DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera had more hits Saturday

DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera had more hits Saturday than he did over the first four games of the season combined. Nike Free Shop Schweiz. His teammates were pretty good, too. Cabrera drove in one of four runs in the fifth inning on a 4-for-4 day and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 8-4 Saturday. Prince Fielder, one of six Tigers to drive in a run, had two RBIs one day after a two-homer, five-RBI performance in an 8-3 win over New York. "Its a long season, we just have to keep this going," Cabrera said. "We have to stay focused and do our jobs so we can win as many games as we can." The reigning Triple Crown winner had at least one RBI in his first four games this season and just three hits. "One thing were pretty sure of, hes going to hit," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Max Scherzer (1-0) gave up four runs in five-plus innings to pick up the win in a shaky start, his first of the season. Phil Hughes (0-1) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on eight hits in four-plus innings on a day he was originally scheduled to make a rehabilitation start in the minors. "I felt good early on," he said. "The fifth inning was a big inning and I didnt make pitches when I needed to." Detroit led 5-1 after five innings. New York pulled within a run in the sixth, then let Detroit go ahead 7-4 in the home half. The Tigers will play for a series sweep Sunday in a matchup of aces, Detroits Justin Verlander and New Yorks CC Sabathia. Jayson Nix, filling in for Derek Jeters injured backup, Eduardo Nunez, failed to field a routine grounder that allowed leadoff batter Austin Jackson to reach first. Jackson advanced to third on Cabreras single and scored on Fielders sacrifice fly. "Thats the reason you have to get the leadoff guy out," Hughes said. "Its a tough lineup, but if you make your pitches, its not that difficult." Vernon Wells sent a 2-0 pitch into the left field seats in the second to make it 1-all. Torii Hunter kept it tied by throwing out Brennan Boesch -- easily -- on Francisco Cervellis fly to right after the outfielder got to, but couldnt catch Boeschs drive. Leyland said Hunters throw was a "huge" part of the game. "Thats a bit of a momentum take-away," Leyland said. "And a play like that can get lost in the shuffle." Jackson hit his first of three singles in the four-run fifth in which Hunter, Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta each had an RBI. "We swung the bats pretty good throughout the lineup and thats a good thing to see," Leyland said. "We talk about it all the time, when you extend your lineup like that, its important." Hughes, who was to pitch a Triple-A game Saturday as he recovered from a back injury, had his outing ended when he gave up a double to Hunter in the pivotal inning. Boone Logan entered and gave up two hits and an unearned run, and getting only one out. "The fifth inning was a killer," Hughes said. Hughes was one of five Yankees All-Stars on the disabled list with Jeter, third baseman Alex Rodriguez, first baseman Mark Teixeira and outfielder Curtis Granderson, leading to their 1-4 start. "Theres still a lot of time to turn things around," Hughes said. New York got back into the game, briefly, by scoring three in the sixth and chasing Scherzer with two walks and Travis Hafners RBI single. Al Alburquerque relieved Scherzer with a three-run lead, two on and no walks. He gave Wells a free pass on four pitches and had the good fortune of having a call overturned. Boesch lined out to Fielder and the first baseman stepped on the bag before Wells got there, but the first-base umpire signalled he was safe before conferring with the home-plate umpire to fix his mistake. "They got the play right, thats the most important part," Leyland said. After Alburquerque gave up another walk, Lyle Overbay hit a two-run single to pull the Yankees within a run. Detroit restored a comfortable cushion with Fielders RBI groundout and Andy Dirks single in the sixth along with strong pitching from Downs and Benoit. New York reliever Joba Chamberlain let Detroit take a four-run lead into the ninth, loading the bases by giving up a single to Cabrera and walking Fielder and Martinez to set up Dirks for a sacrifice fly. Darin Downs and Joaquin Benoit combined to pitch three scoreless innings to finish up for the Tigers. NOTES: Jeter, still recovering from left ankle surgery last October, did limited field work for the second consecutive day in Tampa, Fla. The shortstop fielded 41 grounders hit directly at him near the left-field fence, hit off a tee in a batting cage and played catch. ... The Tigers received their ALCS championship rings, which they earned by sweeping New York, in a pregame ceremony. ... Granderson could resume throwing next week as part of his rehabilitation program for a broken right forearm. The outfielder said Saturday he will have follow-up X-rays Tuesday and also hopes to be cleared to start swinging a fungo bat. ... Nunez, who was hit on the right biceps by a pitch Friday, said hes still sore with a lot of pain and swelling and probably wont play Sunday. Nike Free 3.0 V4 Laufschuhe Lila Grau. -- The Oakland Raiders have re-signed another of their free agents, completing a deal with free safety Michael Huff. Nike Free Run+ 3 Laufschuhe Blau Weiß.J. Mayo tweeted that he "will be signing" with the Dallas Mavericks. http://www.nikefreeschweiz.ch/nike-free-run+-3-gh-84/. The England forward could have left the club for free at the end of the season, but has agreed to a 3 1/2-year deal that sees his salary rise by two-thirds to about 100,000 pounds ($160,000) a week. Nike Free 5.0+ Laufschuhe Blau. The Wildcats beat one of the newcomers in their conference. Only a few minutes after No. 1 Alabama lost, Klein threw a 62-yard pass to set up the first of his two touchdown runs and the Wildcats went on to a 23-10 victory Saturday night at TCU. Nike Free Run+ 2 Laufschuhe Dunkel Grau Lila Weiß. The Ottawa Senators signed the tough-as-nails veteran forward to a three-year contract extension Thursday.