, ▁he ▁missed ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁surg ery ▁forced ▁Francis ▁to ▁decl ine ▁the ▁inv itation ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Team ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Baseball ▁Classic ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Francis ▁began ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁back ▁since ▁his ▁injury , ▁Francis ▁pitch ed ▁seven ▁inn ings , ▁allowing ▁two ▁wal ks ▁and ▁seven ▁hits ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁Rock ies ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁National s ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Francis ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁ 2 0   g ames ▁for ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁posting ▁a ▁ 4 – 6 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 0 0 ▁E RA ▁ ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Francis ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁for ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁plus ▁performance ▁bon uses . ▁He ▁became ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁# 2 ▁St arter ▁and ▁led ▁them ▁in ▁most ▁pitch ing ▁categories ▁throughout ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁an ▁odd ▁season ▁for ▁Francis , ▁he ▁was ▁ 3 - 7 ▁at ▁home ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 4 . 1 8 ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁his