“They capitalized excellently on every single one of my mistakes”.
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Donaldson, mobbed at first base after his winning hit, went 3 for 4 with a walk and four RBIs. “I’m excited about my next chapter, ” Cueto said with Reds catcher Brayan Pena serving as his translator. Hutchison did not get a decision in an 8-6 win at Seattle where he was charged with six runs on seven hits in four frames.
“Very seldom does an organization get into the position we’re in, with the chance to do something special”, Yost said.
Zobrist hit solo home runs from both sides of the plate, Eric Hosmer singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Royals beat Toronto 7-6 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Madson didn’t record an out, but the Blue Jays couldn’t take the lead against Kelvin Herrera after Smoak hit into a double play that scored one and Russell Martin grounded out. “These guys are hotter than heck and their power is unbelievable”.
David Price was pleased with the popcorn waiting in his locker when he finally arrived in Toronto.
Navarro and Price played together for three seasons in Tampa Bay, reaching the World Series in 2008, Price’s rookie campaign. “He’s been doing it for a long time”. “And I think he’s going to do nothing but good things for us”. But Troy Tulowitzki lined a single over the shortstop’s head, and the Jays had a man on first, 1 out, with Josh Donaldson up against a left handed pitcher.
TORONTO (AP) Ben Zobrist was set to make his Kansas City Royals’ debut in left field against the Blue Jays on Thursday night.
“I felt good on the mound and I thought I made one bad pitch”, Cueto said through an interpreter, citing Donaldson’s two-run double that in the third.
Kansas City answered in the sixth when Buehrle’s throwing error opened the door for a three-run rally.
Then came Donaldson, who watched all of Cueto’s deliveries and fought off some excellent fastballs before smashing the sixth pitch of the at-bat, an apparent split-finger fastball, off the wall in left field for two.
Tulowitzki singled and got to second on a balk called on Morales in the 11th before Donaldson drove him in.
Cueto started off dominant, setting down the first six Blue Jays betters, two by strikeout.
Brazilian rookie OF Paulo Orlando was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to make room for Zobrist.
“We had to have this one today”, Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Royals first base coach Rusty Kuntz gave up his number 18 to Zobrist, switching to 81.
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The Royals acquired Cueto from Cincinnati in a trade on Sunday. “I relaxed after that and took better swings”. Cueto is a rental player who will be too expensive for Kansas City to keep at the end of the season, but the Royals have the potential to go back to the World Series again this year, so they knew it was their time to make a splash at the trade deadline for arguably the best pitcher available. He is 26-12 with a 3.53 ERA in 53 career starts against the Royals. The 29-year-old is 7-6 with a 2.62 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 19 starts this season and he’ll switch over to the American League and face designated hitters for the remainder of the year.
