 The Royals assigned Bautista to the Double @-@ A Wichita Wranglers of the Texas League , where he went 4 – 3 with an ERA of 2 @.@ 53 , 73 strikeouts , 32 walks , and 81 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched in 12 starts . In September , he was called up and added to the Royals ' starting rotation when the team decided to go to a six @-@ man staff to limit their pitchers ' innings . He made his first major league start on September 6 , allowing four runs over six innings and taking the loss in a 7 – 3 defeat to the Detroit Tigers . In five starts for the Royals , Bautista had an 0 – 4 record , a 6 @.@ 51 ERA , 18 strikeouts , and 11 walks in 27 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched . 
