OnĀ October 1,Ā 2012,Ā The champagne also flows inĀ Kansas City, MO, where theĀ TigersĀ defeat theĀ Royals, 6 ā 3, to clinch theĀ AL CentralĀ title.Ā Miguel CabreraĀ hits his 44th home run in the game. In deference to their star slugger, who is leading the AL in all threeĀ triple crownĀ categories but who has had trouble with alcohol abuse in the past, the Tigers choose to celebrate with an alcohol-free bubbly.