Bryce Harper's major league debut and lifting the
Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the
Washington Nationals.
Eric Bedard struck out nine over five innings and was on the winning side for the first time this season as the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the
Atlanta Braves 4-2.
Dillon Gee pitched seven innings and threw a career-high 116 pitches as the
New York Mets beat the
Colorado Rockies 7-5, while the
San Francisco Giants edged out the
San Diego Padres 2-1.
