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- Updated: May 21, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — In 13 career starts when he’s not facing the Blue Jays, Twins right-hander Tyler Duffey has a 2.13 ERA.
Unfortunately for Duffey, who struggled in his Major League debut in Toronto last year, he turned in another rough outing against the Blue Jays in a 9-3 loss on Friday night at Target Field. Duffey fell to 0-2 with a 14.09 ERA in two career starts against Toronto, giving up 12 runs in 7 2/3 innings. It extended Minnesota’s losing streak to five games and dropped the Twins to 10-31, which is the worst record in the Majors.
Duffey said he simply did not execute his pitches, especially his curveball, which caused him to fall behind in the count — dangerous against a team with so many offensive weapons. The Blue Jays entered the game hitting .297/.483/.532 when their hitters were ahead in the count.
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“We talked about it in our meeting that if you get behind, that’s when they feast,” Duffey said. “If …
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