KANSAS CITY -- For three innings, all seemed right for left-hander Danny Duffy and the Royals, who staked him to a four-run lead on Thursday. But after striking out five through three scoreless innings, Duffy was roughed up for five runs in the fourth and the White Sox never looked back, cruising to a 14-7 win on Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium.
Duffy went four innings and gave up seven hits and five runs. He threw 78 pitches.
But the bigger question, obviously, is Duffy's health.