Jason Vargas makes his season debut for the Royals tonight in Houston. He enters tonight with nine consecutive starts in which he has held opponents to two-or-fewer runs dating back to April 27, 2015. That matches Danny Duffy (2012–14) and Paul Splittorff (1972–73) for the longest such streak by a Royals left-handed starting pitcher.
Vargas hasn’t allowed more than two runs in a start since April 21, 2015 vs. Minnesota, when he yielded five runs on eight hits in a Royals 6–5 comeback win.