The first inning alone was enough to send Royals fans into a tizzy, but the third inning sealed the quick exit as the Royals lost to the Tigers 8-3 on Friday.
Duffy gave up two runs in the first and labored through his outing, walking four and yielding seven hits. Two home runs in the third pushed the margin to 4-0 and given the offensive illusion that has been the Kansas City attack recently, very little could be done about the prevailing sense that the game was over before it could begin. A two-run shot by Cameron Maybin in the fourth sealed the evening and pushed the few Kansas City faithful in attendance towards the exits.