Cabrera homers lift Tigers over Oakland

DETROIT: Jordan Zimmermann ended his scoreless innings streak but Miguel Cabrera homered twice to lift Detroit to a 7-3 win over Oakland on Monday night.
Zimmermann (4-0) gave up a run for the first time with Detroit in the sixth inning, following 24 1/3 scoreless innings. The run came when center fielder Tyler Collins lost a flyball from Oakland’s Marcus Semien in the lights, and an error charged to left fielder Justin Upton allowed Semien to reach third. Semien scored after next batter Billy Burns hit a single to end Zimmermann’s unblemished start.
Collins seemed to take the brunt of the blame from fans, and responded with an obscene gesture to his own home fans. He extended the middle finger on his left hand and waved it from right to left, and appeared to yell an obscenity to the booing crowd.
Zimmermann’s scoreless run was the longest by a pitcher at the start of a season in franchise history.
“I had a good little stretch going,” he said. “Unfortunately, it ended tonight. Hopefully, I can start a new one.”
Cabrera’s solo homer in the first and his three-run homer in the fifth helped set up the win.
In Arlington, Texas, another miserly pitcher, Nathan Eovaldi, lost his no-hit bid in the seventh inning but pitched into the eighth for the New York Yankees without allowing a run in a series-opening 3-1 win over the Rangers.
Texas were without a hit until rookie Nomar Mazara, a day before his 21st birthday, led off the seventh with a clean single through the left side of the infield.
Andrew Miller worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save in as many opportunities.
Jacoby Ellsbury and Starlin Castro had solo homers for the Yankees off Cesar Ramos (0-1).
In Minneapolis, Oswaldo Arcia led off the ninth inning with a home run off of Zach McAllister to lift Minnesota over Cleveland, 4-3.
Brian Dozier added a two-run double and the heavily taxed Twins bullpen gave up one run over the final 4 1-3 innings to snap a three-game skid. Kevin Jepsen (1-3) pitched the ninth for the win.
Yan Gomes homered and Michael Brantley made his season debut with a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth inning for the Indians, who had a three-game winning streak ended. McAllister (1-1) gave up his first run in nine appearances this season.
In Seattle, Taijuan Walker tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings, Leonys Martin and Kyle Seager hit solo homers and Seattle beat Houston 3-2 for its eighth win in 11 games.
Walker was overpowering in his fourth start of the season. The 23-year-old went seven innings and struck out the final six batters he faced, setting down the Astros in order in the sixth and seventh innings.
In other games, manager Don Mattingly got a win on his return to Dodger Stadium as his Miami Marlins beats Los Angeles 3-2, the Chicago White Sox won 7-5 at Toronto, the LA Angels won 6-1 at home to Kansas City, Tampa Bay beat the visiting Baltimore 2-0, Boston won 1-0 in Atlanta, the New York Mets’ Neil Walker got his seventh home in 10 games in a 5-3 home win over Cincinnati, Pittsburgh won 6-1 at Colorado, Arizona beat visiting St. Louis 12-7, and the Giants edged the Padres 5-4 in San Francisco.