A trying season for Royals starting pitcher Jordan Lyles took a turn for the positive on Monday night, when he fired six shutout innings against the Tigers in what ended up being a 3-2 loss for Kansas City. Outings like that have been hard to come by for the veteran right-hander, who owns a 1-11 record and a 6.05 ERA on the season.
Any positives that could be gleaned from Monday’s performance, though, have been called into question by Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson—and the fine detectives on Twitter.
A Twitter user shared a screenshot from Monday night’s broadcast that appeared to show some sort of substance on Lyles’s left wrist. That prompted Torkelson to fire a shot across the bow toward Lyles before Tuesday’s game.
