Berrios (2-5) lasted five innings against the Royals on Monday, allowing five runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out six and taking the loss.
Berrios' struggles at the major league level continued Monday, as actually lowered his ERA to 9.21 in his 10th major league start. While he improved a lack of command that did him in his last start where he walked five, it was a barrage of hits that did plagued Berrios on Monday. Berrios has long been lauded as a top prospect with his electric stuff, and has been quite effective in Triple-A this season, holding a 2.51 ERA over 17 starts for Triple-A Rochester. He'll try and right the ship in his next start against the Indians on Sunday.