Cabrera homers, Tigers clip Boston
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 498th home run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Cabrera added a single, giving him 2,944 career hits and moving him one ahead of Frank Robinson for 36th place all-time.
The Red Sox have lost a season-high five straight games, including an 0-4 start to a 10-game road trip.
Tigers starter Wily Peralta allowed two runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings, and five relievers combined to shut out the Red Sox in the final 4 1/3 innings.
Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 13 attempts.
Detroit’s five relievers allowed three singles and didn’t walk a batter while striking out seven.
WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Cease allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, matching a season high with 11 strikeouts, and Chicago beat Kansas City.
Tim Anderson and Andrew Vaughn homered for AL Central-leading Chicago.
Cease (8-6) walked two and threw 103 pitches, allowing only Edward Olivares’ leadoff single in the third inning, to nab his first win since June 30.
ROCKIES 13, CUBS 6
DENVER (AP) — ElÌas DÌaz hit a grand slam, Kyle Freeland got his first win in more than a month and Colorado defeated Chicago.
Freeland (2-6) pitched five innings and earned his first win since June 28 before being removed with a left foot contusion. He was hit by a line drive with one out in the fifth, finished the inning and was replaced after throwing warmup pitches in the sixth. He allowed two runs on four hits and struck out five.
Sam Hilliard also homered and C.J. Cron had three hits and three RBIs for the Rockies.
Ian Happ homered for the Cubs. Chicago starter Zach Davies (6-8) allowed seven runs on six hits in four inning.
PIRATES 8, BREWERS 5, 10 innings






