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First innings still present puzzle to Volquez
- Updated: August 4, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez would like to start every game in the second inning.
That’s because first innings have been a disaster for him. Volquez allowed four runs in the first inning, three on a home-run by Steven Souza Jr., as the Rays demolished the Royals 12-0 Wednesday.
Volquez gave up just one more earned run over the next four innings before getting chased in the sixth. No matter, the damage was done. Volquez gave up seven earned runs altogether through five-plus innings.
“They got me today,” Volquez said. “I didn’t have my changeup tonight. I had a good fastball, but my second-best pitch is my changeup, [and] I had to stay away from the changeup.”
Worse yet, the first-inning blues continue to haunt Volquez. He now has given up 22 earned …
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