Cabrera has six RBIs in Detroit rout

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit a grand slam and matched his career high with six runs batted in, leading Armando Galarraga and the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers, 15-2, Friday in their home opener.

Texas’ Kris Benson gave up seven earned runs and 10 hits in five innings, pitching in the big leagues for the first time since Sept. 27, 2006.

Galarraga (1-0) struck out a career-high eight against the team that traded him to Detroit in 2008. He gave up a run and five hits in seven innings.

Cabrera, the reigning American League home run champion, hit his third homer in five games -- the grand slam in the fourth -- and followed with a two-run double in the seventh.