MLB Player News
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Gerson Garabito SP | MIL
Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Back in majors
Garabito was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock by the Rangers on Thursday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Garabito earned a roster spot out of spring training but was optioned to Round Rock on April 8. He'll return to the majors Thursday with Kumar Rocker (shoulder) sidelined and will likely pitch in long relief out of the bullpen.
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Camilo Doval RP | NYY
Giants' Camilo Doval: Grabs fifth save
Doval earned the save in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Brewers, allowing one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He did not record a strikeout.
Doval entered the ninth inning tasked with preserving the Giants' one-run lead. He issued a walk to Caleb Durbin and a double to Christian Yelich, but Doval was able to get Rhys Hoskins to fly out to come away with the save. Doval is up to five saves on the season, three of which have come over his last three outings, and he's tied with Ryan Walker for most saves on the Giants. Doval has a 2.25 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB over 12 innings this season.
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Justin Lawrence RP | PIT
Pirates' Justin Lawrence: Dealing with elbow issue
Lawrence was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation on Thursday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Lawrence has been a key piece of the Pirates' bullpen, maintaining a 0.79 ERA and 0.97 WHIP across 11.1 innings to begin the season. It's unclear how long he will be sidelined, but Mike Burrows is set to slot in as a replacement relief arm.
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Tim Mayza RP | PHI
Pirates' Tim Mayza: Shifts to 60-day IL
Mayza (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Mayza landed on the injured list Saturday and won't throw for six weeks, so this transaction isn't particularly surprising news. Matt Gorski will take his place on the Pirates' 40-man roster.
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Brandon Eisert RP | CHW
White Sox's Brandon Eisert: Earns first major-league save
Eisert collected the save in Thursday's 3-0 rain-shortened win over the Twins, allowing one hit and striking out one batter in a scoreless seventh inning. He did not issue a walk.
Eisert was brought in for the seventh inning and needed 14 pitches (eight strikes) to get through the frame, only giving up a double to Christian Vazquez. The game was delayed following the seventh inning due to rain and was called an hour later, giving Eisert the first save of his major-league career. He has a 4.76 ERA. 1.32 WHIP and 15:2 K:BB across 11.1 innings this season.
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Ryan Walker RP | SF
Giants' Ryan Walker: Still in line for saves
Manager Bob Melvin said Walker would get the save chance for the Giants on Friday, if the situation arose, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Camilo Doval has earned each of the Giants' last three saves, all of which have come since Monday. After Thursday's game, Melvin said that the Giants wanted to give Walker the day off -- he pitched Wednesday and allowed two earned runs while recording just one out -- and gave him a tepid vote of confidence. After allowing only one earned run across his first eight innings, Walked has surrendered six earned runs across only 0.2 innings in his last two outings combined.
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Kevin Ginkel RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Kevin Ginkel: Throws 22 pitches in rehab outing
Ginkel (shoulder) allowed two runs on two walks and two hits while recording only one out in Thursday's rehab outing with Triple-A Reno.
Ginkel entered the game in the sixth inning and allowed a single and double to go along with the pair of walks. It wasn't an ideal outing from a results perspective, but he managed to ramp up his pitch count to 22 and suffered no setbacks. He may require another appearance or two in the minors but should be back with Arizona in the near future.
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Carlos Estevez RP | KC
Royals' Carlos Estevez: Rebounds for sixth save
Estevez earned the save in a 7-4 over Colorado in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader, turning in a perfect ninth inning.
After allowing three runs in a blown save in his last appearance Tuesday, Estevez bounced back with a clean ninth inning Thursday to lock down his sixth save of the year. The 32-year-old Estevez sports a 3.00 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP and 10:9 K:BB through his first 12 innings this season.
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Andres Munoz RP | SEA
Mariners' Andres Munoz: Up to nine saves
Munoz earned the save in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox, working around a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
Munoz has now delivered 13 straight scoreless innings to start the season, posting a 0.85 WHIP while striking out 17. The hard-throwing right-hander is up to nine saves this year, tied with Kyle Finnegan for the second most in the majors behind Robert Suarez.