Series 1 Recap (vs. Royals)
Game 1
| Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Detroit (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Justin Verlander (1-0) L: James Shields (0-1) S: Al Albuquerque (1) |
Starting off the season right, the Tigers win on Opening Day. Although giving up 9 hits and 2 earned runs, the Tigers were able to explode in the 6th inning to get their first W.
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Game 2
| Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers |
| Apr 2, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City (0-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit (1-0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Jason Vargas (1-0) L: Max Scherzer (0-1) |
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Game 3
| Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City (1-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Detroit (1-1) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| W: Anibal Sanchez (1-0) L: Bruce Chen (0-1) |
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Next, the Tigers will face the Orioles in Baltimore for the second series of the season.
Game 1: Rick Porcello (0-0) vs. Steve Johnson (0-0)
Game 2: Drew Smyly (0-0) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (0-0)
Game 3: Justin Verlander (1-0) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (0-1)