Luis Mendoza held the A's to one run in 5 2/3 innings but took a loss on Monday night. Mendoza walked four and gave up five hits, but all of those hits were singles. If he can avoid the home run ball, he may turn out to be pretty decent for the Royals, since he does generate an awful lot of grounders. Still, when hitters do manage to lift the ball against him, they often take it right out of the park.