(Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)
The KC Royals’ starting rotation is in disarray. Danny Duffy is sidelined with a left flexor strain for the second time this season. His first visit to the Injured List cost him over a month, and when he’ll return from his current stay is uncertain. Brady Singer, slowed by right shoulder fatigue, went on the IL with Duffy.
Brad Keller (5.84) and Mike Minor (5.45) own the second and third worst ERAs among qualified American League pitchers; Keller’s nine losses are the third most, and Minor’s eight are tied for fourth most.