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Dodgers' ace holds Royals to one hit in final Opening Day tune-up

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- When the offseason began, no one believed third baseman Mike Moustakas would wind up back with the Royals on a one-year deal worth $6.5 million.

Moustakas had just come off a season in which he set a Royals franchise record with 38 home runs. A multi-year megadeal seemed well within reach.

But the ice-cold free-agent market never produced such an offer.

Moustakas, though, isn't looking back. And he isn't wallowing in self-pity regarding the deal that never came to fruition.

"People keep asking me about that," Moustakas said. "That's all done.