Miguel Cabrera homered twice, including an eighth-inning grand slam, and the Tigers had no trouble overcoming an early injury to right-hander Max Scherzer in a 12-2 rout of the Athletics last night in Detroit.
Cabrera matched a career high with six RBIs and now has 40 homers on the season — also a career best. Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta added home runs for the Tigers, who stayed three games behind the first-place White Sox in the AL Central.
Scherzer left after two innings because of a fatigued throwing shoulder. An MRI exam showed no structural damage.
White Sox 3, Royals 2
In Kansas City, Gavin Floyd pitched seven crisp innings and the White Sox won their fifth straight.
Angels 11, Rangers 3
In Anaheim, Jered Weaver (18-4) earned his 100th victoryand Erick Aybar had three hits as the Angels won their 15th game in 20 starts.
Cardinals 4, Astros 1
In St. Louis, Kyle Lohse notched his 15th victory and had an RBI double as the Cardinals handed Houston its 100th loss and stayed in the No. 2 wild-card spot.
Marlins 4, Braves 3 (10)
In Miami, Jose Reyes blooped a two-out RBI single in front of Jason Heyward in the 10th inning for the Marlins, who blew a 3-0 lead in the ninth..
Brewers 6, Pirates 0
In Pittsburgh, Yovani Gallardo (16-8) gave up just two hits over 6 2/3 innings as the surging Brewers moved in front of the fading Pirates in the NL wild-card race.
A.J. Burnett (15-8) gave up two runs in six innings as the Pirates fell to 4-12 this month.