Miguel Cabrera put his arm around Detroit Tigers reliever Kyle Funkhouser and walked the length of the dugout.
"Really good job, man," said Cabrera, a future Hall of Famer and the veteran leader of a youth movement within the organization. "Way to attack. You've been good for us. Keep up the good work."
Funkhouser — a premier starter in college at Louisville — made his first MLB start in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. The Tigers went with a bullpen-only game, after using five pitchers and two position players in Saturday's 15-2 loss.