Royals' Brady Singer: No help in loss

Singer (3-9) allowed four runs (one earned) on seven hits and four walks while striking out six in five innings, taking the loss versus Houston on Tuesday.

A pair of first-inning errors by Kansas City's defense didn't help Singer's cause, and the offense mustered just four hits in the entire game. The right-hander has to shoulder some share of the blame, however, as he allowed more than 10 baserunners for the sixth time in 22 starts. He has a 5.07 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 106:46 K:BB through 103 innings this year. Singer lines up for a slightly easier matchup at home versus Cleveland next week.