Zach McKinstry has stepped to the plate at Comerica Park with Creed’s “What If” as his walkup music throughout his All-Star season. As he approached his first at-bat on Friday night, however, McKinstry had the Central Michigan University fight song blaring on the ballpark sound system.

The McKinstry led off the seventh inning with a single that started a four-run rally to give the Tigers the lead. With a home run, triple and single in his first three at-bats, the CMU alum was a double away from the cycle when he came to the plate in the eighth inning.

Zach McKinstry had three hits, including a homer, and scored twice as the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 7-5 win against the Kansas City Royals

The Tigers were on the road for Players’ Weekend last week, so they had a one-night version they called Players’ Choice on Saturday. Among the pregame festivities was a Jake Rogers lookalike contest,

Royals starter Michael Wacha ended his night with a 15-pitch battle against Dillon Dingler in the sixth. Dingler fouled off nine pitches before being rung up on a called third strike that appeared well outside the zone. Two runners were stranded, and Wacha exited with a quality start, allowing three runs over six innings.

Spencer Torkelson homered to help the Detroit Tigers win their fifth straight game, 4-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Zach McKinstry hits a solo home run to right-center field, cutting the Tigers' deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the 3rd inning

Zach McKinstry sumó tres hits, incluyendo un jonrón, y anotó dos veces por los Tigres de Detroit, que se recuperaron y vencieron el viernes 7-5 a los Reales de