Luke Hochevar hurled seven scoreless innings Saturday in the Royals' 5-0 win over the White Sox. Looks like it's going to be yet another up-and-down campaign for Hochevar, who still owns a rough 7.20 ERA and 1.57 WHIP on the season despite Saturday's superb results. The 28-year-old right-hander will try to keep things rolling next week against the Orioles. We'd keep avoiding him in fantasy leagues.

Royals manager Ned Yost said Monday that the struggling Luke Hochevar will remain in the starting rotation. Hochevar was blasted for seven runs over just 2 1/3 innings Sunday against the Yankees and now has a 9.00 ERA across his first six starts this year. We were hoping the 2006 No. 1 overall pick was ready to make a step forward after his promising second half last year, but he should be left inactive in fantasy leagues for the time being.

Luke Hochevar got shelled yet again Sunday, allowing seven runs on seven hits in just 2 1/3 innings of Kansas City's loss to the Yankees. That should just about do it for any illusions of Hochevar taking his long-awaited step forward this season. Kansas City's would-be ace has allowed seven or more runs in three of his first six starts, and is now the owner of a 9.00 ERA and 1.82 WHIP through his first 28 innings of work. Awful, disappointing stuff from someone who had a strong second half last season. He'll look to pick up the pieces in Chicago next weekend. Keep him benched.

Monday's game between the Royals and Tigers has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up on September 24, which had been a scheduled off day for both clubs. Luke Hochevar will be pushed back a day to start Tuesday, but the Tigers will just skip over Duane Below, who was going to make a spot start. Doug Fister should be ready by the time Detroit needs a fifth starter.

Luke Hochevar returned to action on Friday April 20.

Luke Hochevar limited the Blue Jays to one run on two hits over five innings as part of a no-decision on Friday night. Hochevar struck out five and walked two in the game. He surrendered an RBI single to J.P. Arencibia in the fifth inning, and that was the extent of his damage. He's had some very mixed results through his first three outings, and will look to gain some consistency when he squares off against the Indians in Cleveland next week.

The Royals have pushed Luke Hochevar's (foot) next scheduled start back from Wednesday to Friday. Hochevar took a liner off his left foot in his last outing, and although X-rays have come back negative, the Royals will play it safe and give him an extra couple days. Jonathan Sanchez will move up to start on Wednesday ahead of the team's off day Thursday. The lefty will be going on three days' rest, though he threw only 75 pitches in his last outing.

Luke Hochevar was pounded for seven runs over four innings Friday against the Indians. Hochevar gave up all seven runs in the first inning. Though he settled down from there, his day ended after he was smacked in the left leg by a comebacker off the bat of Carlos Santana to finish off the top of the fourth inning. No word yet on his status, but he appeared to have trouble putting any weight on the leg. We'll pass along an update when it's made available by the team.

Luke Hochevar picked up the win allowing two runs on five hits against the Angels in his season debut Saturday. Hochevar struck out four against only two walks. Hochevar has never quite lived up to the hype of being the number one overall pick in the 2006 draft, but showed marked improvement in the second half last season. Perhaps he is finally starting to put it together and could be on the verge of a breakout season in 2012.

Luke Hochevar allowed four runs in five innings Wednesday in a Cactus League start against the Rangers. It was Hochevar's final outing of the spring. He threw only 48 of his 81 pitches for strikes and yielded eight hits, but the 28-year-old right-hander managed to strike out six batters while issuing just one walk. His command has been sharp throughout his time in this year's Cactus League.