Strahm took his second loss of the season after giving up the winning run in the 12th inning of Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Astros. He surrendered one hit and three walks while recording two outs.
The Royals were counting on Strahm, their top pitching prospect, to serve as a key setup man to closer Kelvin Herrera this season, but the 25-year-old couldn't have gotten off to a worse start to the campaign. He's now allowed more runs (seven) than he's recorded outs (four), with a lack of command responsible for most of his struggles. If he fails to straighten things out soon, Strahm could soon be demoted to Triple-A Omaha.