导出博客文章KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Yordano Ventura was not at his best, but good enough to end
a personal losing drought.Ventura pitched effectively into the seventh inning,
Kendrys Morales hit a grand slam, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto
Blue Jays 7-1 Sunday.As far as stuff-wise and command, it obviously wasnt one of
his best games, but his mental toughness was great, Royals catcher Drew Butera
said. Thats what we need out of him. Somedays youre not going to have your best
stuff. He came out and battled. He didnt get too flustered on the mound and
stayed within himself.Ventura (7-9), who was 0-5 in seven starts since a June 17
victory over the Detroit Tigers, limited the Blue Jays to one run and five
singles in 6 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out four.The Blue Jays had
four hits and two walks in the first four innings, but wound up stranding eight
men and went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.I was fighting the whole
game, Ventura said with catching coach Pedro Grifol as his interpreter. I didnt
feel comfortable with my mechanics early, but the goal was to keep us in the
ball game until we could score some runs and we did.Morales third career grand
slam and his first since July 30, 2012, while with the Los Angeles Angels came
off left-hander Brett Cecil with two out in the eighth to break the game open.
Raul Mondesi, Alcides Escobar and Cheslor Cuthbert led off the inning with
singles. It appeared Toronto might escape unharmed after Lorenzo Cain and Eric
Hosmer struck out, but Morales hit Cecils first pitch out to straight-away
center.I went up to the plate with an aggressive mindset and he threw a fastball
and I was able to make good hard contact, Morales said through a translator. It
was a high fastball, mask high and I was able to catch it out front.Blue Jays
right-hander Marcus Stroman (8-5) allowed three runs and seven hits in five
innings. He threw 95 pitches before being replaced by Scott Feldman.Drew Butera
and Mondesi delivered run-producing singles in the second. Butera cracked his
bat on his hit to bring home Alex Gordon, while Mondesis bunt single scored
Paulo Orlando, who logged his fourth straight multi-hit game.Theyre a dynamic
team with their speed, Stroman said. They dont have to beat you with homers.
Theyre looking to move the ball, move guys. Very fast and they put the ball in
play.Escobar homered -- only his second of the season -- to lead off the
fifth.Ventura was pulled after walking Darwin Barney and giving up a single to
Devon Travis with two out in the seventh. Peter Moylan replaced Ventura and
struck out Jose Bautista, but not before a wild pitch allowed Barney to
score.Today was a little frustrating, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Its
always tough to play here. Theyre world champs. Theyre that for a reason and
they held us in check. We really havent been swinging that good since the
beginning of the last homestand. Weve been in kind of a rut, so were due to
explode.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: CF Kevin Pillar jammed his left thumb sliding
into second base Saturday and not in the lineup as a precaution.UP NEXTBlue
Jays: RHP R.A. Dickey, who is second in the AL with 12 losses, will start
against the Rays in the opener of a six-game homestand. Tampa Bay will start RHP
Jake Odorizzi.Royals: After a day off Monday, Edinson Volquez will start Tuesday
against the White Sox. Volquez has a 9.82 ERA in losing his past two starts.
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2014-15 Division III womens basketball title because its top player lived with
an assistant coachs family for eight months while rehabilitating a knee injury
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