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By ALAN SAUNDERS
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman each had four hits, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Wednesday night.
Cabrera was 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. He doubled off the Clemente Wall in right field to score Grossman in the first, singled home Akil Baddoo in the third and bounced one up the middle in the fifth to bring in Jonathan Schoop.
The 38-year-old Cabrera has 2,971 hits in his career. The four-hit game was his first since April 26, 2019.
"He amazes me every single day," Grossman said. "Other guys on other teams talk about how great he is. It's an honor to play with someone that's that well regarded. … I joked with him earlier, 'Do you have your Hall of Fame speech ready?'"
Drew Hutchison (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings of relief for Detroit, his first win in the majors since Aug. 17, 2018. The Detroit bullpen pitched six scoreless after giving up six runs in the first two games of the series.
Pirates starter Mitch Keller (4-11) yielded four runs and 10 hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out six.
Detroit starter Mike Manning left the game on the final play of the third inning. He was struck on the knee by Colin Moran's hard-hit line drive. Tigers catcher Dustin Garneau corralled the ball and threw out Moran.
Manning stayed down for a moment before limping to the clubhouse with a left knee contusion. X-rays on his leg were negative for a fracture and he is considered day to day, Hinch said. In his three innings, he allowed one run on four hits and struck out four.
TWINS 3, INDIANS 0
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Joe Ryan carried a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second big league appearance, leading Minnesota to the victory.
GIANTS 7, ROCKIES 4
DENVER (AP) -- LaMonte Wade Jr. and Evan Longoria each had two RBIs during San Francisco's four-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Wednesday.
RANGERS 8, DIAMONDBACKS 5
PHOENIX (AP) -- Nathaniel Lowe had three hits, Jose Trevino drove in three runs and the Rangers matched a season high with their fourth straight win.
MARINERS 8, ASTROS 5
HOUSTON (AP) -- Jose Marmolejos hit a tiebreaking two-run single for Seattle with two outs in the ninth inning, and J.P. Crawford padded the lead with two-run homer.