HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) _ If Brian Moehler keeps pitching like this, the Comerica Park opener may not turn out well for the Tigers.

Slated to be the starter April 11 in the first game of the Tigers' new stadium, Moehler gave up seven runs and 11 hits in four innings Monday as Kansas City beat Detroit 9-4.

In his two previous starts, Moehler allowed six earned runs in 6 2-3 innings, an 8.53 ERA.

Archie Corbin got the victory, allowed one run and one hit in 2 1-3 innings. Royals starter Brett Laxton gave up three runs _ one earned, two hits and five walks in 3 2-3 innings.

Brian Johnson, Carlos Beltran and Rey Sanchez each drove in two runs for the Royals, who had 17 hits.

Johnson hit a two-run triple in the third and Sanchez had an RBI single. Jermaine Dye and Paul Sorrento hit sacrifice flies in the fourth, and Sanchez and Beltran had RBI singles.

Beltran, who went 3-for-4, homered on Sean Runyan's first pitch in the sixth inning, his fifth of the spring. Greg Zaun added an RBI single in the seventh.

Billy McMillon hit an RBI double in a three-run third that also included bases-loaded walks by Damion Easley and Juan Encarnacion.

Bobby Higginson tripled leading off the fifth and scored on Easley's infield out.