The Kansas City Royals will send Danny Duffy to the mound as the Royals look to win their first series of the season. This season, Duffy is 0-1, 4.15 ERA. He gave up three hits and two earned runs in 4.1 innings. The Royals offense has started to come alive after struggling to start the season. in their opening series, they put up just five runs in three games but against the Tigers, they have scored 17 runs in two games. The Royals offense is led by Whit Merrifield, who is batting .400 on the season. Salvador Perez has provided the power with two home runs and the RBI leader is Maikel Franco with five RBI.

The Tigers will counter by sending Mathew Boyd to the mound. He is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA to start the season. In his last start, he gave up six hits and four runs in five innings. The Tigers have got off to a surprising start despite struggling at the plate and on the mound. The offense is led by JaCoby Jones with a .357 batting average and he has also driven in five. C.J. Cron has provided the power with two home runs. As a team, they are hitting .203 batting average and a .267 on base percentage.

The Royals could have easily gotten the win in their opener if they had supplied Duffy with any support. The Tigers are hitting just .203 and could struggle to plate runs against Duffy. Boyd did not pitch well in his first outing, giving up four runs in five innings. The Royals have been playing better as a team and have the better pitcher so far this season.

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