TIGERS 8, BLUE JAYS 6
DETROIT -- Anibal Sanchez's no-hit bid was broken up when former Detroit teammate Ezequiel Carrera lined a single to left with one out in the eighth inning, and the Tigers held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 Friday on a night when Miguel Cabrera limped off with a calf injury.
Given an 8-0 lead, Sanchez (7-7) wound up allowing 4 runs, 3 hits and 3 walks in 7 1/3 innings, and left after 117 pitches.
He was bidding to become the sixth pitcher to throw no-hitters in the AL and NL, according to STATS, a feat accomplished by Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Nolan Ryan, Hideo Nomo and Randy Johnson. Sanchez pitched a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins against Arizona on Sept. 6, 2006.
Cabrera, a two-time AL MVP, was on first base with no outs in the fourth inning and a 3-2 count to Victor Martinez, and took off with the pitch. Martinez fouled the ball off, but Cabrera pulled up sharply, grabbing his left leg. He was attended to by trainers and limped off the field. Detroit said Cabrera will have an MRI.
Sanchez walked Justin Smoak leading off the eighth, and Devon Travis and Ryan Goins followed Carrera with singles to make it 8-1. Josh Donaldson added a two-run single off Alex Wilson, and Jose Bautista walked to load the bases.
Edwin Encarnacion flied out, Dioner Navarro hit a three-run double that made it 8-6 and Bruce Rondon threw a wild pitch and then walked Smoak. With closer Joakim Soria hurrying to warm up, Kevin Pillar hit an inning-ending flyout.
Soria pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances, striking out Josh Donaldson to end the game with a runner on second.
Drew Hutchinson (8-2) gave up 7 runs -- 5 earned -- 10 hits and 2 walks in 4 2/3 innings. Martinez had three hits for the Tigers.
ROYALS 3, TWINS 2 (10) Lorenzo Cain had three hits and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as host Kansas City beat Minnesota to snap a four-game losing streak. The Royals tied it 2-2 in the eighth when Kendrys Morales' two-out single drove home Cain, who had singled and stole second. Morales leads the Royals with 51 RBI.
ANGELS 8, RANGERS 2 Kole Calhoun drove in four runs with a pair of early doubles, and visiting Los Angeles won its first game against Texas since trading Josh Hamilton back to the Rangers. Hamilton, who insisted beforehand he had no extra emotions facing the Angels, went 1 for 3 with a double and two strikeouts.
YANKEES 7, RAYS 5 Brian McCann hit a three-run home run in the 12th inning, rallying host New York for a second time and giving it a victory over Tampa Bay. Mark Teixeira hit a tying three-run home run in the eighth against Kevin Jepsen, then had an RBI single in the 12th off Steve Geltz (1-4) just as fireworks began shooting off behind the scoreboard in right field.
WHITE SOX 1, ORIOLES 0 John Danks pitched seven scoreless innings and Jose Abreu hit a home run, leading Chicago past visiting Baltimore. Danks (4-8) was impressive after getting skipped in the rotation. The left-hander allowed 5 hits with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks.
MARINERS 9, ATHLETICS 5 Nelson Cruz, Seth Smith, Brad Miller and Logan Morrison all hit two-run home runs and Seattle beat host Oakland for its third victory in four games. J.A. Happ (4-5) snapped a personnel four-game slide with 6 strong innings, giving up 3 runs and 8 hits.
ASTROS 12, RED SOX 8 First baseman Mike Napoli allowed Preston Tucker's hard grounder to bounce past him for an error, and Carlos Correa followed with a tiebreaking single in a four-run 10th inning that lifted visiting Houston over Boston for its fifth consecutive victory.
INTERLEAGUE
INDIANS 5, PIRATES 2 Michael Bourn drove in three runs, Brandon Moss homered and Trevor Bauer pitched effectively into the seventh inning as Cleveland beat host Pittsburgh. Bourn's two-run single in the eighth inning extended the Indians' lead to 5-2 after Cleveland loaded the bases.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PADRES 2, CARDINALS 1 Jedd Gyorko homered in the seventh inning to tie the game and then had a run-scoring single in the ninth to lead San Diego to a victory over host St. Louis. St. Louis lost a season-high fourth consecutive home game but the Cardinals are still a major league-best 29-11 at home.
BREWERS 12, REDS 1 Carlos Gomez hit his first career grand slam and tied his career high with five RBI, leading visiting Milwaukee over Cincinnati and extending its winning streak to six. Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy and Ryan Braun had three hits each as Milwaukee matched its season high for runs and victory margin.
BRAVES 2, PHILLIES 1 Juan Uribe hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning, Julio Teheran delivered another strong home start and host Atlanta beat Philadelphia. Uribe pulled Adam Morgan's first pitch in the seventh over the 380-foot sign in left field.
Sports on 07/04/2015