Royals' Brady Singer: Takes ninth loss

Singer (9-9) allowed five runs on 11 hits and struck out five without walking a batter over five-plus innings, taking the loss versus the Phillies on Saturday.

Singer was okay through five innings, but he was on the hook for a J.T. Realmuto three-run home run in the sixth. Since the All-Star break, Singer has three scoreless outings, but he's given up three or more runs in his other four starts in that span. Overall, he's now at a 3.38 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 141:40 K:BB through 146.2 innings over 26 starts. Singer is projected to make his next start at Houston.