Bless You Boys · Aug 10, 2019
Tigers 5, Royals 1: Miguel Cabrera and Edwin Jackson recreate 2009
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsEdwin Jackson made his 311th major league start in throwback fashion, and the Tigers’ offense powered them to a 5-1 victory on Friday night. The Tigers have won three of their last four games, and at home no less, for the first time in long enough that I won’t bother looking it up.
Things didn’t begin too auspiciously for the home team. With Edwin Jackson making his first start in a Detroit Tigers’ uniform since 2009, Royals leadoff man Whit Merrifield smoked a ball over Victor Reyes’ head off the center field wall. Reyes was caught in between and the ball got away from him, allowing Merrifield to race 360 feet for an inside-the-parker.