— The Royals have a new single-season home run record holder.
Designated hitter Jorge Soler pounded a fastball from Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris into the left-field seats, a three-run blast in the third inning that was his 39th this season. The Royals went on to a 6-5 win on pinch-hitter Ryan O’Hearn’s one-out walk-off homer in the ninth inning in the series opener on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Jakob Junis will get the start in tonight’s game against the Tigers