Royals' starter Danny Duffy carried a no-hitter into the eighth and struck out a franchise record 16 batters Monday night as Kansas City beat Tampa Bay 3-0.
The Baseball Gods giveth, the Baseball Gods taketh away.
After a four-game winning streak that included a sweep of the rival New York Yankees, the Rays ran headlong into Danny Duffy and his historic pitching performance.
Tampa Bay had a veritable "Duffy Day" on Monday, having traded for San Francisco third baseman Matt Duffy and two minor leaguers in exchange for Matt Moore immediately before being shutout and struck out 16 times by Danny Duffy (no relation to Matt).