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Fans cheer pitcher’s Major League game in Houston

Posted by The Buzz | September 8, 2015

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After the baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Tyler Duffey’s family and friends, including Tim and Travis Duffey and Joe and Jonell Hutchins, celebrated his homecoming with dinner at Pico’s. (Photo: Roman Reed)

Hometown boy Tyler Duffey took to the pitcher's mound at Minute Maid Park Sunday in front of family and friends who rooted for him even if though he was pitching for the opposing team, the Twins, against Astros star Dallas Keuchel.

Tyler – who pitched for Bellaire High School and Rice University – had an excellent outing, going almost 7 innings and striking out 8 batters, walking one and allowing only 2 runs. The Twins’ bullpen didn’t have the best day, however, and the Twins ended up losing to the Astros 8-5.

Click here for a write-up of Tyler’s outing, plus a video interview, by the Twins’ hometown paper, the Star Tribune.