Royals beat Tigers, 3-1

Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports The Royals took down the Tigers, 3-1, to kick off a three-game series.

Carlos Hernandez was really good. He pitched five scoreless innings, and he was in line for the win until the bullpen gave up a game-tying run after he left. His line: five innings, two hits, three walks, and one strikeout.

Domingo Tapia gave up the tying run, but he earned the win after the Royals re-took the lead immediately afterwards. He is 4-0 on the year.

Scoring summary: Whit Merrifield hit a sacrifice fly in the third. The Tigers got the run back in the bottom of the sixth. Immediately after that, Ryan O’Hearn hit an RBI single in the seventh, and Merrifield added an insurance run with a…