Duffy Labors Early
DANNY DUFFY made his first start in the Advanced-A Carolina League an impressive one Friday night at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Duffy, the sixth-ranked prospect in the Kansas City Royals system according to Baseball America, allowed one run, two hits and one walk over 4.2 innings, striking out six. He retired the last dozen batters he faced, striking out the last four in a row.
Duffy settled down nicely after a labored first frame. The southpaw endured three different full-counts while facing six batters in that inning, which included a two-out RBI single which gave Myrtle Beach a 1-0 lead. But with two men on base, Duffy induced a groundout to second to end the inning. No Pelican would reach base against Duffy again on the night. Duffy was left on the hook for the 3-1 loss, but a single score in the seventh by his Wilmington Blue Rocks helped him off of it.
MAJOR LEAGUES
The bat of RYAN CHURCH continued en fuego in Miami as the rightfielder went 3-for-4 to raise his early season batting average to a spectacular .533, tops on the club for the New York Mets. His rival for the rightfield starting job, well-travelled (40-year-old) home run hitter Gary Sheffield mostly watched other than making a brief appearance to accept an intential walk in a pinch hitting role. The slugger's planned start on Sunday, presumably in place of Church, has been delayed, the club announced.
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