As their front office went to work drafting five college pitchers, the Royals' current pitching staff allowed 14 hits as they lost to the Angels 9-6 on Monday night.
Rookie reliever Tim Hill gave up consecutive RBI hits to Mike Trout and Justin Upton in the eighth inning of what was then a tied ballgame. Trout broke the 6-6 deadlock, and Upton and Albert Pujols padded the lead with run-scoring singles of their own.
The Royals mustered 12 hits but left eight on base.
Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy labored through five-plus innings, throwing 99 pitches and issuing three walks without recording a strikeout.