Tigers: Chris Bosio was ousted as pitching coach for "insensitive comments" and replaced on Ron Gardenhire's staff by his former Twins pitching coach, Rick Anderson. Bosio said he was poking fun at a face made by one of the team's white players and that a Tigers staffer, who is black, thought it was intended for him, adding that he is considering a wrongful termination lawsuit. As for Gardenhire, he said Friday in Toronto: "This is more than baseball. This was something that had to be addressed."
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Royals: Kansas City had five of the first 58 picks in the MLB draft and the largest bonus pool of any team after losing free agents Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer. The Royals got the University of Florida's two aces, Brady Singer (18th overall) and Jackson Kowar (33rd), after they fell on draft day. Royals GM Dayton Moore apparently has not closed the door on signing free-agent pitcher Luke Heimlich, the Oregon State standout who went undrafted because of revelations of a child molestation conviction when he was 15.
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White Sox: Since pitcher Reynaldo Lopez said his team "looked like clowns" a week ago after a 12-0 loss to Cleveland — and several teammates were critical of that comment — Chicago has looked less circuslike. The White Sox were in an eight-game losing streak at the time but have won four of their past six, including two of three from the Twins.
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Indians: Cleveland ace Corey Kluber (11-4, 2.54 ERA) had the worst start of his career in an 11-2 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday, giving up six runs and six hits in 1⅔ innings. Indians manager Terry Francona openly wondered if Kluber was 100 percent, but the veteran righthander insists he's physically OK. Only Max Scherzer has pitched more innings than Kluber since 2014. The games against the Twins (June 15) and Cardinals are the only games this season in which Kluber has given up more than three runs. He has made 17 starts.
