Boyd suffered his shortest outing in two years when the Royals roughed him up for six hits, two of them homers, in 1 1/3 innings Thursday. He’s 3-9 with a 5.52 ERA on the road this year, including two losses in as many visits to Target Field.
Odorizzi has been pitching well since early August, posting a 3.83 ERA over his last nine starts. He gave up two runs over 6 1/3 innings in Detroit on Sept. 18.