 Bautista was ranked the second @-@ best prospect in the Royals ' organization before the 2005 season by Baseball America . After a productive spring training in 2005 , Bautista was named to the Royals ' starting rotation again ; he started seven games , going 2 – 2 with an ERA of 5 @.@ 80 , 23 strikeouts , and 17 walks in 35 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched before tendinitis in his shoulder put him on the disabled list for the remainder of the season . On April 8 , 2005 , Bautista won his first MLB game , holding the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to one run in eight innings pitched . 
