Royals' Cole Ragans: Fans eight in tough-luck loss
Ragans (0-2) took the loss Thursday against the Twins, allowing one unearned run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over six innings.
Ragans turned in a strong outing and bounced back nicely from his rough season debut, but was tagged with the loss due to a defensive miscue and limited run support. The southpaw's lone blemish came in the second inning when a pickoff attempt by Salvador Perez sailed high and deflected into center field, allowing a run to score. Ragans otherwise kept Minnesota in check, limiting hard contact while once again racking up the strikeouts bumping his season total up to 13 across 10 innings. After injuries sidelined the 28-year-old for much of last season, Thursday's performance was an encouraging one and Ragans will look to replicate the success he found in his next scheduled start against Cleveland.
