Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Jeimer Candelario in the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals in Detroit on Sunday. (AP photo)

DETROIT — Edward Olivares and Emmanuel Rivera homered in a three-run second inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 7-4 on Sunday to take two of three from the Tigers.

Tarik Skubal (5-7) lost his fifth straight start, allowing five runs, five hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. He has a 9.00 ERA during the skid, raising his season ERA to 4.06.

“The command and mechanics — it feels like sometimes I’m fighting myself and I feel like I’m doing that right now,” Skubal said. “I’ve just got to be better about not doing that.”

Detroit pitchers tied a season high with eight walks, including two with the bases loaded.

“We walked eight, hit another and walked two runs in,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “We didn’t do the job. That’s the big issue.”

José Cuas (2-0) relieved Brady Singer with the bases loaded and a 5-2 lead with two outs in the fifth and retired Javier Báez on a lineout that right fielder Whit Merrifield got with a sliding catch.

Spencer Torkelson hit his fifth home run for the Tigers, his first since May 20, and rookie Kody Clemens, the son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, hit his second.

Detroit has lost 14 of 20 and at 30-47 was one game ahead of last-place Kansas City (29-48) in the AL Central after the series.

Detroit built a 3-0 lead when Olivares homered leading off the second and Rivera hit a two-run drive.

Andrew Benintendi’s RBI double in the fifth chased Skubal, and Wily Peralta loaded the bases with a walk to Bobby Witt Jr., then walked Olivares on four pitches.