Miguel Cabrera hit a solo homer and a grand slam, doubling his season total to four home runs and leading Detroit over the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Friday night for the Tigers’ eighth win in 11 games.
The 38-year-old homered in the second off Mike Minor for the game’s first run, then overcame a 5-3 deficit in the seventh against Greg Holland with his sixth slam, the 491st home run of his big league career.
Minor gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and no walks.
LHP Matthew Boyd (2-4, 2.45 ERA) starts Saturday for the Tigers and RHP Brady Singer (1-3, 3.96 ERA) for the Royals at 3:10.