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Duffy has 16 Ks in 8 innings, Royals beat Rays 3-0

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy reacts after giving up a double to Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings, breaking up a no-hit bid, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy reacts after giving up a double to Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings, breaking up a no-hit bid, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy reacts after giving up a double to Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings, breaking up a no-hit bid, during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

By Associated Press 3 min read

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Danny Duffy pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and had a franchise-record 16 strikeouts to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Duffy flirted with the Royals’ first no-hitter in nearly 25 years before giving up a line-drive double to Desmond Jennings leading off the Tampa Bay eighth.

Jennings came off the disabled list Monday after missing all of July with a strained hamstring.

Kendrys Morales’ 18th home run, a towering shot over the center field wall off Rays starter Chris Archer (5-15), got the Royals on the scoreboard in the seventh.

Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his second save.