Cueto comes through for Royals with two-hitter

(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. 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. 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.

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