A season in desperate need of it was injected with some fun last night, and not just because Danny Duffy pitched the game of his life.
Duffy, of course, struck out 16 in what could be the greatest game a Royals pitcher has ever pitched.
Start with the strikeouts. Nobody — not Zack Greinke at the height of his powers, not Bret Saberhagen in an odd-numbered season — ever struck out so many in a Royals uniform. He induced 35 swings and misses, and because everything is measured in baseball, that is tied with Clayton Kershaw for the most in any game in the last 15 years.