Smith (2-2) was charged with a loss and his first blown save in a defeat at the hands of the Royals on Thursday, allowing an earned run on two hits while recording a strikeout over one inning.

EDGE Analysis

Smith inherited a thorny no-out, bases-loaded scenario from starter Yusei Kikuchi upon entering in the sixth inning and promptly surrendered a grand slam to Salvador Perez, which pushed the Royals ahead by a 5-4 margin. The blast effectively handed Smith the defeat after the Mariners went scoreless the rest of the way, but the one earned run he was charged with was the first he'd yielded in 9.2 innings with Seattle.