TORONTO -- With the Blue Jays banging home runs all weekend, the Royals' plan of attack in Sunday's 5-2 loss was to pitch more inside, which is exactly what right-hander Edinson Volquez did.
Volquez's pitch to Josh Donaldson in the first inning got too far inside and hit him. Both benches were warned, and that was just a prelude to a day full of tension, especially between Volquez and Donaldson.
In Donaldson's next at-bat, a changeup from Volquez got away and nearly hit Donaldson, who reacted angrily. Donaldson got buzzed again in the seventh by Ryan Madson, and once more began barking at home-plate umpire Jim Wolf and the Royals' bench.