Shane Baz allowed eight hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts across 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Royals on Tuesday.
It continues to be a struggle for Baz. There was constant traffic on the bases against him and he couldn’t quite land his knuckle-curve where he wanted it. He did break off some nice ones low and below the zone, but hung far too many and they got pelted. In total, the struggling Royals’ lineup had 12 hard-hit balls against him, seven of which came off that knuckle-curve. To find some solace, he forced 13 swings-and-misses and did limit the damage against him. Three of the four runs he allowed came via sacrifice flies. Yet, two of those runners advanced to third on wild pitches he threw. The other stole third. Overall, it’s still a struggle for Baz who’s lined up to face the Astros next time around.