The pitching line in Jake Odorizzi’s return to Kauffman Stadium was forgettable.

The former Royals prospect was battered for seven runs on 10 hits and a walk in a 7-3 loss to Kansas City on Wednesday, but Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon was quick to dismiss the results.

“I thought he was really throwing well. He didn’t do anything wrong today. He threw really well,” Maddon said. “People who look at that line are going to misinterpret that outing.”

Maddon said the only hard-hit ball was an RBI triple by Nori Aoki in a five-run fifth inning for Kansas City. Otherwise, the runs mostly came on weakly hit grounders that found holes.

And a three-run homer by Alex Gordon that caught a gust of wind at the right time.

“Those numbers are highly deceiving. Aoki’s ball was well-struck and the home run was part of natural forces of nature,” Maddon said. “It was just an unfortunate game for him.”

Odorizzi (1-1), who was part of the blockbuster 2012 trade that sent James Shields to Kansas City, echoed his manager’s sentiments: He made the pitches he wanted without getting any results.

“Things didn’t go our way today, but I was happy with the execution of pitches,” he said. “The game could have easily been going into the seventh with no runs.”

Jeremy Guthrie (2-0) recovered from a sloppy start to hold the Rays to four hits over seven innings. The only run he allowed came on Desmond Jennings’ homer in the fourth.