Lynch Returns But Falls Short | Kansas City Royals News

Daniel Lynch made his long-awaited return to the Royals’ starting rotation, but it ended in heartbreak as he took the loss in a 6-4 defeat to the surging Cubs. After a clean first inning, Lynch unraveled in the second when a costly throwing error by Michael Massey allowed two runs, followed by Seiya Suzuki’s two-run single that gave Chicago the lead they never surrendered. Despite solid efforts from rookie Carter Jensen (his 16th homer) and Isaac Collins’ RBI double, the Royals fell short, with Bobby Witt Jr.’s late single adding one more run. Kevin Gausman shined in his Cubs debut, pitching six strong innings for his first win, while Jacob Webb closed it down for the save. The Cubs climbed to 68-49, while the Royals dropped their second straight, falling to 48-69 — and they’ll look to rebound tomorrow against Seth Lugo. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f248953c42556e2d