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Ventura gives KC’s staff much-needed stability
- Updated: May 12, 2016
NEW YORK — A much more relaxed Ned Yost sat in the manager’s office after the Royals set down the Yankees, 7-3, on Wednesday night.
Yost finally got a starter other than Ian Kennedy to give him at least five innings, as right-hander Yordano Ventura tamed the Yankees on six hits and three runs over six. That allowed Yost’s overworked bullpen to have to pitch “only” three innings.
Other than Kennedy’s seven-inning outing on Saturday, the Royals had not seen their starting pitcher make it through five innings since May 2.
“Ventura pitched great,” Yost said. “He had a good curveball and threw it effectively and used it for strikes.
“He limited the damage really well. We …
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