The Royals scored quickly in the top of the third inning.
After Alcides Escobar led off the inning with a double to the right field corner, he scored on an RBI single from the next batter, Alex Gordon, to put the Royals on the board.
Whit Merrifield then grounded into a 4-3 double play to empty the bases before Jorge Bonifacio flew out to right field to end the half inning.
Going to the bottom of the third, the Tigers are down 1-0.
Tigers go in order again in 2nd
The Tigers had two hard-hit balls in the bottom of the second inning, but went down 1-2-3.