UNDATED (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone went from Scrooge to Santa Claus in the eyes of Tigers fans on Thursday in Detroit.
Boone elected to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera in the eighth inning, denying the Tigers designated hitter of a chance for his 3,000th career hit. The decision came with a runner on, two out and the Tigers clinching to a 1-0 lead.
One batter later, Austin Meadows blooped a two-run double to put Detroit ahead by three in a 3-0 shutout of New York.
Former Yankee Michael Pineda picked up his first win as a Tiger, yielding three hits over five innings.
Robbie Grossman doubled home Detroit’s first run off hard-luck loser David Mongomery, who allowed just two other hits while becoming the first Yankee to throw six innings this year.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— The Blue Jays were 3-2 winners over the Red Sox behind Kevin Gausman, who scattered seven hits and took a six-hit shutout into the ninth. Gausman struck out eight, walked none and was pulled after allowing Trevor Story’s single to lead off the ninth. Matt Chapman had three hits and an RBI for Toronto.
— The Guardians completed a three-game sweep as Josh Naylor had two hits and two RBIs in a 6-3 win versus the White Sox. Naylor was activated Friday after suffering multiple fractures in his right leg during an outfield collision last June. Franmil belted a two-run homer and Zach Plesac allowed one earned run and seven hits through 6 2/3 innings.
— Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and RBI double as the Athletics downed the Orioles, 6-4. Cristian Pache also went deep and winning pitcher Paul Blackburn allowed one run on three hits over five frames. Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde and designated hitter Trey Mancini were ejected for arguing a base-running call in the fourth inning.
— Joe Ryan and Miguel Sano led Minnesota’s 1-0 verdict over the Royals, preventing Kansas City from completing a three-game sweep. Sano lifted a sacrifice fly to back Ryan, who limited Kansas City to two hits over six innings. Emilio Pagan worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for the Twins’ first save this season.
— The Rangers’ five-game skid is over after they scored twice in the ninth inning to beat the Mariners, 8-6. Adolis Garcia scored the tiebreaking run on Cole Kalhoun’s two-out double and made a diving catch in the bottom of the ninth. Ty France and J.P. Crawford homered while Seattle was taking a 5-0 lead in the first inning.
— Carlos Carrasco pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in almost three years, leading the Mets over the Giants, 6-2. Carrasco allowed four hits with seven strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings, his longest outing since being diagnosed with leukemia. Francisco Lindor and Eduardo Escobar hit solo homers and Mark Canha had two RBIs as the Mets became the first team with 10 wins this season, taking three of four from San Francisco.
— Pablo López pitched three-hit ball over seven dominant innings of the Marlins’ 5-0 shutout of the Cardinals. López struck out nine, including Cardinals star Albert Pujols three times. Jesús Sánchez and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in Miami’s first win in nine games against St. Louis.
— Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer and Yoshi Tsutsugo had a two-run double as the Pirates topped the Cubs, 4-3. Both hits came after the Cubs took a 3-0 lead off Bryce Wilson. Winning pitcher Wil Crowe fanned five Cubs in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit.
— Cooper Hummel’s tiebreaking two-run blast gave the Diamondbacks a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning of a 4-3 victory in Washington. Matt Davidson and Jake McCarthy also homered for Arizona, which split the four-game series and has won consecutive games for the first time this season. Arizona closer Mark Melancon retired Juan Soto with the bases loaded in the ninth.
