MLB: Detroit 9, Kansas City 3

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DETROIT, May 1 (UPI) -- Austin Jackson went 4-for-5 with a two-run double and Rick Porcello tossed eight strong innings Tuesday in the Detroit Tigers' 9-3 win over Kansas City.

Jackson scored on a Miguel Cabrera first-inning double that triggered a five-run Tigers outburst that was aided by a pair of Royals errors.

Jhonny Peralta added a pair of hits and two RBI for Detroit, which banged out 14 hits in taking the first game of a rain-shortened two-game series at Comerica Park.

Porcello (2-2) broke a personal two-game losing streak, holding the Royals to three runs on seven hits and walking none while striking out three.

Kansas City's Luke Hochevar (2-2) was pounded for 12 hits in a four-inning start, yielding nine earned runs.

Alex Gordon drove in two runs for the Royals.