"It wasn't quite a called shot, but Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur, after entering Thursday with 999 career hits, vowed to get No. 1,000 in his first at-bat against the Tigers at Comerica Park. Francoeur fulfilled his pledge driving an 0-1 pitch from Detroit rookie Jacob Turner just fair over the left-field wall for a two-run homer in the second inning. It was the first salvo in the Royals' 11-8 victory over the Tigers.

"It was exciting to do it on a home run," Francoeur said. "I just got a text message from my mom. She was laughing about it because my first hit in the big leagues was a home run. Now, my 1,000th hit was a home run. That's kind of neat."

Hit No. 1 was a three-run homer for the Braves in the eighth inning of a 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a double-header on July 7, 2005 at Turner Field in Atlanta. It came against one-time Royals lefty Glendon Rusch.

Francoeur added two more hits in Thursday's victory. So he's at 1,002 and counting."