Strahm becoming fine fit with Royals’ bullpen

KANSAS CITY — Royals left-hander Matt Strahm is just 24 years old. He’s played in just four games at the Major League level and hasn’t spent two full weeks with the club since his callup. But you wouldn’t know it looking at his last few outings.

Strahm surrendered a run in his first relief appearance, but he’s been just about perfect ever since. Among his outings was a high-leverage situation against the Rays with the Royals clinging to a 3-2 lead, in addition to a two-inning stint against the White Sox in Tuesday night’s 7-5 loss in 10 innings, in which he struck out five of the seven batters he faced.

“In Spring Training, we were really impressed with his ability not to get real wide-eyed out on the mound,” manager Ned Yost said. “He’s been good.”

Counting the Minors, Strahm has already thrown more innings this season than in any other, something the Royals are keeping an eye on. However, even with the extra workload, Yost said he could see Strahm getting a start as the season goes on, which makes sense given the promise he’s shown.

At a glance, the transition for Strahm has been seamless. He’s talked …

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