Spencer Torkelson had a two-run double and the host Detroit Tigers thumped the slumping Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Friday night.

Spencer Torkelson's hit down the left-field line gives Detroit a 2-0 lead over Royals.

Spencer Torkelson drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers opened a four-game series with a 6-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Riley Greene broke

Tomás Nido and Andy Ibáñez hit solo homers and rookie Jackson Jobe pitched five strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

A trip home helped the Detroit Tigers snap out of a two-game offensive rut. After scoring one run in the final 18 innings of the road series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Tigers' bats had a renewed verve at the plate to take the series opener at home against the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, on Thursday night.