BOSTON
As the final homer landed in the seats above the iconic Green Monster, Danny Duffy turned his head toward catcher Salvador Perez and let out a torturous smile.
As Boston’s Hanley Ramirez circled the bases and an old ballpark began to rock, Duffy raised his glove in the air and called for a new baseball, shaking his head from side to side. The moment toed the line between resignation and disbelief. For a second, he knew nothing else to do.
Saturday night at Fenway Park was supposed to be a duel, a matchup between the emerging ace of the Royals and the tested excellence of Boston’s David Price.