Danny Duffy leaned over at the waist and stared at the ground, his body still for a full three seconds. A baseball had just buzzed passed Duffy in the top of the fifth on Sunday afternoon, an RBI single from nemesis Carlos Santana. It had missed his glove by mere inches and broken a scoreless tie, and now Duffy stood still, letting the frustration marinate. He looked at the ground. He sucked in a breath of air. Perhaps he knew what the single run signified.
In a 1-0 loss the Cleveland Indians, Duffy was nicked for just one run in 6 2/3 innings, rebounding from consecutive sub-par efforts.