Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Mike Minor surrendered seven hits and four earned runs over 5 2/3 innings against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. He didn't walk anyone and he struck out five. Minor was tagged with the loss, dropping his season-long record to 5-4. He has been a bit up-and-down lately. He'd recorded quality starts in two of his previous three outings before this one. On the year, he has a 4.63 ERA and 1.15 WHIP to go along with a 26.3% strikeout rate. His next start will be ...