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 With the Royals leading by a run entering the eight, Davis gave up a
single to center fielder Gerardo Parra. One out later right fielder
Ryan Braun reached on shortstop Alcides Escobar's fielding error,
and first baseman Adam Lind walked on four pitches to load the
bases.
Davis fell behind in the count 3-0 to designated hitter Aramis
Ramirez before retiring him on a foul popup to first baseman Eric
Hosmer. Second baseman Scooter Gennett took a called third strike on
a curveball to end the inning.
"He got a little out of whack," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He
was 3-and-0 on Ramirez before he reeled it back in and made great
pitches to get Ramirez out and made some great pitches to get
Gennett out. Gennett was kind of just fighting off fastballs the
other way and then he just gave him a different look, a wrinkle. It
was a tremendous pitch.
"I enjoyed the whole inning. I got all the confidence in the world
that Wade is going to get out of that."
Brewers manager Craig Counsell did not enjoy it nearly as much.
"(Davis) battled a little wildness," Counsell said. "I don't think
he was pitching around Adam. I think he's scared of Adam because
Adam has had some success against him. Aramis had a 3-1 pitch to hit
and he just missed it."
Davis lowered his ERA to 0.31.
"I was trying to find the strike zone," Davis said. "I was lucky
with the popup. I felt a little bit off. I was a little too strong
on my front side. Hopefully tomorrow it will click."
He froze Gennett with a curveball.
"It started up out of the strike zone and came down towards the
middle," Davis said. "Not too many people are looking for a high
curveball. I was trying to bounce it in front of the plate. I
figured he might be swinging."
Holland, who failed to retire any of the five Brewers he faced
Monday, picked up the save, his 12th.
Jeremy Guthrie (5-4) collected the victory, holding the Brewers to
two runs on seven hits over six innings.
The Royals swept the four-game series from the Brewers, who lost six
straight. Yost moved past Whitey Herzog as the winningest manager in
Royals' history with 411 victories.
The Royals wasted little time getting to Brewers right-hander Jimmy
Nelson, scoring three runs in the first two innings.
Escobar, who drove in four runs Wednesday, led off the first with a
double, moved to second on third baseman Mike Moustakas' fly out to
center and scored on center fielder Lorenzo Cain's sacrifice fly.
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The Royals added a run in the first when first baseman Eric Hosmer
doubled off the left-field bullpen fence and scored on designated
hitter Kendrys Morales' single.
Nelson threw 23 pitches in the first inning, giving up four hits and
a sacrifice fly.
Escobar singled with two outs in the second, stole second and scored
on Moustakas' single to right.
The Royals could have padded their lead, but left fielder Alex
Gordon was thrown out at the plate to end the third, second baseman
Omar Infante was out stealing second in the fourth, and Escobar was
picked off first to end the fourth.
The Brewers cut the Royals' lead to one run in the fifth. Left
fielder Shane Peterson singled with one out and advanced to third on
third baseman Hernan Perez's double down the left-field line. Center
fielder Gerardo Parra got Peterson home with a sacrifice fly.
Catcher Jonathan Lucroy singled to right, scoring Perez.
Nelson was pulled after five innings, allowing a career-high 11
hits, but only three runs. He walked two and struck out none. He was
replaced by right-hander Michael Blazek.
"They fought off some good pitches to get to pitches they could
hit," Nelson said. "They hit some pitches that I missed location on.
They hit some pitches that were good pitches."
NOTES: The Royals placed RHP Yordano Ventura on the 15-day disabled
list due to ulnar nerve inflammation. RHP Yohan Pino was recalled
from Triple-A Omaha, and he will take Ventura's spot in the
rotation, starting Friday against the Boston Red Sox. ... CF Carlos
Gomez was not in the Brewers' lineup for the third time in four
games due to right leg issues. He could be a DL candidate. ...
Royals RHP Kris Medlen will begin a rehab assignment with a Friday
start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He did not pitch last year
after having Tommy John surgery in March 2014. ... The Brewers
continue their road trip with a weekend series in Colorado.
Milwaukee rookie RHP Taylor Jungmann starts Friday against Rockies
LHP Jorge De La Rosa. ... The Royals signed first-round draft pick
RHP Nolan Watson out of Indianapolis Lawrence North High School.
Watson was the 33rd overall selection last week.
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