Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura silenced the Reds on four hits through seven shutout innings, and Mike Moustakas delivered two RBI doubles in a 3-0 win on a rainy Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Ventura needed just 88 pitches to get through seven. He walked none and struck out six.
“He stayed within his mechanics,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He had all three pitches going and he used them all effectively. I think five of the seven strikeouts he had were on changeups. Tremendous job.
“He was really on top of his game. Just pounding the strike zone.”
Reds manager Bryan Price could tell quickly that it was going to be a challenging night for the Cincinnati offense.
“We knew rather early with Ventura that he was locked in,” Price said. “He was in the zone with the fastball and changeup and kept his curveball down.”
Moustakas had three hits, including a run-scoring double in the fifth and another in the seventh. Moustakas raised his average to .331.
“He’s just having tremendous at-bats,” Yost said. “We talk about pitchers staying in their mechanics and he really is staying in his mechanics.”
Johnny Cueto turned in a quality start for the Reds, going seven innings and giving up nine hits and three runs.
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