Twins pitcher Trevor May can’t go five innings Monday against the Royals.
May allowed three runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three during the outing. May got off to a strong start, tossing four scoreless innings to open the game. He fell apart in the fifth. Control issues were a big problem during the inning. May wound up walking the bases loaded. He allowed two straight singles, driving in all three runs. After another single loaded the bases again, May was pulled.
With the loss, May fell to 0-2. His next start will come against the Tigers.