Mikie Mahtook hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Saturday night in Victor Martinez’s final major-league game.
With the score tied at 3-3, Niko Goodrum led off the eighth with his third hit of the game, a single off Royals reliever Jason Hammel (3-14). Mahtook then lined Hammel’s 1-0 slider over the left-field fence for his ninth homer.
The 39-year-old Martinez, who made his debut with Cleveland in 2002, hit an infield single in his first at-bat and was immediately removed for pinch-runner Ronny Rodriguez.