Smyly (2-8) got tagged for eight runs on 10 hits (including three home runs) and a walk over five innings Sunday in a loss to the Orioles. He struck out six.
He's still missing plenty of bats, as Smyly generated 17 swinging strikes among his 90 pitches, but it's what happens when he doesn't miss them that's the problem. He's now surrendered at least one homer in seven straight starts and 19 home runs total in 89.2 innings (15 outings) on the season for a brutal 1.91 HR/9. He'll get no respite in his next start, either, as he'll face the Tigers' array of right-handed sluggers at home Friday.