Jeremy Guthrie took the loss in Thursday's start, allowing four runs in six innings as the Royals fell to the Blue Jays. Guthrie allowed eight hits and two walks while striking out four. The right-hander made two big mistakes resulting in home runs: a two-run shot to Juan Francisco in the fourth, and a solo shot to Colby Rasmus in the sixth. Thursday's start marked the fourth out of six in which Guthrie has allowed exactly four runs, emblematic of who he is: reliably and consistently a 4.50 ERA-type pitcher.