Detroit — Ron Gardenhire told JaCoby Jones not to try to be John Wayne.
So, how about Michael Johnson, instead?
Jones sprinted around the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning for a two-run, inside-the-park home run, putting the finishing touches on the Tigers' 5-1 victory in the series opener with the Chicago White Sox on Monday night at Comerica Park.
Jones, with two outs, hit a low scorcher to center off White Sox reliever Codi Heuer, and center fielder Adam Engel — a fine defensive player who had just cut down Victor Reyes at third base earlier in the inning — went for the hero play and dove, but came up empty as the ball scooted all the way to the wall.