KANSAS CITY -- Royals reliever Justin Grimm can't seem to keep his curveball from hanging. And the Royals can't seem to get a lead to closer Kelvin Herrera.
For the second time in three days, Grimm, who had emerged as manager Ned Yost's primary setup man, gave up two runs in the eighth inning, leading to a loss, this time 5-4 to the Angels on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Grimm, who hung a curveball that Kyle Seager belted for a two-run home run on Thursday in the Mariners' 4-2 win, got beat on a 2-2 curveball by pinch-hitter Luis Valbuena that resulted in a game-tying RBI single.