The Royals’ rotation was among the best in baseball for the first six weeks of the season, but Kansas City’s starting pitchers have hit a collective pothole.
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After turning in a quality start in 19 of the Royals’ first 36 games, the staff’s starters have just one in their last eight contests.
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The latest pitcher to struggle was left-hander Kris Bubic, the loser in the Royals’ 6-2 loss to the White Sox at Rate Field on Thursday night. Bubic (3-2) allowed five runs on five hits and three walks in five innings with four strikeouts. He threw 50 strikes among his 84 pitches.
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Former Royals outfielder Randal Grichuk did the most damage against Bubic. After the Royals scored in the top of the first inning, Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the bottom half to give Chicago a 2-1 lead.
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Grichuk also delivered a two-run single in the third inning.
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Grichuk, who was acquired by the Royals ahead of last summer’s MLB trade deadline, had three hits and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. The four RBIs nearly matched his season total entering the game (five).
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Royals swept out of Chicago
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Chicago swept the three-game series at Rate Field and moved a game above .500 at 22-21. The Royals dropped their fourth straight and are 19-26.
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This was just the Royals’ second series loss to the White Sox since 2024.
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The Royals were a half-game out of first place on May 5, but they’re now 4 1/2 back of the Guardians. KC is tied with Detroit for fourth place in the five-team American League Central.
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Fast start but could’ve been more
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The Royals got on the board quickly as Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. opened the game with singles.
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Lane Thomas’ sacrifice fly scored Garcia. With two outs, Nick Loftin was hit by a pitch, but the Royals stranded two runners when Vinnie Pasquantino struck out.
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In the fifth, the Royals had two on with one out, but catcher Salvador Perez hit into an inning-ending double play.
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Up next: The Royals open a three-game set in St. Louis on Friday. Right-hander Michael Wacha, who made his big-league debut with the Cardinals in 2015, will start for KC. The Cards will counter with right-hander Dustin May. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m.
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