The Royals offense continued to be listless with just five hits and one run in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers on Friday night. Brad Keller continued his terrific start with six shutout innings to run his scoreless streak to begin the year up to 12. But the Tigers got to him in the seventh with a double by Miguel Cabrera and a long home run by rookie Spencer Torkelson to put the Tigers on top for good.
The Royals did actually get on the board first, with a run in the fourth inning. With two outs, Salvador Perez singled and advanced to second when Harold Castro made an error on a grounder by Andrew Benintendi.