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CLEVELAND -- Yordano Venturas dominating performance Friday night produced plenty of superaltives. "He was extraordinary," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said after the rookie right-hander pitched 8 1-3 stellar innings in the Royals 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Ventura (6-7) blanked the Indians on four hits until Michael Brantley hit a leadoff homer in the ninth. He was pulled after Jason Kipnis one-out single. Ventura allowed six hits and struck out four in the longest outing of his career. Indians centre fielder Michael Bourn had one of the hits off Ventura, a double in the eighth. "Well he throws 100 (mph), first of all," Bourn said. "He has a good changeup and a good curveball. We had a couple chances but for the most part he was on tonight." Mike Moustakas, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth gave Kansas City a 5-0 lead, was also impressed with Ventura. "Hes got such electric stuff," Moustakas said. "Thats what hes capable of doing." Salvador Perez and Christian Colon, making his first major-league start, had three hits apiece while Lorenzo Cain snapped an 0 for 11 skid with an RBI single in the third and a run-scoring double in the fifth. The Royals, who are a major league-best 11-2 on the road since June 2, rode Ventura to their latest win away from home. He retired the first 10 hitters before Brantley singled with one out in the the fourth. Carlos Santanas single moved Brantley to third, but Kipnis bounced into a double play. Ventura entered the ninth with 103 pitches, making it an easy decision for Yost to let him start the inning. "I wanted to throw the complete game shutout, but I couldnt do it," Ventura said through teammate Bruce Chen, who translated for the pitcher, "I was getting ahead of the hitters early in the game. They made some really good plays behind me and that gave me a lot of energy." Ventura, who finished with 113 pitches, came within two outs of recording Kansas Citys first complete game of the season. "I wasnt going to take him past 120 pitches," Yost said. "After the home run it was like, OK the next guy who gets on thats it. He pitched very well." Josh Tomlin (5-6), coming off a one-hit, no-walk, 11-strikeout performance against Seattle, allowed five runs and 11 hits in 5 2-3 innings. Moustakas homer to right on a 3-2 pitch broke the game open. The rally began on singles by Perez and Alcides Escobar. Colon, a late addtion to the lineup when second baseman Omar Infante was scratched with lower back tightness, was 3 for 4, including a triple in the second for his first major league hit. Colon added a double in the fifth and an RBI double in the ninth. "That was a lot of fun," he said. "I was taking my ground balls (in pregame activities) and was told I was going to play." Ventura has allowed three runs in 21 innings in three career starts against Cleveland. He held the Indians to one run in seven innings in a 4-1 win on June 11 in Kansas City. Ventura gave up two runs and seven hits in four innings Los Angeles Angels in his last start, an outing that was cut short by a four-hour rain delay. He had pitched seven innings in each of his previous three starts. The Royals, who are second in the AL Central, are 3-1 on a nine-game road trip and lead third-place Cleveland by four games. The Indians, who opened a 10-game homestand, have lost four straight at home after winning 11 of 12 at Progressive Field. Cleveland was swept by Detroit in a three-game series June 20-22. Tomlin turned in the best performance of his career against the Mariners last Saturday. He retired the first 12 hitters before allowing a leadoff single to Kyle Seager in the fifth, Seattles only baserunner. Tomlins gem marked the sixth time an Indians pitcher recorded 11 strikeouts with no walks in a shutout over the past 100 years. It was also only the third time since 2002 that a pitcher has recorded a one-hit shutout with at least 11 strikeouts and no walks. Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon was hitless in four at-bats and is in a 2-for-36 slump. Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was 0 for 4 and is in a 4 for 35 skid. NOTES: The Indians announced the game as a sellout, their third of the season. ... Indians C Yan Gomes, a native of Brazil, wore his countrys soccer jersey during batting practice. He kept an eye on the scoreboard, which showed Brazils 2-1 win over Colombia in the World Cup. ... Raul Ibanez, signed by the Royals on Monday, started in right field. He made an awkward sliding catch on Gomes line drive in the fifth. ... Royals RHP Jeremy Guthrie (5-6) faces LHP T.J. House (0-2) on Saturday. .com) - The Vancouver Canucks recovered from a fluke goal early last time out to knock off one of the top teams in the league. . The Redblacks are taking on the Edmonton Eskimos in their second regular season game Friday night. Catch the game live on TSN as the back end of a doubleheader starting at 10pm et/7pm pt. http://www.therocketsofficial.com/Authe ... ts-Jersey/. He was signed to help with depth to the receiving corps because of the loss of Shamawd Chambers to the 6-game injured list. . Scheffler told The Associated Press on Wednesday he made the choice because he had three concussions over the past four years. . Coming off a 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea on Saturday, Arsenal endured another demoralizing result after rallying for a 2-1 lead -- only to concede a fluke equalizer.The two most recent Stanley Cup winners highlight TSNs Second Round playoff schedule, as Canadas Sports Leader today confirmed its complete broadcast schedule for the Conference Semifinals of the 2014 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS. TSNs Second Round coverage features two highly-anticipated Western Conference series, as the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks take on the Minnesota Wild, and the Los Angeles Kings square off against the Anaheim Ducks in another clash of California-based teams. Along the way, TSN showcases some of the NHLs biggest stars, including Jonathan Toews, Ryan Getzlaf, Zach Parise, Jonathan Quick, and many more. Broadcast Coverage TSNs Second Round coverage of the 2014 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS gets underway on Friday with Game 1: Minnesota at Chicago at 9:30 p.m. ET. On Saturday, TSN delivers a battle of crosstown rivals with Game 1: Los Angeles at Anaheim at 8 p.m. ET. TSNs live coverage of the 2014 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS runs through the first three rounds, with all coverage also available live on TSN GO. Broadcast Team TSNs extensive post-season coverage features play-by-play announcers Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert and game analysts Ray Ferraro and Mike Johnson. Fans can turn to the acclaimed NHL ON TSN panel for all the essential news and analysis from the 2014 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS. TSNs pre-game and intermission coverage is led by host James Duthie, alongside Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie, and analysts Aaron Ward, Darren Pang, Jeff ONeill, and Jamie McLennan. TSNs coverage also features Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun contributing reports and analysis throughout the playoffs. SPORTSCENTRE, Canadas most-watched sports news program, continues to deliver ongoing coverage of all the breaking news, highlights, and reaction from the 2014 STANLEY CUPP PLAYOFFS.dddddddddddd As well, SPORTSCENTRE features an on-site panel of Ryan Rishaug, Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, analyst Martin Biron, and RDSs Francois Gagnon throughout the Montreal Canadiens-Boston Bruins series, with Montréal Bureau reporter John Lu also following the Habs throughout their playoff run. THATS HOCKEY with Gino Reda and THATS HOCKEY 2NITE with Steve Kouleas deliver daily in-depth analysis of each series. During the playoffs, THATS HOCKEY 2NITE will also air in the mornings on TSN2. TSN Radio TSN Radio 690 in Montreal is the official radio voice of the Montreal Canadiens and continues to feature live game coverage of the teams playoff series throughout the 2014 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS. Throughout the post-season, TSN Radio stations across the country deliver all the breaking news and analysis from around the league. Broadcast Schedule Chicago vs. MinnesotaGame 1: Minnesota @ Chicago - Friday, May 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET on TSNGame 2: Minnesota @ Chicago - Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. ETGame 3: Chicago @ Minnesota - Tuesday, May 6 at 9 p.m. ETGame 4: Chicago @ Minnesota - Friday, May 9 at 9:30 p.m. ET**Game 5: Minnesota @ Chicago - Sunday, May 11 at 9:30 p.m. ET**Game 6: Chicago @ Minnesota - Tuesday, May 13 at TBD**Game 7: Minnesota @ Chicago - Thursday, May 15 at TBD Anaheim vs. Los AngelesGame 1: Los Angeles @ Anaheim - Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m. ET on TSNGame 2: Los Angeles @ Anaheim - Monday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ETGame 3: Anaheim @ Los Angeles - Thursday, May 8 at 10 p.m. ETGame 4: Anaheim @ Los Angeles - Saturday, May 10 at 10 p.m. ET**Game 5: Los Angeles @ Anaheim - Monday, May 12 at TBD **Game 6: Anaheim @ Los Angeles - Wednesday, May 14 at TBD **Game 7: Los Angeles @ Anaheim - Friday, May 16 at TBD Schedule subject to change (visit TSN.ca for confirmed schedule info)**If necessary ' ' '