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Perez, Moustakas shine in Royals win over A's
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Yordano Ventura struck out six in 4 1-3 innings and Salvador Perez hit a two-run home run, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
"I like his composure. I like the way that game doesn't speed up on him for a young player." Royals manager Ned Yost said of the 22-year-old Ventura. "He always seems to be in control of his emotions on the mound."
Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas continued his torrid spring, going 3 for 3 with a solo homer, double and single to raise his batting average to .500 in 11 games. Moustakas has four home runs and 13 RBIs.
Moustakas got two of his hits with two strikes.
"His whole focus this spring has primarily been with two strikes," Yost said. "In the cage and the drills that they do, it's on two-strike approach."
Ventura allowed a run on two hits, leaving after giving up a single to Oakland's Derek Norris.
"I felt good. I threw good pitches and I threw a lot of strikes." Ventura said in Spanish. "I've been working hard on when not throwing hard, having control of the ball"
The Royals scored three runs in the sixth inning off As reliever Sean Doolittle. Billy Butler doubled with one out and scored on Perez's two-out long ball.
Perez is 10 for 21 in spring training and returned after missing most of Monday's and all of Tuesday's game with a bruised left palm.
Scott Kazmir silenced the Royals for four innings in his second start of the spring. He has not allowed a run and only three hits over seven innings. He has five strikeouts.
"I like his (Ventura) composition ... He always seems to be in control of his emotions on the mound."
NED YOST
Royals manager
between two left-handers, Jason Vargas and Bruce Chen.
Ventura, a right-hander from the Dominican Republic who is one of the Royals' top prospects, has the statistical edge over teammate Danny Duffy so far in spring training. Ventura or Duffy look to be the third man in the regular-season starting rotation
Perez said Ventura was working both sides of the plate and had a good changeup, but that he has to talk to him at times to make sure he doesn't always throw hard.
Athletics: Kazmir said he wasn't 100 percent, but not in terms of his physical well-being. He meant that he wasn't totally effective with his pitches in terms of location. Still he was pleased with his results.
"Wasn't particularly sharp today, but a lot of my pitches got me out of some jams. Secondary pitches. Just one of those where you don't feel 100 percent but you go out there and make pitches," Kazmir said. "It's a good test for me to be able to do that early in spring training."
Infielder Alcides Escobar
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Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas, center, is congratulated by teammate Eric Hosmer (35) after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs on March 2 in Mesa, Ariz.
remains out with right shoulder soreness. Perez returned to the lineup for the first time since Monday, when
he took a foul tip off his left palm and left the game after two innings.
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