Loup pitched 0.1 innings with a strikeout while giving up a hit in Friday's loss to the Royals. Loup is in the precarious position of being a lefty who struggles to get lefties out. Against left-handed hitters, he holds a .286 batting average against. His ERA now sits at 4.96 and while he has a strong K:BB ratio of 36 strikeouts to just five walks, he struggles to get through an inning totally unscathed, having last accomplished that feat on June 15.