MLB Player News
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George Soriano RP | ATL
Marlins' George Soriano: Recalled to Miami
The Marlins recalled Soriano from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.
The 26-year-old has posted a 9.28 ERA and 1.88 WHIP across 21.1 innings with the Marlins this year, but he'll be called upon nonetheless to provide bullpen depth with Tyler Zuber (lat) hitting the injured list. Given his poor track record in the majors, Soriano will most likely be limited to low-leverage situations while in Miami.
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Tyler Zuber RP | MIA
Marlins' Tyler Zuber: Battling lat strain
The Marlins placed Zuber on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right lat strain.
Zuber coughed up seven earned runs in just one inning during Friday's loss to the Mets, and his strained lat may have contributed to his abysmal performance. He'll now spend a couple of weeks on the shelf recovering; meanwhile, Miami will bring up George Soriano from Triple-A Jacksonville to round out its bullpen.
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Carson Seymour SP | SF
Giants' Carson Seymour: First MLB start on tap
The Giants named Seymour their starting pitcher for Saturday's game against the Orioles at Oracle Park, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
After turning in a 3.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 16:9 K:BB in 21.2 innings while making his first 10 MLB appearances as a reliever, Seymour will get the chance to make his first big-league start Saturday while the Giants have an opening in the rotation due to Landen Roupp's (knee) continued absence. Seymour's most recent appearance came Wednesday versus the Cubs, but he tossed just 16 pitches in that outing and should be reasonably well rested. However, given that Seymour hasn't covered more than three innings in the majors or minors since June 19, the Giants may not allow him to work deep enough into Saturday's start to qualify for a win.
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Pete Fairbanks RP | MIA
Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Notches 23rd save
Fairbanks gave up two hits and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 23rd save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Nationals.
After blowing his fifth save of the season Wednesday, Fairbanks shook it off and fired 15 of 22 pitches for strikes in Friday's successful conversion. The right-hander has a 2.70 ERA in 10 August innings thanks to three home runs allowed, but he's otherwise been dominant with a 0.80 WHIP and 17:0 K:BB.
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Justin Slaten RP | BOS
Red Sox's Justin Slaten: Shaky first outing off IL
Slaten allowed two hits and one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
This was Slaten's first appearance since he was activated off the injured list Thursday, and understandably, it was shaky. He allowed a leadoff single to Oneil Cruz, who was then erased on a double play, but Slaten then issued a two-out walk and allowed a single before wriggling out of the threat. Slaten's previous appearance in the majors was May 28.
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Nathan Wiles RP | ATL
Braves' Nathan Wiles: Back in minors
Atlanta optioned Wiles to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
Wiles didn't appear in Friday's game after being recalled from Triple-A earlier in the day, and he'll now return to Gwinnett to make room for Chris Sale's (ribs) return from the injured list. Wiles surrendered three earned runs during his MLB debut in April but has turned in a 3.24 ERA and 1.26 WHIP through 105.2 innings in the minors.
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Ryan Fernandez RP | STL
Cardinals' Ryan Fernandez: Collects first save of season
Fernandez walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 10th inning Friday to record his first save of the season in a 7-5 win over the Reds.
JoJo Romero struggled to find the plate in the eighth inning, throwing only four of 12 pitches for strikes, and Riley O'Brien wasn't used at all after having thrown 13 pitches the night before, so the Cardinals' closer picture got a little murkier after Fernandez got the job done in the 10th. Fernandez has an 11.9 K/9 through 11.1 innings since being called up at the beginning of August, but that comes with a 4.76 ERA and 5.6 BB/9. Romero and O'Brien remain the top options for saves in St. Louis, but Fernandez may be working his way into higher-leverage usage.
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Liam Hendriks RP | BOS
Red Sox's Liam Hendriks: On throwing program
Hendriks (hip) has progressed out to 105 feet in his throwing program and expects to increase his distance to 120 feet Saturday, MLB.com reports.
Hendriks is hoping to throw off a mound next week and is aiming to return before the end of the regular season or for the postseason.
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Kyle Finnegan RP | DET
Tigers' Kyle Finnegan: Records win in relief Friday
Finnegan (4-4) tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win Friday against the Royals. He walked one and struck out three.
Detroit starter Chris Paddack only lasted 3.2 innings, which led the Tigers to use four relievers. Finnegan was the second-to-last one used, picking up his fourth win of the season when Will Vest closed things out behind him in a 5-3 victory. Finnegan has been a strong addition to Detroit's bullpen, as he's yet to be scored on in 13.1 innings since joining the team at the trade deadline. He and Vest should continue to see save opportunities, giving both pitchers fantasy value moving forward.
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Jake Woodford RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jake Woodford: Picks up second save
Woodford walked one and struck out one in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers.
Both Jalen Beeks and Kyle Backhus were deployed earlier in the game, with Backhus getting arguably the toughest assignment against the top of the Dodgers' order in the eighth inning. Woodford didn't have a cakewalk, facing the heart of the order, but he was able to get the job done to earn his second save of the season. He's added a hold and two blown saves while posting a 5.34 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 15:8 K:BB through 28.2 innings this season. Woodford has multi-inning potential, which may keep him out of high-leverage situations, but late-inning opportunities remain up for grabs with Arizona utilizing a closing committee to protect leads.