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Duffey in command against hometown team
- Updated: August 9, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — It had been more than a month since Tyler Duffey registered a quality start. The right-hander was even moved to the bullpen briefly before the Twins reinserted him to the rotation after the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline.
Duffey rewarded the Twins for their continued faith in a 3-1 win over the Astros on Monday night, as he regained his fastball command and limited the aggressive Houston lineup to just one run over six innings for his seventh win of the season.
“It all started with [fastball command] and it allowed me to really get the breaking ball going,” Duffey said. “They’re a pretty aggressive team, and that plays into my game if I’m throwing good sinkers that day and breaking balls there.”
Duffey, who has struggled with the mechanics of his three-quarters delivery in his bad starts, felt much more comfortable with his pitching motion against the Astros, and the results showed. He allowed only four hits and threw …
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