Kansas City counts on Volquez. He struck out on four pitches.
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When he gets comes to the ballpark on Sunday, gets dressed, warms up and heads to the mound, Volquez won’t be thinking just about his dad. I think if a National League team is playing a National League team, you should play National League rules.
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Brewers RF Ryan Braun is recovering after undergoing a surgical procedure on his back and is expected to be at full strength when spring training begins in February.
Kansas City Royals’ Edinson Volquez, center, watches the burial of his father, Daniel Volquez at the Cristo Redentor cemetery in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, October 29, 2015.
Pitchers, of course, are tied to routine, but Eiland was hopeful the time at home would have minimal effects on Volquez. “You know, we found out about it before the game and the wishes of the family was, you know, let Eddie pitch”.
Mets manager Terry Collins, whose father died in February, had a few insight into Volquez’s emotions.
SCHOOLED: Former Mets GM Steve Phillips, now a broadcaster for SiriusXM, remembers that the Mets have LHP Mike Hampton to thank for David Wright. He returned to the team Saturday before Game 4 in New York. Hampton cited the Denver area educational system as a factor in his decision. “He was one of the greatest men”, Volquez said. Astros starter Dallas Keuchel threw the first two innings and while only allowing one ball to leave the infield, he gave up an unearned run. Which Royals will come off the bench and deliver on the game’s grandest stage tonight?
“You going to pitch tomorrow?”
They didn’t tell him.
“My mom told me before I got here: ‘Go over there and enjoy the game like you always do and be proud”. After the game, the young right-hander made it clear the pitch indeed had a objective – to make Escobar and the rest of the Royals uncomfortable in the batter’s box.
A switch hitter, Morales makes for a very unsafe pinch hitting option late in the game for Kansas City. He threw six innings and left with the score 3-3, a game the Royals won 5-4 in 14 innings. The lifelong Mets fan says the trip takes about an hour and he’s been doing it much of his rookie season in the big leagues.
Yost said throwing near an opponent’s head is too risky, even if the intent is not to hit him.
Living so close comes at a price, though. “But there’s definitely going to be a huge amount of family members attending”.
“It’s the World Series, so tickets are pretty tight here”, Matz said.
After Volquez left the game, he met with his wife and made plans to leave the team.
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“We love the roll the Royals are on, and we know that interest in this Series is sky-high in this area”, Jayhawks coach Bill Self said Friday.
