Just how dominating was DANNY DUFFY Monday night?
Here are some statistics: He faced 25 batters and got first pitch strikes on 21 of them. He threw 71 pitches, 54 of them strikes. One batter reached third base. He had six one-pitch at bats. According to his dad the thing he was most proud of was he was responsible for six broken bats.
Susan Denk of the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper wrote the following:
Danny Duffy mowed down the Peoria Chiefs left and right Monday night.
The Burlington Bees left-hander pitched seven shutout innings, striking out eight, in a 4-1 Bees' Midwest League victory at Community Field.
It was Duffy's second straight strong performance at home. Against Wisconsin June 9, Duffy pitched five shutout innings, allowing just two hits. The last time he faced Peoria, though, on the road June 14, Duffy gave up three runs in five innings as he took the loss.
This time, Duffy dominated. A pair of two-out singles in the first inning were half of the hits he allowed the Chiefs. Josh Donaldson was the only Peoria player to have any success against Duffy. The catcher doubled in the fifth inning and advanced to third -- the only base runner to make it that far.
"It was definitely Duffy. I don't know why you guys are interviewing me," said Bees outfielder Adrian Ortiz, who was also interviewed on the post-game radio show. "He threw seven shutout (innings). You can't ask for a better performance from a pitcher than that. "He kept us in the game, not letting them get to third base, I think like only once or twice. It's just outstanding for him."
"Duffy was outstanding. He pitched seven strong innings," Burlington manager Brian Rupp said. "I would say be far his best of the year. He was aggressive, attacked with his fast ball. Had a very good breaking ball. Even mixed in a couple decent change-ups. He was very good tonight. Everything was working very well. Efficient with his pitches."
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CHURCH NOT READY AFTER ALL
Mets right fielder RYAN CHURCH will not start for Class A Brooklyn on Wednesday as previously scheduled, because he said on Tuesday that he still doesn't feel like his conditioning is where it needs to be for him to play. The start was planned as a precursor for him to come off the 15-day disabled list after a lengthy bout with post-concussion syndrome. The latest setback means that it's doubtful that Church will be ready for the Mets' Subway Series vs. the Yankees this weekend. ...
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