KANSAS CITY -- The surprise comeback story of Randy Wolf hit an obstacle on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. His fate wasn't so much at the hands of Father Time as the ones holding the bats who kept punishing pitches he struggled to spot.
Between an aggressive Royals lineup, a hot night and a bad breaking ball, Wolf had one of those games. And after back-to-back quality starts in defeat, his outcome was rarely in doubt in the Tigers' 12-1 loss.
"It was just really bad command today," said Wolf, who gave up eight runs on eight hits over 3 2/3 innings.