KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Grieving the loss of friend Oscar Taveras and trying to help save his team's season in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night, right-hander Yordano Ventura emerged from the Kansas City Royals bullpen with a plan. When he ascended the pitcher's mound for warm-up tosses before the first inning began, Ventura appeared anything but ready for the San Francisco Giants. He misfired several times at catcher Salvador Perez, throwing several balls in the dirt and, at least twice, sending them to the backstop. Ventura looked overwhelmed. Faced with his team's elimination, and trying to keep his mind on his work despite Taveras's body being buried back home in the Dominican Republic earlier in the day, the 23-year-old with bottomless composure was cracking. It was not going to be his night. Would you believe that was Ventura's idea? That's what he said, with the help of translator and teammate Christian Colon after Kansas City's 10-0 victory at Kauffman Stadium that forced Game 7 on Wednesday. "I came from the bullpen with that plan," Ventura said. "I throw a lot of fastballs and [the Giants] are looking for fastballs. So I just came in and started throwing a...