DUFFY STREAK FINALLY ENDS AT 12; White Hot

DUFFY STREAK TO 12

DANNY DUFFY pushed his string of scoreless innings to 12 Friday night in Burlington, Iowa before finally giving up an earned run in the third inning to the Fort Wayne Wizards. It was Duffy’s longest shutout streak of his superb Midwest League season.

After two five-inning shutouts in his two previous outings Duffy gave up a two-out single in the first but retired the side on ground ball. In the second he relinquished a base on balls but promptly picked the runner off first base. Then two strikeouts brought his scoreless inning string to 12.

Unfortunately in the third the Wizards worked Duffy for another walk and after a pop out another walk. A ground single to right scored the run.

Duffy escaped further damage with two strikeouts. In the fourth a leadoff single was erased when after two more strikeouts Duffy picked the runner off first.

For the game Duffy allowed one run on three hits over four frames. He struck out six and walked three. He lowered his earned run average three points further to 2.70 after 66 and two-thirds innings. For the season he has given up just 52 hits. His strikeout total is 83, his walks 20.

If Duffy had sufficient innings his 2.70 ERA would place him in the Top Ten in the league. Since he did not arrive in Burlington until late May his innings are insufficient for him to be counted. Still he is just 19 years old. Of the eight pitchers with lower official ERA’s only two are Duffy’s age. And four of the eight have already been promoted out of the MWL.

Burlington is a Kansas City Royal affiliate. Fort Wayne is with the San Diego Padres.

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WHITE’S RAMPAGE CONTINUES

After arriving last weekend in the Midwest League CHRIS WHITE rapped four hits in six trips in a double header on Wednesday. Then on Thursday he continued his assault with his first home run of his MWL career.

White’s batting average right now is .500. He is with the West Michigan Whitecaps, a Detroit Tiger affiliate.