On the other side of the equation, Royals righty Yordano Ventura labored for his second consecutive outing. In four innings, Ventura allowed five runs on nine hits. Mike Napoli delivered a pair of RBIs off the righty and Ramirez delivered three more on a bases-loaded double in a four-run outburst in the third.
Over his last two starts, Ventura has surrendered 10 runs on nine hits with more than twice as many walks (11) as strikeouts (four) in eight combined innings.