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SPORTSFriday 30 October 2015
Royals’ rotation puts the ‘world’ in the World Series
ERIC NUNEZ wins (13) and ERA (3.55) go White Sox on April 23.
AP Sports Writer He also got riled up in other
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — during the regular season. incidents with Mike Trout
Yordano Ventura is the the Los Angeles Angels and
flamethrower who stares The 32-year-old allowed Brett Lawrie of the Oakland
down hitters. Johnny Cueto Athletics. The youngest at
has flowing dreadlocks and three runs over six innings 24, Ventura praises Cue-
nicknamed his motion “The to and Volquez as good
Rocking Chair.” Edinson against the New York Mets mentors for him, on and
Volquez is the always ebul- off the field. “The influence
lient guy who pitched just in Game 1 on Tuesday. His that those two guys have
hours after his dad died. brought up on me is great,”
And together, the Kansas father, 63-year-old Daniel Ventura said through a
City trio is about to put the translator Thursday at Citi
world in the World Series. Volquez, died of heart fail- Field. “I feel like we’re
When Ventura takes the brothers. I’ve learned a lot
mound at Citi Field on Fri- ure just before he started. from seeing them go out
day night to face the New there and pitch and how to
York Mets, the Royals will The Royals won 5-4 in 14 in- react to things, certain situ-
become the first team in ations in the game.”
Series history to start three nings. “So I’ve learned a lot from
pitchers born outside the them. I just like the encour-
United States. Cueto, a soon-to-be-free agement that they bring
Each from the Dominican every single day, the posi-
Republic, too. agent, was acquired at tive energy that they’ve
“The fact that we are all got. I’m just excited to be a
in this together is price- the trade deadline from part of that,” he said.
less,” Ventura said. “This is Jeremy Guthrie, who start-
so exciting. You feel proud the Reds. He delivered on ed Game 7 of the World
that this is something his- Series last year and also
toric, but at the same time Wednesday night, com- served as a translator for
you’re aware this is also Ventura during the play-
unique. Nobody knows if pleting a two-hitter in a 7-1 offs, is impressed with the
three Dominican pitchers camaraderie of the Do-
will be ever starting again victory. He was a team- minicans pitchers and the
for the same team in World other Latin American play-
Series.” mate with Volquez, both ers on the Royals.
Before this year, six Se- “They really had developed
ries teams had started starting for the Reds in a closeness, beyond what
two pitchers from beyond I’ve seen in other teams.
the U.S., STATS said. Those the 2010 NL Division Series They thrive all with each
pitchers came from Cuba, other,” Guthrie said. “Al-
Canada, Venezuela and against Philadelphia. ways together, always talk-
the Netherlands, among ing, joking. It’s like you grab
other countries. “At first it was a little strange 10 friends from childhood
Ventura starts with Kansas and you throw them in one
City holding a 2-0 lead. because I didn’t know most team, and they come from
Ever since the Royals got different countries.”q
of the guys, but I became
comfortable quickly,”
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura reacts to a Cueto said. “We’re three
question during a news conference before Game 3 of the Major
League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets, Thurs- Dominicans, tremendous
day, Oct. 29, 2015, in New York.
pitchers. We got along as
Associated Press
brothers, there’s no envy
among us. Everybody is try-
Cueto from Cincinnati in a came together in the past ing to help each other.”
trade in late July, it seems year.
the KC clubhouse has Ventura is the one with No telling if any of Cueto’s
come to resemble a Do- more tenure with the Roy-
minican neighborhood. als, a winning pitcher in fellow pitchers will benefit
“Take a look, we all lined Game 6 of the 2014 World
up together here. This is the Series. He had the highest from copying his slowed-
Dominican corner,” said velocity this year among
Kelvin Herrera, another Do- starting pitchers who quali- down, wiggling windup. He
minican and a key mem- fied for the ERA title at 96.79
ber of the bullpen. “We mph. calls it “La Mecedora” —
have families, but during After the offseason depar-
the season we spent more ture of their ace James the Rocking Chair.
thing together bonding in Shields in free agency, the
the field. I think that makes Royals signed Volquez to a “I read swings, I read
us a family.” two-year, $20 million con-
That family of right-handers tract. He led the team in rhythms. And I come up
with these different type
of windups because of the
rhythm that I feel is going to
be effective on that partic-
ular pitch,” Cueto said.
Ventura was suspended
seven games after his role
in a brawl with the Chica-
Federer beats Kohlschreiber, advances
to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — derer clinched with a deft Croatia also had a good Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns a ball to Germany’s Philipp
Roger Federer was pushed volley winner at the net. day with Marin Cilic and Kohlschreiber during their match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tour-
to three sets before beating Federer, seeking a sev- Ivo Karlovic advancing to nament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday,
Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, enth title at his hometown the last eight. Oct. 29, 2015.
4-6, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors event, will play David Gof- Seventh-seeded Cilic will
second round on Thursday. fin of Belgium in Friday’s face Rafael Nadal next af- Associated Press
The match swung on a sin- quarterfinals. ter beating Teymuraz Gab-
gle break of serve in each ashvili of Russia, 6-3, 6-1.
set, and top-seeded Feder- Donald Young beat fourth- Karlovic typically dominat-
er took two of only three seeded Kevin Anderson ed with his serve and fired
break-point chances he of South Africa 6-2, 7-6 (6) 25 aces in a 7-6 (4), 7-5 win
had. to set up an all-American over Dusan Lajovic of Ser-
Federer broke for a 5-4 lead quarterfinal in Federer’s bia.
in the deciding set when half of the draw. On Friday, Karlovic plays
the 32nd-ranked German Young next faces Jack Richard Gasquet , the fifth-
sent a crosscourt forehand Sock, who beat another seeded Frenchman who
wide. compatriot, sixth-seeded beat Dominic Thiem of Aus-
On his first match point, Fe- John Isner, 7-6 (5), 6-3. tria, 7-6 (1), 6-4.q
