41 Danny Duffy SP

Duffy (1-1) picked up the win in Tuesday's 12-2 rout of the Astros, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks over 6.2 innings while striking out five.

The southpaw shut the Houston offense down for five innings before they managed to push a run across, but the game was already well out of reach by then. Duffy has given the Royals back-to-back quality starts, and he'll take a 3.06 ERA and 12:7 K:BB into his next outing Sunday, on the road against the Angels.

Duffy allowed one earned run on six hits and a walk while striking out six across six innings Thursday against the Rays. He did not factor into the decision.

Duffy kept the Royals close in a low-scoring game, holding the Rays without an extra-base hit across his six innings of work. He also generated 18 swinging strikes despite his fastball velocity falling about one tick from his season-debut. Overall, this start was a step forward for Duffy, though he'll draw a touch matchup pitching at Houston in his next outing, likely to come on Tuesday.

Duffy (0-1) took the loss Friday, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks over five innings while striking out one as the Royals dropped a 5-1 decision to the Angels.

The southpaw wasn't particularly sharp after being activated from the IL prior to Friday's start, throwing 51 of 86 pitches for strikes. Duffy is coming off a shaky 2018, so this isn't the most encouraging beginning to his campaign, but his sub-4.00 ERAs the two years before offer at least a little bit of hope that he could be a useful fantasy arm if he can stay healthy. He'll next take the mound Wednesday, at home against the Rays.

Duffy (shoulder) was activated off of the 10-day injured list Wednesday in advance of his scheduled start Friday against the Angels, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Duffy was cleared for his big-league return earlier in the week after striking out seven in 5.1 scoreless innings in his rehab start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Saturday. The southpaw will slide into a regular rotation spot going forward . The corresponding move optioned Tim Hill to Triple-A Omaha.

Manager Ned Yost said Duffy (shoulder) is scheduled to start against the Angels on Friday, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports

As expected, Duffy has been cleared to make his 2019 big-league debut after firing 5.1 scoreless innings in a rehab start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Saturday, allowing four hits while striking out seven. The southpaw posted a 4.88 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 8.2 K/9 across 28 starts for the Royals last season (155 innings).