Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy took the loss against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Duffy pitched six innings and allowed seven hits, two walks and four earned runs while striking out eight. He is now 4-3 on the year with a 1.94 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. Duffy began the year with quality starts in four of his first five outings, but has now failed to record quality starts in two-straight, albeit barely missing the quality start threshold. He allowed three earned runs over 5 2/3 ...

Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy tossed five scoreless innings in the team's 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, their third straight win over Detroit this weekend. Duffy's ERA now sits at 0.39 -- one earned run in 23 innings in four starts -- giving him the lowest ERA in the American League. The southpaw has been KC's most reliable starter to begin the season. Duffy allowed only four hits while striking out eight and walking none for the first time in 2021. The veteran hurler ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy made his third straight quality start to open the 2021 season on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to get any run support and was tagged with the loss in the game, his first loss of the year. Duffy pitched six innings on Monday and allowed four hits, two walks and two runs, both unearned. He struck out eight. Through three starts this year, Duffy has a 0.50 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP and a strikeout rate of 26%. Duffy needs to...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy had his second straight solid outing against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. Duffy pitched six innings and allowed eight hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out six. He earned the win and improved to 2-0 on the year with quality starts each time out. Duffy has been tough to trust due to his inconsistency over the past few years, but he's worth taking a chance on while he's pitching this effectively. He'll look to stay hot in his ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy had a strong 2021 debut outing against the Cleveland Indians on Monday. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out five. Duffy has been extremely up-and-down over the past few years. Last year, over 12 games (11 starts), he went 4-4 with a 4.95 ERA and 1.331 WHIP. He's someone worth monitoring in deep leagues and AL-only leagues, but his track record of inconsistency makes him a bit scary to trust. ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy (leg) is not injured after being hit by a comebacker in his start on Thursday, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Duffy was hit in both legs by the comebacker with one out in the top of the fifth inning, and then exited the game with the trainer. Rogers adds that the move appeared to be precautionary, as Duffy had already pitched into the fifth inning and is scheduled for one more start before Opening Day. Duffy's 23.6 percent strikeout rate in ...

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a rough start in Tuesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Duffy allowed three runs in the first inning and two runs in the second inning before turning in a clean third inning. His final line was three innings, six hits, five earned runs, one walk and zero strikeouts. He gave up solo home runs to the first two batters he faced in the game, Dylan Moore and Ty France. The Royals are counting on Duffy to pitch in the middle of their rotation this ...

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a strong outing against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Duffy pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed six hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out five. He earned a win for his efforts and will close the 2020 season with a 4-4 record, 4.66 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Duffy certainly had an inconsistent year, but he should still be on the radar of fantasy drafters in the late rounds of drafts come Spring 2021.

Kansas City Royals starter Danny Duffy remains out of the team's rotation for the time being, according to manager Mike Matheny. Duffy was scratched from his start on Tuesday for disciplinary matters after missing the team's charter flight to Detroit. Brady Singer is lined up to face the Tigers on Wednesday, while Kris Bubic will start against the Brewers on Friday, so Duffy will likely return to the rotation this weekend. He owns a 3-3 record to go along with a 4.24 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 47/19...

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a rough outing against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Duffy pitched six innings and allowed seven hits, five walks and six earned runs while striking out three. Duffy is now 2-3 with a 4.83 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.44 K/9 on the year. This was only the second time in eight starts on the year that Duffy was able to go six innings. The six earned runs was a season-high. Duffy is worth owning in deep leagues for anyone who needs rotation depth and ...