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DETROIT -- Danny Duffys recent stretch of strong starts can be traced to his time in the bullpen. DeAndre Carter Jersey .The Kansas City Royals left-hander has been the teams best starter since he rejoined the rotation in mid-May. Hes 4-1 with a 3.11 ERA and a 6-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over those 11 starts. Hell make his first post-All-Star break start on Saturday night at Detroit.Hes throwing a lot more strikes, Royals manager Ned Yost said. That stint in the bullpen helped him. He figured out down there that he can be aggressive in the strike zone and have success. Hes brought the bullpen mentality into a starting mentality.Duffy has gone deep into games in his last three starts, reaching at least the seventh inning and coming up one out shy of a complete game against Philadelphia. He struck out 23 batters in those outings while issuing just one walk.My fastball command has been there, said Duffy, who is 3-6 with a 3.24 ERA in 15 career appearances against the Tigers. If you have fastball command, you can afford not to be perfect with your secondary pitches. You can throw everything off your fastball. Im just trying to keep it simple, just following Salvy (catcher Salvador Perez) and doing what the coaching staff thinks is best.Duffy made 49 starts the previous two seasons but was often plagued by control issues. He issued 106 walks over 286 innings in those two seasons. Hes only allowed 12 walks since rejoining the rotation, which has led to longer starts.Its been pretty gratifying to not be a guy whos gone five-and-dive, like I did for so long in my career, Duffy said. Im not saying thats not something that will ever happen again. But I have confidence when I take the ball that Im going to do everything I can to hand the ball off to the bullpen late in the game.Tigers right-hander Mike Pelfrey, who will oppose Duffy, has not gotten past the seventh inning in any of his 17 starts this season. He has kept his team in the game in two July outings. He held Tampa Bay and Toronto to one run apiece while going at least six innings. Hes 1/3 with a 5.35 ERA in seven career starts against Kansas City.Detroit won the opener of the three-game series on Friday night, 4-2. That moved the second-place Tigers 1 1/2 games ahead of Kansas City, but both teams will have to chase down division leader Cleveland or shoot for a wild card.We were playing well (prior to the break), though we didnt do great in Toronto, but weve got to play better, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. The wild-card team is not going to be three games over .500, so we need to play better and it has to start now.For the second straight game, the Tigers will be without left fielder Justin Upton. He was placed on the bereavement list on Thursday after a death in his family.Tyler Collins was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Friday as his fill-in and smacked a solo homer than started a three-run, seventh-inning rally.Im really happy for him, contributing to a big win for us, winning pitcher Justin Verlander said of Collins. Its great to see the ball leave the yard and see him do it. Ron Jaworski Jersey . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Wes Hopkins Jersey .ca. Kerry,  Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count?  All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. www.cheapeaglesjerseyssale.com/?tag=stefen-wisniewski-jersey-sale . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. There are five games on Thursdays NBA slate. Heres a look at the players our daily fantasy experts are looking to build around, and others they are going to avoid.Players to build aroundRenee Miller -- Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors:I would have expected Durant to be the unanimous pick here, thanks to his consistently high level of performance with Golden State, the astronomical point total on this game (226), and oh yeah, hes facing his old team. Revenge isnt reason enough to lock Durant into lineups tonight, but in combination with the quantitative factors, it doesnt hurt.On paper, Oklahoma City is a badass defensive team, allowing just 88 points per 100 possessions (No. 1 in the league right now), but consider that theyve faced three of the worst teams in their four games. Golden State should roll tonight, and Durant should be a huge part of it.Joe Kaiser -- Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves:LaVine put up 31 points in 29 minutes against Memphis on Tuesday, taking 18 shots in Minnesotas first full game without Ricky Rubio. While rookie point guard Kris Dunn continues to generate more buzz as Rubios fill-in, LaVine is the one I like more from a fantasy perspective and his salary is still very reasonable heading into tonights game against Denver. A LaVine-Klay Thompson pairing at shooting guard allows you to pay up at other positions.Greg Rosenstein -- Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder:Lets be real here. No matter what the cost, Westbrook is worth it tonight. Sure, the Thunder guard is averaging nearly 38 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds a contest thus far. Thats all well and good. But Im taking him for the ulterior motives as mucch as him being a monster stat-stuffer. Tommy McDonald Jersey. .Westbrook claims hes treating this game like any other, but we all know thats untrue. Hes entering tonights matchup in Oakland against former teammate Kevin Durant with vengeance, and I cant wait to see what hell do.Players to fadeRenee Miller -- LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers:Not only is James likely to be both heartbroken and exhausted after the World Series finale last night, hes facing a Boston team that doesnt give up much to opposing wings. James wont kill your lineup, but dollar for dollar, Durant or Paul George make much better pricey plays at this position tonight if youre looking for the 60-plus point ceiling.Joe Kaiser -- Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets:Gallinari is off to a cold shooting start this season and hasnt reached 31 DFS points on DraftKings or FanDuel in any of the Nuggets three games, and his salary continues to be too high to consider him. Also, Minnesota ranks sixth in defensive efficiency, allowing only 98.4 points per 100 possessions.Greg Rosenstein -- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets:Im as big of a fan of Jokic in fantasy as they come, but I dont see him putting up a major performance against the Timberwolves tonight on the road. Minnesota has bolstered its defensive prowess under new coach Tom Thibodeau, ranking sixth in the league in defensive efficiency.The Timberwolves have been especially good in the frontcourt as they have?limited early production from power forwards. 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