Covey (0-2) allowed six runs on nine hits (two home runs) while walking two and striking out two over 6.2 innings in the loss Monday against the Royals.
While it was the longest outing of Covey's career, his ERA jumped up to an ugly 7.29 with the 95-pitch effort. The 25-year-old rookie has yet to strike out more than four batters in an outing and is sporting a putrid 3.4 K/9 in 21 innings of work. Covey may not be long for the rotation, judging by the way things have gone in his four starts to date.