"I don't look too much at what I hit, really, but how I am striking the ball," Duvall said. "I just try to put solid contact on the ball."
Duvall, who was a breakout sensation for the Reds last season with 33 homers and 103 RBIs, is flexing his power again lately. In his previous 11 games, he has five homers and 13 RBIs, and his eight homers overall are tied with Scott Schebler for the team lead.
Reds manager Bryan Price wasn't surprised that Duvall was starting to heat up.
"The pressures are self-induced to want to go out there and have another repeat year," Price said.