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  • Marlins' Braxton Garrett: Fans eight Nats in win

    Garrett (3-1) picked up the win in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Nationals, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out eight.

    The southpaw continues to give the Marlins some stability in their rotation. Garrett has given up two runs or less in six of his last seven starts, posting a 2.13 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and dazzling 49:8 K:BB through 38 innings over that stretch. While Saturday's quality start was just his second of the season, that's largely due to workload management, as the 90 pitches he tossed against Washington were a season high. Garrett will look to keep rolling in his next outing, likely to come at home next week against the Pirates.

  • Rockies' Connor Seabold: Brought back to earth by Atlanta

    Seabold (1-3) took the loss against Atlanta on Saturday, allowing nine runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out one batter over three innings.

    Seabold had been on a roll coming into the contest, posting a 2.08 ERA and 0.92 WHIP over his previous three starts. That momentum came to a grinding halt Saturday, as the right-hander yielded a season-high nine runs and nine hits while retiring just nine batters. Seabold's biggest issue was the long ball -- he served up a campaign-high four homers after allowing zero in his previous three starts. His ERA jumped from 4.70 to 5.88 as a result of the poor outing.

  • Bryce Elder SP | ATL

    Braves' Bryce Elder: Improves to 5-1

    Elder (5-1) earned the win over Colorado on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out four batters over six innings.

    Atlanta staked Elder to a 9-0 lead through three innings, so it was a relatively stress-free outing for the rookie. He surrendered a solo homer to Mike Moustakas in the fifth but otherwise cruised to his fifth win and eighth quality start. Elder had hit a rough patch in his previous two outings, surrendering nine runs over 11.1 frames, so this was a promising bounce-back performance. The right-hander has established himself as a key part of Atlanta's rotation, posting a 2.60 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 69:22 K:BB over 83 innings on the campaign.

  • Tommy Henry SP | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Tommy Henry: Solid in no-decision

    Henry allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three over six innings in a no-decision versus the Guardians on Saturday.

    Henry had given up five runs in each of his last two starts before this quality start. Andres Gimenez had a solo home run and a bases-loaded walk to account for the runs on Henry's line. While he went a third straight outing without a win, the southpaw trimmed his ERA to 4.66 with a 1.39 WHIP and 36:22 K:BB over 56 innings across 11 appearances (10 starts). Henry's lined up for a road start in Washington next week.

  • Alex Wood RP | ATH

    Giants' Alex Wood: Wins in return from IL

    Wood (2-1) allowed three hits and struck out four without walking a batter over five shutout innings to earn the win Saturday over the Dodgers.

    Wood had a minimal stay on the injured list with a back strain. The game was close for the bulk of the time he was pitching, and he did his part by throwing 47 of 67 pitches for strikes against his former team. The Giants' offense took over from the fifth inning onward. Wood now has a 4.11 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 34:16 K:BB through 35 innings across nine outings (eight starts). He may still need a couple more turns through the rotation to build up his pitch count. He's projected to make his next start at home versus the Padres.

  • Bobby Miller RP | LAD

    Dodgers' Bobby Miller: Handed first loss

    Miller (3-1) allowed seven runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five over 5.2 innings to take the loss Saturday versus the Giants.

    Miller was fine until the fifth inning, and the Giants then proceeded to put it in overdrive over the fifth and sixth frames. Prior to Saturday, Miller had given up just two runs over 23 innings across four starts. The rookie right-hander's bad outing spiked his ERA up to 2.83 with a 1.01 WHIP and 28:10 K:BB through 28.2 innings. It's just a blip on the radar for now, and the hard-throwing 24-year-old will look to bounce back next week at home against the Astros.

  • Blake Snell SP | LAD

    Padres' Blake Snell: Excellent against former team

    Snell (3-6) allowed two hits and three walks while striking out 12 over six shutout innings to earn the win Saturday over the Rays.

    Snell's excellent stretch continued for a fifth straight start, and this one came against his old team. Over his last 30 innings, the southpaw has allowed just two runs while posting a 45:13 K:BB. He's had 12 strikeouts in each of his last two starts, and he's enjoying some of his best pitching in years. Saturday's gem lowered his ERA to 3.48 with a 1.29 WHIP and 93:40 K:BB through 75 innings over 14 starts. Snell's next outing is projected to be on the road in San Francisco next week.

  • Justin Steele SP | CHC

    Cubs' Justin Steele: Earns seventh win in return

    Steele (7-2) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk over five innings against the Orioles. He struck out four.

    Steele held the Orioles scoreless until the fifth inning when Adley Rutschman took him deep to drive home Austin Hays and tie the game at 2-2. He would make it out of the inning without allowing any more damage, and the left-hander still managed to earn the win thanks to Chicago's offense immediately responding with a go-ahead run in the bottom of the frame. It was a solid performance for Steele in his return from a stint on the 15-day injured list due to a forearm strain, and he now sits with 2.71 ERA and 1.07 WHIP through 13 starts.

  • Hunter Greene SP | CIN

    Reds' Hunter Greene: Quality start leads to win

    Greene (2-4) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and four walks over six innings against the Astros. He struck out three.

    Greene tied his season high with four walks and struck out less than four batters for just the second time this year, but he still posted his fifth quality start and earned his second win. The 23-year-old's 4.01 ERA could use some work, but his 97:27 K:BB through 67.1 innings is elite. He faces no competition for his spot in the rotation and will look to make it back-to-back quality starts next time out, which is lined up for a matchup against Atlanta.

  • Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez: X-rays return negative

    X-rays returned negative on Sanchez's left hand after leaving Saturday's start against Oakland, and he's expected to make his next turn through the rotation, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

    Sanchez was hit in the hand/wrist area by a comebacker against the Athletics, and while he initially stayed in the contest, the left-hander exited after completing four scoreless innings. Sanchez should still be considered day-to-day, but it sounds like he'll be on the mound during the upcoming week, likely against the Mets on Friday.

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