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.

If that all rings a bell in the never-ending stadium discussion involving the Royals and Chiefs, well, it should. The Royals announced the North Kansas City site as a finalist for their stadium project back in August 2023, months before they reversed course and put a Crossroads District location on the ballot instead.

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.