Tigers 3, RoyaLLLLLLs 1

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsThe losing streak is at 6. The 2-0 start feels like a year ago.

One of these days, they’ll make it to the second homestand of the year without having already gone through a brutal losing skid.

The Tigers beat the Royals, 3-1, to sweep the three-game series. The one time the bullpen kept its head on straight, the offense looked completely hapless.

Kansas City scored the first run of the game in the first inning, when Whit Merrifield hit a double to open the day. He was moved to third on an out and scored on another out, which was an RBI groundout by Alex Gordon.

Merrifield’s hitting streak is now 28 straight games, which puts him alone in second place for longest…