KANSAS CITY -- After a pair of uncharacteristically sloppy starts, Jakob Junis finally looked familiar. Unfortunately for him, so did the Royals' offense.
Junis tossed six innings of five-hit, three-run ball in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium, a solid outing spoiled by little support from a reeling offense hitting an American League-worst .188 in the month of June.
The right-hander didn't have a clean frame in his outing, but the fact he was able to keep his team within striking distance was appreciated by manager Ned Yost.