KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Austin Jackson hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Saturday night.Jackson also hit a solo homer in the fifth for the Tigers (68-68), who have won three straight to reach .500 for the first time since Aug. 24.Kila Ka’aihue hit a tying two-run homer in the sixth and finished with three RBIs for the Royals. Billy Butler had three hits and drove in a run.Max St. Pierre and Will Rhymes set up Jackson’s clutch hit with consecutive one-out singles in the eighth. It was St. Pierre’s first big league hit after 14-plus years in the minors and Rhymes extended his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games.Jackson then singled on Blake Wood’s first pitch, driving in pinch-runner Brennan Boesch.