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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. Brandon Inge ended Detroit's 18-inning scoreless streak with a solo homer in the seventh.
Greinke (1-0) gave up six hits while improving to 7-3 against Detroit. Ramon Ramirez and Joakim Soria finished, with Soria getting three straight outs for his second save.
Jeremy Bonderman (0-1) gave up four runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. He had been 5-0 in eight previous starts against Kansas City dating to April 2006.
Gordon put the Royals ahead with a two-run homer in the fourth, a 410-foot liner over the bullpen in left-center.
Detroit had runners in four of the first five innings, but didn't get any past second base.
Teahen made it 3-0 with a two-out homer in the sixth. Magglio Ordonez led off the bottom half with a long double to center, but Greinke got infield popups from Carlos Guillen and Ivan Rodriguez before Edgar Renteria grounded out.
Jose Guillen had an RBI single in the seventh. Rodriguez struck out to end the eighth with a runner on third.
[Associated Press; By TERRY KINNEY]
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