by Wilbur BanksDETROIT -- Al Cowens' two home runs provided the necessary offensive punch to down the lowly Detroit Tigers in the 1977 season opener, 8-3.
The right fielder finished 2-for-4, with two home runs, three runs, and a stolen base to boot. The Royals as a whole slugged out 15 hits. John Mayberry and Darrell Porter also added home runs for the club.
The Royals led 4-3 heading into the eighth. A two-out rally that saw them muster four consecutive base hits put the game out of reach. Paul Splitorff got the win, going 6 2/3 and allowing two earned runs. Joe Zdeb got his first major league hit and RBI.
The Tigers, to their credit, knocked out 10 hits and nearly took the game into their own hands in 7th. With two runs already in and two more on base, Jason Thompson hit a towering fly to right that nearly left the park.
The box score in photo form is below:
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