Quote: Duckworth, a 30-year-old right-hander who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, hasn't started a Major League game since April 22, 2005, at St. Louis.
Quote:I think I saw somewhere that he's expected to start against the Astros. So two of the starting pitchers in the KC series should be former Astros.
Quote:he'll probably shut us out.
Quote: The 30-year-old veteran right-hander, pitching in the Majors for the first time in a little over a year, did just that in his Royals debut, allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and gave up six hits, three of which came in the first inning.Despite his solid effort, Duckworth wound up on the losing end as the Angels and Jered Weaver handed Kansas City its fourth straight defeat, 4-1, on Tuesday night.