Dakota Hudson, after three dry starts in which he didn’t make it past four innings, gained his 11th victory, most by a major league rookie, as he tossed six innings of five-hit ball, getting 12 ground-ball outs, featuring his 17th and 18th double plays induced.
The Royals’ infield defense shifted to the right for Matt Carpenter, who bluffed a bunt. This fake induced the Royals to shift to a more normal deployment. “That was the goal,” Carpenter said. Carpenter ultimately lined a single past Keller and into center field. Ozuna scored the game’s first run and Keller (7-13) was lifted.