Royals' Lorenzo Cain drops appeal, begins serving 2-game suspension

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain has dropped his appeal of a two-game suspension for throwing a punch in a brawl with the White Sox and began serving it against Detroit.

Cain was supposed to have his appeal heard by Major League Baseball on Monday, but he was told he had ''zero'' chance of winning. So along with missing Sunday's series finale against the Tigers, he will also miss the opener of a three-game set Tuesday night against Cleveland.

Royals pitchers Edinson Volquez and Yordano Ventura have already served suspensions for their roles in last month's brawl in Chicago. Kelvin Herrera is still appealing his two-game suspension along with a separate two-game ban for an earlier incident against Oakland.