Bruce Chen improved upon his previous three outings on Wednesday but still struggled against the Mariners, allowing four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The positive thing to take away from this performance is that he racked up six strikeouts without walking a batter. Still, Chen remains far too hittable to have sustained success in a major-league rotation, and the Royals would probably be better-served looking for a better alternative. He'll take a 7-8 record and 5.57 ERA into Anaheim, where he'll battle the Angels on Monday.