Even as he pitched in a must-win game of the World Series, Yordano Ventura's thoughts were never far from Oscar Taveras on the day his friend was buried. Ventura scattered three hits and struck out four over seven shutout innings Tuesday to spark the Kansas City Royals over San Francisco 10-0 and level Major League Baseball's best-of-seven final at three wins each. The 23-year-old Dominican rookie right-hander dedicated his victory to Taveras, the 22-year-old St. Louis Cardinals outfielder who died Sunday in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic and who was buried just hours before the game in his homeland. "If he was still here, I would for sure be talking to him and he would be very happy for me and very proud," Ventura said through a translator.