MLB Player News
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Anthony Gose RP | NYM
Guardians' Anthony Gose: DFA'd yet again
The Guardians designated Gose for assignment Wednesday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
The 34-year-old lefty reliever has now been dropped from the Guardians' 40-man roster three times within the past three weeks and will most likely clear waivers again and stick around in the Cleveland organization. The Guardians called up lefty Erik Sabrowski to replace Gose on the roster and in the bullpen. Gose has made two appearances for the big club this month, giving up three earned runs on six hits and one walk over 3.1 innings.
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Jhoan Duran RP | PHI
Twins' Jhoan Duran: Falls apart in extras
Duran (6-8) took the loss Tuesday, coughing up four runs (three earned) on four hits in one-third of an inning in an 8-6 extra-inning loss to Atlanta. He struck out one.
Called in for the top of the 10th inning in a 4-4 tie, Duran gave up a double to Marcell Ozuna to lead off the frame and never found his footing. The Twins' closer has been tagged for runs in six of 14 appearances since the All-Star break, stumbling to a 5.84 ERA and 1.62 WHIP over that stretch despite a 20:3 K:BB in 12.1 innings. Duran's recent struggles seem largely due to bad luck -- his average exit velocity allowed on the season sits in the 91st percentile, while his groundball rate is in the 98th percentile.
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Drew Rasmussen SP | TB
Rays' Drew Rasmussen: Serving as opener Wednesday
Rasmussen will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Rasmussen will be making his third start of the season, but as was the case on the previous two occasions, he'll likely be limited to one or two innings. Tyler Alexander is expected to be deployed as a bulk reliever behind Rasmussen.
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Seranthony Dominguez RP | CHW
Orioles' Seranthony Dominguez: Picks up save Tuesday
Dominguez earned the save in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
Dominguez worked hard to get three outs, needing 32 pitches to complete the inning, but he ultimately got the job done to pick up his sixth save this month and seventh of the year. He's now posted three straight scoreless outings since allowing a run in three straight appearances. The 29-year-old righty owns a 4.14 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 57:16 K:BB in 50 innings and remains the team's top choice for closing duties.
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Manuel Rodriguez RP | TB
Rays' Manuel Rodriguez: Earns save Tuesday
Rodriguez earned the save in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners, allowing a hit and striking out a batter over a scoreless inning.
Rodriguez received the save opportunity Tuesday and converted for his second save over the last week. He's been a trustworthy bullpen option throughout the season, posting a 2.28 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 27:10 K:BB in 27.2 innings, but he will likely remain in a closing committee with manager Kevin Cash also giving save opportunities to Edwin Uceta and Garrett Cleavinger over the last 10 days.
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Jason Foley RP | SF
Tigers' Jason Foley: Earns one-out save
Foley earned the save against the Angels on Tuesday, retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning.
Foley was summoned to protect a 6-2 lead with two on and two outs in the ninth inning and retired Jo Adell for his 18th save of the season. The 28-year-old has not allowed an earned run in 11 August appearances and now owns a 3.23 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 33:17 K:BB across 47.1 innings this season.
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Mason Englert RP | TB
Tigers' Mason Englert: Opening Wednesday
Englert will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Englert was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, and Wednesday will mark his first time pitching in the majors since June 24. The 24-year-old righty owns a 5.95 ERA and 1.32 WHIP through 19.2 innings with Detroit on the season, although he's allowed five runs (four earned) over 13.2 frames in Triple-A since his last MLB outing. Kenta Maeda is expected to work in bulk relief once Englert is taken out of the game.
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Caleb Boushley RP | TB
Twins' Caleb Boushley: Optioned to St. Paul
The Twins optioned Boushley to Triple-A St. Paul after Tuesday's game against Atlanta, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Boushley was selected from Triple-A ahead of Tuesday's contest, during which he threw two shutout innings, and he'll now head back to the minors in order to clear space for Michael Tonkin, who was claimed off waivers from the Yankees. The 30-year-old Boushley will keep his spot on the 40-man roster, however, leaving open the possibility of a return to Minneapolis before the end of the season.