(Source: Kansas City Royals) • Shop for official Royals postseason gear Until that inning, Volquez had looked as sharp as he had all season, hitting 98 mph with his fastball on a few occasions, something he hadn't done all year. Through five innings, the right-hander had a pair of strikeouts and eight ground-ball outs compared to zero fly-ball outs, with the only blemish on his line score being a solo homer by Chris Colabello in the second inning. On the final pitch of a 10-pitch at-bat against Bautista with two on in the sixth, Volquez snapped a curve that appeared to nick the outside corner at the knees for strike three as Bautista tried to hold his swing. But home-plate umpire Dan...
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