Duffey (7-8) held the Astros to one run on four hits with eight strikeouts over six innings in a win Monday night.
Duffey was fantastic, breaking a streak of four rough starts with at least four earned runs allowed. He induced 14 swinging strikes to give him his fifth start with at least eight strikeouts in 19 outings this season. Perhaps most importantly, Duffey kept the ball in the ballpark. Home runs have been his major issue this season -- he had allowed 18 in his 18 previous outings this season, resulting in a brutal 1.7 HR/9.