The Tigers trailed 1-0 thanks to Carlos Pena's solo shot in the third, but Boesch singled in two in the fifth and added another pair in the seventh to lead their charge on the day he turned 27. Alex Avila and Andy Dirks each had two hits and two runs for Detroit.

The Arizona Diamondbacks showed similar resolve, beating the San Diego Padres 3-1 to immediately bounce back from their first 2012 defeat. Jason Kubel drove in the go-ahead run, while Ian Kennedy pitched six strong innings.

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The Philadelphia Phillies had homers from Shane Victorino and Ty Wigginton as they beat the Miami Marlins, who were again without suspended manager Ozzie Guillen. The final there was 3-1.

Matt Garza pitched 8 2/3 innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-0 shutout of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies and their 49-year-old pitcher Jamie Moyer, 4-2, while the Washington Nationals overcame the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in 10 innings.

Michael Young hit a two-run homer in the Texas Rangers' 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to improve to 6-1 and the Minnesota Twins were 10-9 winners over the Los Angeles Angels.