Justin Duchscherer was roughed up for 11 runs in his second start after missing last season, and the Oakland Athletics lost, 14-12, to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

“I’m not trying to minimize how bad they kicked my butt but the reality is it’s a spring training game,” Duchscherer said. “I don’t want to go out there and embarrass myself, but you don’t take it quite as seriously as you would when it really counts.”