MLB Player News

Suter (1-1) allowed one run on five hits while striking out five across six innings, in a no-decision against the Phillies on Saturday.

Suter had a six-run lead before allowing a solo homer in the fifth inning, but his bullpen blew a huge lead, costing him his second victory of the season. He's yet to allow more than two runs in any of his four starts, and he's been an excellent addition to fantasy squads with his 2.84 ERA. He'll make his next start Friday against the Cubs.

Moore (3-10) allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out seven across six innings in a no-decision against the Padres on Saturday.

Moore did quite well the first time through the lineup before getting pasted for four runs in the fourth inning, but the offense gave him enough support to keep him from losing his 11th game of the campaign. Even though he's thrown in a few decent starts on occasion, his 5.82 ERA is a fair reflection of the pitcher he's been all season, which is an extremely shaky fantasy option. He'll make his next start Friday against the Dodgers.

Koch was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

This is a corresponding move after the Diamondbacks officially called up Anthony Banda to make his major-league debut Saturday. Koch was considered to be in the running for Saturday's start, but will instead head back to Reno after not making an appearance during his brief stint with the big-league club. Koch, 26, has an 8.47 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP in four appearances at Reno this season.

Banda was officially recalled to start Saturday against the Nationals.

The highly touted Arizona prospect will be thrown into the fire in his major-league debut as he'll face one of the best lineups in all of baseball. Even considering the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League that Banda has pitched in this year, his numbers have been underwhelming at best, as he notched a 5.08 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP while allowing 11 home runs in 101 innings. This could be just a spot start for Banda with Taijuan Walker nearing activation from the paternity list.

Bowman (2-3) got one out to close out the seventh inning in Friday's 11-4 win over the Cubs.

Bowman didn't even break a sweat while notching his second win, getting Willson Contreras on two pitches for his only out. The 26-year-old right-hander is having a great month, allowing just five hits and a walk in seven scoreless innings across 10 appearances.

Okert was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Okert threw 1.2 scoreless innings (34 pitches) in Friday's loss and would have been unavailable for a couple days, so the Giants decided to swap him out for a fresh arm. The lefty has struggled throughout most of the season, but he will likely be on the shuttle back to San Francisco the next time bullpen reinforcements are needed.

Stephenson was recalled from Triple-A Louisville and will start Saturday against the Marlins.

The Reds made the roster move official, swapping out Ariel Hernandez for Stephenson, who will toe the rubber in place of Scott Feldman (knee). Stephenson has struggled in 21 appearances (eight starts) at the big-league level so far in his career, and he's lost his shine as a former top prospect as a result, but the 24-year-old has been throwing a lot of strikes lately with Louisville (13 walks in 40.1 innings).

Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

Hernandez was called up earlier this month to bolster the Cincinnati bullpen, but was rocked for six earned runs in his last outing, Thursday against Arizona. The meltdown skyrocketed his season ERA to 5.28 over 15.1 innings, earning him the honor of being sent down to clear a roster slot for Saturday's starting pitcher, Robert Stephenson. Look for the right-handed reliever to see more opportunities at the Triple-A level and possibly vie for a late-season call-up.

De La Rosa (shoulder), who has made two rehab appearances at Triple-A Reno since landing on the 10-day disabled list July 6, didn't pitch for the minor-league affiliate Friday as expected.

With rain falling Friday in Colorado Springs, Reno's game Friday was called following the top of the eighth inning, which may have explained why the left-hander went unused. There's been no indication that De La Rosa experienced any sort of setback with his shoulder, so the expectation is that he'll pitch for Reno at some point this weekend before potentially returning from the disabled list thereafter.

Koch won't make a spot start Saturday against the Nationals, as the Diamondbacks announced Anthony Banda would instead be recalled from Triple-A Reno to take the hill, Jarrid Denney of MLB.com reports.

Since Taijuan Walker was placed on the paternity list Thursday and isn't due to rejoin the Diamondbacks until Sunday, the Diamondbacks were in need for a spot starter Saturday, with Koch considered one of the leading candidates to fill the void. After being called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move for Walker's placement on the paternity list, Koch went unused out of the bullpen both Thursday and Friday, which would have left him available for Saturday. However, since the right-hander had compiled an 8.47 ERA over 17 innings with Reno, the Diamondbacks evidently weren't comfortable deploying Koch in the rotation on even a temporary basis, so it's likely that he'll head back to the minors Saturday to facilitate Banda's promotion to the big club.