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Ventura bears down to throttle Jays in finale
- Updated: August 7, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Royals catcher Drew Butera could tell early on that right-hander Yordano Ventura didn’t have his best stuff, and certainly not his best command.
“I mean, I’ve seen him have really great stuff, unhittable stuff,” Butera said. “But I thought he was as mentally tough today as he’s been all season. He battled and fought through it.”
Indeed, Ventura navigated his way through trouble early and left with two outs in the seventh with a three-run lead as the Royals went on to a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays in Sunday’s rubber game.
It was a struggle, Ventura said. But then again, the Blue Jays are no easy task.
“I was fighting the whole game,” Ventura said through interpreter Pedro Grifol. “I didn’t feel that comfortable with my mechanics early. My goal was to keep us in the game until we could score some runs, and we did.”
Ventura gave up five hits and was charged with a run when reliever …
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