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- Updated: August 4, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — This is the Ian Kennedy the Royals saw through April and May. And they’re glad he’s back.
Kennedy threw his second straight superb outing, giving up one hit and no runs through six innings while striking out nine in the Royals’ 3-2 loss to the Rays on Thursday at Tropicana Field.
Kennedy’s start came on the heels of a seven-inning, one-run outing against the Rangers on Saturday.
“It felt like my last start,” Kennedy said. “I worked on some of the muscle memory stuff. Don’t want to go through [the slump] again. The ball was down a lot today. My fastball command was good again.
“I didn’t throw that many sliders, just a few changeups. [Catcher] Salvy [Perez] and I, especially later in the game when a base hit could hurt you, we were on the same pitch. It was a pretty nice start.”
Royals manager Ned Yost agreed.
“Fantastic. One hit,” Yost …
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