KANSAS CITY -- The final three innings of Ian Kennedy's outing were sharp, but they couldn't make up for a sloppy first three frames.
Kennedy gave up five runs and four hits in the Royals' 6-3 loss to the Rangers on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium, including early homers to Shin-Soo Choo and Adrian Beltre. It was the Royals' seventh loss in a row, and their 13th in 14 games.
The right-hander surrendered a leadoff shot to Choo on just the fourth pitch of the game, a four-seamer left down the middle.