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- Updated: August 28, 2016
BOSTON — It was bound to happen. Royals left-hander Danny Duffy, so brilliant for so long, was bound to throw a clunker.
And that clunker came Saturday night at Fenway Park as Duffy and the Royals fell, 8-3, snapping Duffy’s 10-game winning streak.
Duffy gave up seven runs on nine hits through five innings. It was the most runs he has surrendered since Aug. 16, 2011, when he gave up eight runs at Yankee Stadium.
“I don’t ever expect to go out there and really have it handed to me like I did tonight,” Duffy said. “I expect to keep my team in the game every time I go out.
“I didn’t make pitches when I needed to. They were selling out on everything, and I just didn’t keep the ball down. I expect better than that. I expect better than that every time out.”
Duffy had posted a 2.14 ERA in his last 11 starts before Saturday, lowering his ERA to 2.66 …
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