Wei-Yin Chen was disastrous in Thursday's loss to the Royals, surrendering a career-high seven runs on nine hits in his 4 2/3 innings. Chen walked two and punched out five in the game. He hadn't allowed an earned run over his previous two starts, but took a major step backwards with this performance. The Royals jumped on him for a pair of homers in the very first inning, with Alex Gordon leading off with a solo shot, and Billy Butler adding a three-run blast. The 26-year-old lefty will take a 10-7 record and 3.79 ERA into Wednesday's start against the Red Sox at home.