Royals’ Duffy to open

Danny Duffy will start on opening day for the Kansas City Royals after he began last season in the bullpen. Manager Ned Yost also announced the rest of his rotation on Saturday. Ian Kennedy will start the second game and the April 10 home opener against Oakland. Jason Hammel, Jason Vargas and Nathan Karns will round out the rotation in that order. Kansas City opens its season on April 3 at Minnesota.