Danny Duffy went 10–0 over a 14-start stretch from June 11-Aug. 21. His 10 straight wins are one shy of the Royals record, held by Rich Gale (1980) and Paul Splittorff (1977–78), who each won 11 consecutive decisions.
The Royals went 12–2 during that stretch of starts by Duffy. During that time, he ranked first in the American League in innings (95.2) and WHIP (0.98), tied for first in strikeouts (98) and opponents’ average (.209) and third in ERA (2.35).
His 10 wins during the streak came vs. tough competition. During the streak, he bested: Jose Quintana, Adam Wainwright, Aaron Nola, Mike Pelfrey, Yu Darvish, Chris Archer, Aaron Sanchez, Miguel Gonzalez, Justin Verlander and Ervin Santana.