Shuts Down Nationals
DANNY DUFFY returned Saturday night after missing three turns on the mound for the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League.
It was as if he’d never left.
The Lompoc lefty reeled off four scoreless innings, gave up just one hit, and struck out seven of the 15 Potomac National batters he faced.
His relief gave up three runs or Duffy would have posted his ninth victory of the season.
Duffy gave up both of his two bases on balls in the first inning but he notched his second strikeout to retire the side with runners on second and third.
He gave up a leadoff double in the second but stranded the runner on a strikeout, a fly ball and a ground out.
The third and fourth innings went 1-2-3 against the club which gave him a defeat and his toughest time of the year back in June.
Duffy lowered his earned run average to 3.38 and lifted his strikeout-to-walk ratio to 102-33. He has now won eight games and lost three in 104 innings pitched.
The best news of all was that Duffy reported no signs of the back tightness that kept him off the hill over the last two-plus weeks.
As reported by his father Duffy suffered a slight muscle pull against Myrtle Beach back on July 23. Then on July 28 he found it hard to loosen up and his pitches were hit hard by Lynchburg. Two weeks of rest and relaxation were prescribed.
Duffy’s performance has helped propel Wilmington, a Kansas City Royals affiliate, into first place in the league. He is still just 20 years old.
It was as if he’d never left.
The Lompoc lefty reeled off four scoreless innings, gave up just one hit, and struck out seven of the 15 Potomac National batters he faced.
His relief gave up three runs or Duffy would have posted his ninth victory of the season.
Duffy gave up both of his two bases on balls in the first inning but he notched his second strikeout to retire the side with runners on second and third.
He gave up a leadoff double in the second but stranded the runner on a strikeout, a fly ball and a ground out.
The third and fourth innings went 1-2-3 against the club which gave him a defeat and his toughest time of the year back in June.
Duffy lowered his earned run average to 3.38 and lifted his strikeout-to-walk ratio to 102-33. He has now won eight games and lost three in 104 innings pitched.
The best news of all was that Duffy reported no signs of the back tightness that kept him off the hill over the last two-plus weeks.
As reported by his father Duffy suffered a slight muscle pull against Myrtle Beach back on July 23. Then on July 28 he found it hard to loosen up and his pitches were hit hard by Lynchburg. Two weeks of rest and relaxation were prescribed.
Duffy’s performance has helped propel Wilmington, a Kansas City Royals affiliate, into first place in the league. He is still just 20 years old.
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