Daniel Lynch did not look like a top pitching prospect, tonight.
The promise he showed by gutting through four and two-thirds innings against Cleveland had all but vanished. The heat on his fastball seemed diminished and all of his pitches were missing up where the White Sox hitters could demolish them. The slider didn’t have nearly the same bite. The changeup appeared to simply float and wait to be obliterated.
Ultimately Lynch only got two outs but allowed eight hits and eight earned runs including a home run. He did not walk or strike out any. Tyler Zuber was asked to help the Royals escape the first inning and allowed two more hits before mercifully bringing the Royals to bat for the first time.