MLB Player News
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Casey Legumina RP | SEA
Mariners' Casey Legumina: Rough start to July continues
Legumina allowed one run on one hit over two-thirds of an inning in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Tigers. He struck out one.
It's been a rough July thus far for Legumina, who's yielded eight runs over 2.1 innings (three appearances) this month to swell his ERA from its June 29 figure of 3.31 to 5.14 following Sunday's showing. Legumina did submit eight consecutive scoreless outings to wrap up June, but he figures to continue working in lower-leverage spots until he gets back on the right track.
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Aroldis Chapman RP | BOS
Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Secures 17th save
Chapman picked up the save in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Rays, striking out all three batters he faced.
The veteran southpaw wrapped the series finale against Tampa Bay in style, retiring three consecutive batters via punchout to notch his 352nd career save. Chapman has been electric in his first season with the Red Sox, pitching to a stellar 1.18 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 58:10 K:BB across 38 total frames. The 37-year-old is set to make his eighth All-Star appearance in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Carlos Estevez RP | KC
Royals' Carlos Estevez: Blows save, earns win
Estevez (4-2) allowed two runs on two hits over one inning Sunday, earning the win against the Mets but also being charged with a blown save.
Estevez blew a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning but earned his fourth win of the season after Nick Loftin's walk-off single. Estevez had converted eight straight save chances before the weekend series against the Mets, where he was charged with a blown save in each of his two appearances. Despite that, he owns an impressive 2.36 ERA and a 35:15 K:BB across 42 innings while securing 25 saves in 30 chances.
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Mason Miller RP | SD
Athletics' Mason Miller: Secures save Sunday
Miller tossed a scoreless inning to earn a save against Toronto on Sunday. He allowed one hit and struck out one batter.
Miller tossed 13 of 18 pitches for strikes and forced Vladimir Guerrero to ground into a double play to close out the 6-3 win. Miller has converted five straight saves while delivering eight consecutive scoreless frames since his last blown chance June 19. His season ERA fell to 4.04 with a 57:17 K:BB over 35.2 innings. Miller has converted 19 of his 22 save opportunities, including eight of his last nine.
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Joey Cantillo SP | CLE
Guardians' Joey Cantillo: Logs longest outing, K's up six
Cantillo did not factor in the decision, allowing four runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings while striking out six in the 6-5 win over the White Sox.
Making his third start of the season, Cantillo looked sharp early but ran into trouble in the middle innings. He gave up a solo homer to Austin Slater in the fourth and exited after surrendering another solo shot to Andrew Benintendi in the sixth. The outing marked his longest of the year, and the 25-year-old has shown he can sustain his swing-and-miss stuff over multiple frames, racking up 18 strikeouts across 12.2 innings in his trio of starts.
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Scott Blewett RP | STL
Orioles' Scott Blewett: Shelved with elbow injury
The Orioles placed Blewett on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right elbow discomfort.
The injury presumably surfaced during Blewett's appearance in a 6-0 loss to the Marlins on Saturday, when he surrendered four runs over one inning. Catcher David Banuelos was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move.
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Cameron Booser SP | TB
White Sox's Cam Booser: Activated and optioned
The White Sox reinstated Booser (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.
Initially placed on the IL on June 20 due to a left shoulder strain, Booser will stick around with Charlotte after he completed a two-appearance rehab assignment with the affiliate earlier in the week. Prior to being shut down with the injury, Booser had been working in a middle relief role for Chicago, logging one win, seven holds and one save while pitching to a 5.11 ERA and 1.42 WHIP over 24.2 innings.
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Mason Miller RP | SD
Athletics' Mason Miller: Secures 18th save
Miller walked one and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his 18th save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.
After walking Joey Loperfido to lead off the frame, Miller buckled down and fanned Ernie Clement and George Springer to wrap up the victory. The flamethrowing righty hit triple-digit mph with 10 of his 18 pitches (nine strikes), and on the season he sports a 4.15 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 56:17 K:BB through 34.2 innings while converting 18 of his 21 save chances.
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Reid Detmers SP | LAA
Angels' Reid Detmers: Not expected to join rotation
Detmers probably won't be moving into the Angels' rotation despite the demotion of Jack Kochanowicz to the minors, per Aaron Coloma of SI.com.
Kochanowicz and Detmers battled for the fifth starter role in spring training, with the former ultimately getting the role. However, Kochanowicz has struggled to a 6.03 ERA over 19 starts and was sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday. When asked ahead of that demotion whether Detmers could be an option to move from the bullpen into a starting role, interim manager Ray Montgomery stated, "I would hate to say no to anything, but I don't think that's going to happen." Detmers has thrived in a setup role -- though he has posted a mediocre 4.15 ERA on the campaign, that is largely due to a horrific three-outing stretch in late April and early May during which he allowed 12 runs over one-third of an inning. Since then, the lefty has emerged as one of the Angels' top high-leverage options, posting a 1.24 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 38:13 K:BB over 29 frames spanning 28 appearances while recording eight holds and two saves.
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Grant Wolfram P | BAL
Orioles' Grant Wolfram: Back in majors
The Orioles recalled Wolfram from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.
The left-hander was up with Baltimore for Thursday's doubleheader against the Mets and is back with the club for the final game of the first half Sunday. Wolfram has appeared in three games for the Orioles this season and has given up two earned runs with a 5:2 K:BB over 3.1 innings.