The final score in Detroit is 1-0 for the Royals with the only run of the game came in the second inning.
Jake Junis took a shutout into the eighth inning — the 25-year-old right-hander walked one and struck out six before being lifted following Mikie Mahtook's leadoff single in the eighth.
Detroit will host the Royals again tomorrow at 1:10pm - Daniel Norris will start for the Tigers and Danny Duffy for the Royals.