KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' rotation certainly has had a rough time lately, with three starters giving up nine earned runs each over the past seven days.
But left-hander Eric Skoglund restored some order Monday, going 7 2/3 innings -- the longest outing of his career -- and giving up seven hits and two earned runs in a 2-1 loss to the Rays. He walked none and struck out four.
The deciding run came when the Rays' Adeiny Hechavarria barreled through a stop sign rounding third in the sixth inning and managed to avoid a tag at home by catcher Salvador Perez after a single by Matt Duffy.