The Kansas City opened the season with a pair of wins but have lost three straight since. I think they'll get back to .500 with a win here in the opener of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers Thursday afternoon.

Royals right-hander Jake Junis (1-0, 4.76 ERA) pitched five scoreless innings before giving up a three-run homer in an 8-6 win over Chicago White Sox in his season debut. Junis was 4-0 with a 1.95 ERA in five starts against Detroit last season and has posted a 6-1 record behind an 3.12 ERA in eight career meetings.

Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull (0-1, 5.40 ERA) made his major league debut with Detroit in September and owns a 6.20 ERA in four career starts. He's still without a major league win.

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