"It's a comfortable place for me," the former Detroit Tiger said. "The box is comfortable. A lot of good memories in that batter's box."
A few fresh ones, too, Kinsler homering in his first at-bat and adding two hits as the Angels' offense awakened for a 9-2 victory.
His overdue contribution was matched by Luis Valbuena, who had three hits, including two home runs, to end a hitless streak at 21 at-bats.
The offense helped make a winner of Nick Tropeano (3-3), who was given enough cushion to discover a comfortable place of his own.