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Stephen Gallacher shot a 10-under 62 on Saturday to grab a three-shot lead at the Dubai Desert Classic and break a three-round scoring record set by Tiger Woods 12 years ago. The 111th-ranked Scotsman, who just missed out on a playoff last year in Dubai, is looking for his first European Tour win since 2004. Gallacher holed a 25-yard bunker shot on the 18th for an eagle to finish with a 21-under total of 195 in rare rainy and overcast conditions in the desert. That improved on Woods tournament mark by a shot and just missed tying the course record of 61 set in 1994 by Ernie Els. "Its the best round Ive had," Gallacher said. "I was just trying to make as many birdies as I could." Overnight leader Richard Sterne (66) tried to keep pace with the Scotsman, sinking long birdie putts on the eighth and 11th holes and then a 45-footer from the fringe on No. 15. Thorbjorn Olesen (67) finished five shots behind Gallacher in third place, after he struggled off the tee and had two bogeys on the back nine -- his first of the tournament. A shot behind Sterne at the halfway mark, Gallacher moved into a share of the lead after carding two early birdies and then went alone atop the leaderboard with a birdie on No. 5. With Sterne, Olesen and Englands Tommy Fleetwood (69) close behind, Gallacher made his move on the back nine with two birdies in the first three holes. He shot an eagle on the 13th after his 173-yard approach shot hit the pin and stopped two feet from the hole for the easy putt. Gallacher then had four straight pars before another eagle on the last after his inspired bunker shot. "Came out perfect and obviously it went in, a great way to finish," Gallacher said. Gallacher missed a birdie putt on the 18th last year that would have forced a playoff with eventual winner Rafael Cabrera-Bello and settled for second. But he is in the running to end his nine-year drought on the tour that dates back to his win at the Dunhill Links Championship where he beat Graeme McDowell in a playoff. "It would be great to know that you can do it again. Ive certainly been playing better the last three or four years," the 38-year-old Gallacher said. "Ive had a lot of close shaves, a couple of seconds last year, second the year before ... It is tough to win but if youve done it before, you can do it again. Nike Free 3.0 V3 Laufschuhe Blau Dunkel Blau Weißquot; Despite losing the lead, Sterne said he was "happy" with his round that included seven birdies and only an opening bogey. A five-time winner on the European Tour, the 165th-ranked Sterne hasnt won since 2009 mostly due to back problems that sidelined him for much of 2010 and 11. "Ive given myself a chance going into tomorrow, in the last group again which will be hopefully a lot of fun and put some good scores on there and put some pressure on Stephen," said Sterne, who opened with a 62 on Thursday. "Im a bit more comfortable perhaps not leading going into the last round as you can see by my history. Just got to hole a couple good putts at the right time again." Olesen, who joined Nike this year alongside Rory McIlroy and won his first tournament last year, at times look upset with himself on the back nine. The Dane badly missed several fairways with his drive and then three-putted on 16 for one of two bogeys before finishing with one of his seven birdies on the 18th. "It was a pretty good day but I was hoping for something more," the 23-year-old Olesen said. "I thought I could have made a few more birdies." Chiles Felipe Aguilar (66) and Jeev Milkha Singh (67) of India are tied for fourth, seven shots off the pace. The 95th-ranked Singh surged into contention early when he holed a lob wedge from 68 yards for eagle on the 2nd and then birdied the next hole. He cooled down after that, carding only two more birdies. Eighth-ranked Lee Westwood shot a 66 to move into sole possession of ninth. Like his horse Rerouted that came from behind Thursday to win its race in Dubai on Thursday, the Englishman said he felt an outside chance of catching the leaders. He finished second last year. "I felt like I needed to start strong to make up some ground," said Westwood, who opened with two birdies on his first four holes and finished with two birdies in a row. "Ive come off with a nice 30-footer at 17 and on 18 the eagle putt was right on line," he said. "So that sort of stuff can give you momentum for the next day." Fourteenth-ranked Sergio Garcia struggled at times with a nagging shoulder injury, shooting 71 to fall into a tie for 19th. ' ' '

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