MLB roundup: Miguel Cabrera strokes 3,000th hit

Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd major-leaguer to reach 3,000 career hits and the Detroit Tigers routed the visiting Colorado Rockies 13-0 in the first game of a split doubleheader Saturday.

Cabrera, 39, grounded a first-inning single to right field off right-hander Antonio Senzatela to join an exclusive club. The two-time AL MVP is the seventh player in major league history with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. He also became the first Venezuelan player to reach 3,000 hits.

After receiving a lengthy ovation from the Comerica Park crowd, Cabrera later scored on Spencer Torkelson's two-out, three-run homer to right field.

Harold Castro went 4-for-5 with two runs scored for Detroit, which out-hit the Rockies 20-7 and set season highs in runs and hits. Randal Grichuk had two hits for Colorado, which was playing just its third road game of the season.

Rockies 3, Tigers 2 (Game 2)

Austin Gomber tossed six strong innings, Charlie Blackmon and Connor Joe homered, and Colorado beat host Tigers to split their doubleheader.

Gomber (1-1) kept Detroit from mounting any kind of rally. He allowed four hits, retired 15 of the last 17 batters he faced and struck out eight over his six innings. Alex Colome got the final three outs for his second save for Colorado.

Austin Meadows had a two-run triple and Beau Brieske (0-1) allowed three runs on three hits in five innings for the Tigers in his major league debut.

Rays 3, Red Sox 2 (10)

Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Tampa Bay came from behind to defeat Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The game had been scoreless through nine innings before Boston's Bobby Dalbec tripled to score Jackie Bradley in the 10th inning.

Up to that point, six Tampa Bay pitchers had held