Gordon hit his first homer of the year as part of a 2-for-4 effort Wednesday against Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

He and Salvador Perez went back-to-back in an attempt to make a ninth-inning comeback, but the Royals ended up falling a run short. It's been a tough start to the year for Gordon, who had just two extra-base hits (both doubles) in his first 45 at-bats. Never a truly prolific whiffer in the course of his career, Gordon has struck out at least once in all 14 of the Royals' games this season, giving him a startling 37.5 percent strikeout rate that ranks among the worst in all of baseball.