Cueto was acquired by the Royals from Cincinnati in July to shore up the starting pitching rotation. Yost consented, giving his bullpen a much-welcomed night off after the rigors of 14 innings on Tuesday. This was a game we had to have.” After the eighth inning, Cueto told manager Ned Yost he wanted to go back out for the ninth. My main concern was just to keep us in the game. “As soon as I got to the bullpen I was feeling good, feeling aggressive,” Cueto said via an interpreter in an on-field interview. Cueto’s performance, along with some ringing line drives from Royals hitters, helped create a party atmosphere as the fans chanted the Dominican’s name at Kauffman Stadium.
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The right-hander, using pinpoint control to threw 70 strikes in his 122-pitch gem, became the first pitcher from an American League team to throw a complete game in the World Series since Minnesota Twins' Jack Morris in 1991 over the Atlanta Braves. Cueto struggled at times during his regular season starts for Kansas City, but he came through big time when it really mattered with a masterful, two-hit complete game win as the Royals won 7-1 for a 2-0 series lead over the New York Mets.
(Reuters) - Johnny Cueto said he knew warming up that he was going to pitch well for Kansas City in Game Two of the World Series on Wednesday, but you can excuse Royals fans for being a little nervous.
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