Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2018
“He’s struggling right now. It’s mostly location,” Yost said. “Gets ahead. … The pitch they hit for the three-run homer — it wasn’t a horrible pitch, but it just had too much of the plate.”
Ian Kennedy will be unavailable, as he will pitch the series finale in Toronto on Wednesday. Jason Hammel and Jakob Junis will each start a game in Friday’s doubleheader against the Tigers at Comerica Park.
So either Duffy or Eric Skoglund, each of whom started a game in a doubleheader against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, will get the starting nod for Saturday’s afternoon game.