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KC Royals: Early trouble haunts rookie hurler again

Jackson Kowar, making his fourth start since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha and continuing his efforts to atone for his miserable three-game major league debut earlier this season, pitched well Sunday for the KC Royals.

Unfortunately, Kowar’s good performance came too late to help the Royals against Seattle, and fell far short of alleviating concerns about his second chance in the majors.

Instead, Kowar had only one commendable inning, and it was his last of the day. He retired Ty France, Abraham Toro and Mitch Haniger—the second, third and fourth hitters in the Mariners’ lineup—in order in the fourth before Manager Mike Matheny replaced him with Scott Blewett to start the fifth.