Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera located an 84.5 mph slider inside the strike zone and cashed in on a ground-ball single to left field in the first inning.
He returned to the dugout after the inning but almost immediately stepped out for a curtain call. The fake crowd noise begged for him to appear in celebration of his 2,000th hit with the Tigers organization.
And he did, flashing a smile and putting his hands in the air to nobody other than his teammates and coaches.
Cabrera's 2,000th hit (and 2,842nd in his MLB career), which drove in a run, helped the Tigers (16-16) to a 3-2 victory and three-game series sweep Sunday against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.