Despite another dazzling start for Cole Ragans, the Royals’ bullpen threw up on its self in a 6-3 loss. The defeat pushes Kansas City to 52 games under .500.
In his last outing in Oakland, Ragans was untouchable. Over the course of six shutout innings, he punched out 11 and topped out at 100 on his final pitch of the day. On Tuesday, it was no different.
Through the first four innings, he had the makings of something special. No hits, no walks, no baserunners. All while maintaining his upper-90s velocity.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Royals broke the scoreless tie on a line drive that deflected off Connor Joe’s glove at first base.