This tumultuous week in Aaron Sanchez's young career, a week in which he convinced his bosses to give him a longer leash, did not have one of those movie-script endings. Sanchez failed in his bid to win his 11th consecutive pitching decision Saturday, turned aside 4-2 by the Kansas City Royals. In this one, he was out-duelled by Royals lefty Danny Duffy, who is, himself, having an outstanding season. He went to 8-1 with the victory, tossing 6.2 innings of five-hit ball against the Jays. At the beginning of this week, it appeared that Sanchez's appearance here at Kauffman Stadium would be his last start of the season as the...
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