The Royals pounded Jeff Weaver last night:

Weaver lost his fourth decision in as many starts, giving up six runs, seven hits and recording just one out before manager Mike Hargrove pulled him in the top of the first inning.

The performance may have cemented Weaver's removal from the Mariners' rotation. Neither Hargrove or Weaver would comment about it after the game.

"I am really not going to talk about what I'm going to do or not going to do with Jeff," Hargrove said. "Tonight was not a good outing for him. He feels worse than anybody else. We've got to try and help him get back in line."

Weaver now owns an 18.26 ERA. Here's a list of the highest ERAs ever for pitchers with at least 10 innings pitched in a season:

Given the number of innings by other people on this list, Jeff might be close to the end of his season.