Credit: Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Yordano Ventura no longer wears his emotions on his sleeve, the young right-hander for the Kansas City Royals having grown up after his first couple of years in the big leagues.
If he still did, there'd have been a big grin plastered to his jersey Sunday.
Ventura settled down after a shaky first inning to allow three hits and run over seven, and the Royals pulled away to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 in the rubber game of their three-game set.
''He's matured,'' said backup catcher Drew Butera, who had a pair of hits while giving Sal Perez the day off.