Greinke Powers Royals to Sweep of Tigers

First 3-0 start for KC since 2003; hold Tigers to five runs in series
By Chip Bayers,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 3, 2008 6:33 PM CDT
Greinke Powers Royals to Sweep of Tigers
Kansas City Royals' Mark Teahen rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off of Detroit Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Detroit. The Royals beat the Tigers 4-1.    (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Zack Greinke allowed one run in seven innings, and Alex Gordon and Mark Teahen homered to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 4-1 Thursday for a season-opening three-game sweep. Kansas City is 3-0 for the first time since winning its first nine games in 2003. Last year, the Royals didn't win a series until their sixth try, when they took two of three against Minnesota from April 20-22.

Detroit, with the second-highest payroll in the major leagues at $138.7 million, scored only five runs in the series. The Tigers lost their first three games for the first time since 2003, when they began 0-9 and finished with an AL-record 119 losses. Already missing Curtis Granderson because of a broken hand, the Tigers played without Miguel Cabrera, who is day to day with a quadriceps strain. (More Kansas City Royals stories.)

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