Duffy Sharp Again; Church, White

Duffy sharp again

In Geneva, Illinois Thursday night DANNY DUFFY gave up just one earned run in four innings in his fourth straight solid performance in the Class A Midwest League.

Unfortunately his Burlington Bees teammates could give him no support and he departed behind 2-1 and took his fourth loss. The final score was 7-2 in favor of the Kane County Cougars.

Duffy gave up four singles, two in the first and two in the third, and struck out five. He walked nobody. With this outing his ERA inched downward further to 3.32. His strikeout- to -walk ratio is now a spectacular 56-10. His won-loss record is 4-4.

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Church Runs Streak to Five

ST. LOUIS -- RYAN CHURCH doubled in an 11-1 Mets victory over the Cardinals Thursday. The hit extended his current hitting streak to five games, every game since he returned from the Disabled List. His batting average is now .308.

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White Triples

CHRIS WHITE tripled in four at-bats Thursday night in Oneonta, New York. The extra-base blow lifted the switch-hitting leftfielder's batting average to .229.