Danny Duffy leads Royals into series with Diamondbacks
The Royals scattered for Monday’s day off, but they will reconvene on Tuesday afternoon at Chase Field. After grabbing a series from Oakland, Kansas City has a chance to take advantage of three games against one of the National League’s worst teams.
Here are the matchups for these three nights against the Diamondbacks:
Tuesday, 8:40 p.m.: Danny Duffy (5-10, 2.42 ERA) vs. Wade Miley (7-7, 4.14 ERA).
Wednesday, 8:40 p.m.: Yordano Ventura (8-8, 3.50 ERA) vs. Josh Collmenter (8-5, 4.07 ERA).
Thursday, 8:40 p.m.: Jeremy Guthrie (7-9, 4.50 ERA) vs. Vidal Nuno (0-2, 3.07 ERA).
FROM THE STAR
Kyle Zimmer has spent all summer at the team’s complex in Surprise. He may finally leave in a couple weeks, and he may join the big-league club next month as a reliever.
THE ROYALS’ PLAYOFF PERCENTAGE (ACCORDING TO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS)
21.2 percent.
HERE IS SOME ROCK MUSIC
“Fun Never Ends” by Sense Field.
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This story was originally published August 5, 2014 at 10:32 AM.