Michael Lorenzen Strikes Out 5, Royals Fall to Giants 3-2

Lorenzen's five strikeouts against the Giants added to his season total, bringing it to 45 strikeouts over 52 2/3 innings. His strikeout rate now stands at 7.69 per nine innings.

His recent performance shows a slight improvement in strikeouts over the last three games, with a K/9 rate of 8.3. Lorenzen's ERA in these games is 2.92, demonstrating better control on the mound.