Royals' Glenn Sparkman: Yields four runs in defeat

Sparkman allowed four runs on nine hits with two walks and three strikeouts across six innings to take the loss to the Nationals on Saturday.

The 27-year-old pitched better than he did in his last outing, but that's not saying much, as he yielded eight runs in three frames and is 0-2 with a 10.43 ERA during his last three starts. Sparkman is 2-5 with a 5.18 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 34 strikeouts in 64.1 innings this year.