Royals lefty Daniel Lynch did not have a good time in his second career MLB start, failing to get out of the first inning after yielding eight runs to the White Sox on Saturday night. The lefty walked just one but was hit hard for seven hits, including a home run to Danny Mendick.
It was just the eighth time in the last ten years a Royals starter has failed to get out of the first inning, and some of those were due to injuries.
Royals starts, less than one inning since 2011
After the game, Mike Matheny seemed a bit perplexed that Lynch could get hit that hard, but did seem to suggest one possibility.