I say he gets hit, although there are some positive signs. Added velocity, and if you believe his catcher, "That is the best I've seen his stuff since I caught him in 2005,"
I think the whole Pirates team is one giant turd with one or two prospects stuck in the turd. Even Jay Bay has been mediocre since last year. As for Duke, he was supposed to be awesome but just like any other Pirate prospect, if you stay with the team you can kiss your awesomeness goodbye.
Duke hasn't gotten anybody out in two years. How he has escaped with a 2.13 ERA this year is beyond me. Kuroda didn't exactly fool anybody last time either. I'm glad I bet Over 8 -120 overnight in light of where this total is going.
Kuroda's good, but his team's overrated. Duke has the advantage here. I know that he's had his problems in the past, but I really like him in this situation.