MLB Player News
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Logan Gilbert SP | SEA
Mariners' Logan Gilbert: Solid in no-decision
Gilbert didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against Kansas City, allowing one run on three hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out seven.
Since returning June 16 from a nearly two-month stint on the injured list due to an elbow injury, Gilbert hasn't completed six innings and has a 4.95 ERA over four starts. However, he's been generating plenty of strikeouts, fanning 30 batters across 20 innings during that stretch. The 28-year-old has a 3.40 ERA this season. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Yankees in New York early next week.
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Yusei Kikuchi SP | LAA
Angels' Yusei Kikuchi: Fans seven in no-decision
Kikuchi did not factor in the decision in the Angels' 8-3 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday. He allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven across 5.2 innings.
Kikuchi was able to escape from a bases-load situation in the first and was in line for the win as he entered the sixth looking to log a third consecutive quality start. He was lifted after giving up two consecutive singles and was tagged for those runs after Sean Murphy launched a three-run homer off Ryan Zeferjahn. Kikuchi is in the midst of a career season, and his 106 strikeouts and 2.81 ERA (across 101.2 innings) rank ninth and 11th, respectively, among qualified starters in the American League. He's slated to start against the Rangers at home next week.
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Jose Berrios SP | TOR
Blue Jays' Jose Berrios: Falters late in no-decision
Berrios did not factor into the decision in Wednesdays 11-9 win over the Yankees, allowing six runs on nine hits and no walks with three strikeouts over 4.1 innings.
Berrios was cruising with an 8-0 lead through four innings before surrendering six runs and failing to escape the fifth. It was just the second time in 18 starts the 31-year-old hasn't completed at least five frames, though he's now allowed six earned runs in a game three times this season. He'll carry a 3.64 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 92:37 K:BB across 106.1 innings into a favorable matchup with the White Sox next week.
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Will Warren P | NYY
Yankees' Will Warren: Crushed early in no-decision
Warren did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's 11-9 loss to the Blue Jays, allowing eight runs on 10 hits and four walks with four strikeouts over four innings.
Warren gave up seven runs in the first inning and generated just seven whiffs while throwing 57 of 99 pitches for strikes. It matched a career high in runs allowed for the 26-year-old and came on the heels of a strong June, during which he allowed just nine earned runs over five starts. He'll carry a 5.02 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 107:39 K:BB across 84.1 innings into a home matchup with the Mariners next week.
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Jack Flaherty SP | DET
Tigers' Jack Flaherty: Strikes out nine in no-decision
Flaherty did not factor into the decision in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Nationals. He allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out nine over five innings.
Flaherty allowed two runs in the first inning but mostly settled in from there, generating 16 whiffs on 97 pitches and notching nine strikeouts for the fourth time this season. While he ultimately departed with a 3-1 deficit, the 29-year-old didn't allow a home run for the first time in four starts and has now yielded three earned runs in back-to-back outings after surrendering 15 across his previous two. He'll carry a 4.84 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 109:37 K:BB over 89.1 innings into a home matchup with the Rays next week.
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Ryan Pepiot RP | TB
Rays' Ryan Pepiot: Fans nine A's in victory
Pepiot (6-6) came away with the win against the Athletics on Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out nine across six innings.
Pepiot put the Rays in a quick 2-0 deficit after yielding solo home runs to Brent Rooker and Max Schuemann in the first and second innings, respectively. Those were the only two runs Pepiot gave up, however, and he finished his outing strong by striking out five of the last six batters he faced. It was a nice bounce-back effort for the 27-year-old right-hander, who recorded just five outs while giving up four runs in his previous start against the Orioles on June 27. Pepiot is in line to face off against the Tigers on the road next week.
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Jon Gray SP | TEX
Rangers' Jon Gray: Close to rehab assignment
Gray (wrist) tossed a bullpen session Wednesday and is close to being cleared to embark on a rehab assignment, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Gray fractured his right wrist during spring training, which caused him to start the season on the 60-day injured list. He was cleared to throw off a mound in mid-June, and the 33-year-old right-hander appears to be ready to start a minor-league rehab assignment. Gray will aim for a return in late July after the All-Star break.
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Bailey Ober SP | MIN
Twins' Bailey Ober: Sent to IL with hip impingement
The Twins placed Ober on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left hip impingement, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
It's unclear how long Ober's hip has been bothering him, but the big right-hander has been tagged for seven runs in each of his last two starts and in three of his past four outings to push his ERA on the season up to 5.28. He will be eligible for activation at the start of the second half, but it's uncertain when Ober might be ready to rejoin the Minnesota rotation.
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Richard Fitts SP | STL
Red Sox's Richard Fitts: Makes weather-shortened start
Fitts struck out one and allowed one earned run on two hits and no walks in three innings in his start Tuesday against the Reds before the game was suspended in the top of the fourth inning due to inclement weather.
The two teams will resume the suspended game Wednesday before playing the series finale immediately after. The Red Sox were up 2-1 prior to the game being suspended, but because he didn't cover five innings and won't be asked to pitch again a day later, Fitts won't be in line for the win if Boston is able to maintain the lead for the rest of the contest. Assuming the Red Sox have Tanner Houck (elbow) make at least one more rehab start before activating him from the injured list, Fitts should be in line for at least one more turn through the rotation. Fitts' next start will likely come next Monday or Tuesday versus the Rockies at Fenway Park.
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Emerson Hancock SP | SEA
Mariners' Emerson Hancock: Sent to Tacoma
The Mariners optioned Hancock to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Hancock will be sent back to the minors one day after allowing five runs over six innings in a loss to the Royals to push his ERA on the season to 5.47. The right-hander had been lined up to start Sunday against the Pirates, so the Mariners will need to find a replacement in the rotation for this weekend.