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The Royals really need every series at this point, but taking two of three on the road from a serious American League contender would be the feather in their cap to put the league on notice - this is for real. The Royals have one of the league's best pitchers in Danny Duffy going for them tonight, and I don't need to tell you how hot Duffy has been lately, giving up three or fewer runs in each of his last seven starts for a 1.60 ERA over that time.
Duffy faces David Price, who has also been sneaky good, despite his 4.00 ERA. Price has a 3.45 FIP and has struck out a hitter per inning, so expect him to still be a tough matchup.
Duffy has really struggled in Fenway in the past, giving up 12 runs in 15 1/3 innings. But some of that is small sample size noise, and this has been a different Duffy this year. Besides, if we're worried about small sample size matchups, the Royals seemed to handle David Price just fine in recent memory.
Danny Duffy and the #Royals look to claim the series in Boston. https://t.co/UGkCA9HjyF #ForeverRoyal pic.twitter.com/yq2L4mU83P
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 27, 2016
#RedSox look to even the series against the Royals tonight. https://t.co/qKobHPlOKE pic.twitter.com/X63HIblta3
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) August 27, 2016
Well hello there @FSKansasCity pic.twitter.com/oneZwhw8fs
— Ryan Landreth (@ryan_landreth) August 27, 2016
It puts it in perspective how hard you have to hit a ball to get it over the Monster. #Royals pic.twitter.com/q1Mdb7Q8ZR
— Ryan Landreth (@ryan_landreth) August 27, 2016
The Fenway press box. I feel like @SChasenMLB pic.twitter.com/ia7DEhWe4w
— Ryan Landreth (@ryan_landreth) August 27, 2016
Eric Hosmer down there doing a photo shoot, and he acknowledged the crop of #Royals fans up here. They went wild. pic.twitter.com/yseeKo2LoV
— Ryan Landreth (@ryan_landreth) August 27, 2016
Get the Royals another win tonight, Ryan.