Edwin 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.