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Volquez, strong D help Royals blank Tigers
- Updated: April 22, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Right-hander Edinson Volquez tossed seven shutout innings and Mike Moustakas hit his fifth homer of the season as the Royals took the deciding game of a three-game set with the Tigers, 4-0, on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Volquez retired the first eight hitters he faced and was in command throughout, giving up five hits while walking one and striking out five.
Right-hander Mike Pelfrey started for the Tigers and wobbled through five innings. He gave up eight hits and walked five, but gave up only four runs thanks to double plays in both of the first two innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDDefense, defense and more defense: The Royals are known as one of the best defensive teams in the game, and they flashed that leather against the Tigers. Four-time Gold Glove left fielder Alex Gordon threw a bullet to third base to nail Jose Iglesias, who was trying to go first to third on a single in the third. Gordon then ran a long way to make a sensational diving catch in the gap in the fourth to rob Justin Upton of extra bases. First baseman Eric Hosmer got in the act in the fifth when he made a headfirst diving catch in foul ground …
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