Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera singled in the third inning Sunday at Cleveland for the 2,500th hit of his career.

Cabrera, a two-time American League MVP, became the 100th player in major league history to reach the milestone with his line drive off Indians starter Trevor Bauer.

Rich Hill's shot at personal history was cut short Saturday night so that the Dodgers could get a better focus on the team journey.

Carrying a perfect game through seven innings, Hill was removed after 89 pitches against the Marlins, and the bullpen was pressed into duty. With a combined perfect game four outs away, Jeff Francoeur singled to left field off the tip of shortstop Corey Seager's glove with reliever Joe Blanton on the mound.

Three Dodgers relievers were called upon to finish off the 5-0 Dodgers' win over the Marlins, who ended the night with two hits.

So with Hill at 89 pitches, rookie manager Dave Roberts made the move that likely will be scrutinized for some time.

"I feel sick to my stomach," Roberts said immediately after the game. "Rich obviously had a perfect game and an opportunity of a lifetime. Just to take the personal side and understand there's a great opportunity for him and his family, his teammates. But as a manager, you're taking a lot of different information as far as we've been dealing with Rich's blister. That's cost him a lot of time this season."

A milestone win for Rick Porcello gave the Red Sox some breathing room atop the AL East.

Porcello pitched seven innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors, Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the Red Sox increased their AL East lead to two games by routing the Blue Jays 13-3 on Friday night.

The Dodgers welcomed back their ace with open arms as Clayton Kershaw took the mound Friday for the first time in 75 days.

Out since late June with a lower-back injury, the three-time Cy Young winner gave up two runs on five hits over three innings in the Dodgers' 4-1 loss to the Marlins, throwing 66 pitches in the process.

It was not vintage Kershaw by any means, but the left-hander still recorded five strikeouts, striking out the side in the second inning.