Detroit — On a night when a rookie making his big-league debut brought palpable energy to a team that has been dragging listlessly through these last few weeks, some of the veteran warhorses seemed rejuvenated.
"You have to do a lot of things to win games at this level and we did a lot on both sides," manager AJ Hinch said after the Tigers beat the Royals, 5-4, at Comerica Park on Friday night. "But I'm certainly happy for the guys who have worn it a little throughout the year and hadn't had those hot stretches.