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Aaron Nola SP | PHI
Phillies' Aaron Nola: Keeps rolling in no-decision
Nola did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Atlanta, allowing one run on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts over seven innings.
Nola allowed a run in the sixth inning and departed in line for the win, throwing 65 of 93 pitches for strikes with 11 whiffs. The veteran hurler has now yielded two earned runs or fewer in six straight outings, delivering quality starts in three of those contests. He'll take a 4.76 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 162:52 K:BB across 155 innings this season into a road rematch with Atlanta next weekend.
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Brady Singer SP | CIN
Reds' Brady Singer: Wins despite allowing six runs
Singer (6-13) earned the win against the Brewers on Sunday, allowing six runs on four hits and six walks with three strikeouts over five innings.
Singer benefited from an offensive explosion by the Reds, as he set season highs in walks and earned runs allowed. While the 30-year-old has generally worked deep into games, he's now yielded three earned runs or more in nine straight starts and owns a 5.53 ERA in the second half. He'll carry a 5.03 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 120:51 K:BB across 146.2 innings this season into a road rematch with the Brewers next weekend.
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Christian Scott SP | NYM
Mets' Christian Scott: Goes 4.2 innings vs. Giants
Scott didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Giants, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks across 4.2 innings. He struck out seven.
It appears that the Mets will limit Scott's workload down the stretch -- he threw just 80 pitches Sunday before he was pulled with two outs in the fifth inning. Scott is up to 99.1 innings pitched this season, one year removed from Tommy John surgery. Overall, the right-hander is 4-4 with a 3.81 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 120:44 K:BB across 21 starts. Scott's currently in line to face the Yankees on the road his next time out.
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Kyle Harrison SP | MIL
Brewers' Kyle Harrison: Struggles again, role could change
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Sunday's 12-8 loss to the Reds that Harrison could be shifted to a relief role or make shorter planned starts, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The left-hander took a no-decision in the loss, giving up six runs (four earned) on nine hits and four walks while striking out four over 3.2 innings.
For a second straight start, Harrison was limited to exactly 3.2 innings, and he hasn't pitched beyond five frames in his past eight outings. In just his last five starts alone, he's surrendered 24 runs, including 10 home runs. Whether it's making shorter starts or working out of the bullpen, either role would likely result in reduced fantasy relevance for Harrison, whose upside has already been limited due to his recent struggles.
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Paul Skenes SP | PIT
Pirates' Paul Skenes: Rebounds for 10th win
Skenes (10-11) earned the win Sunday over the Angels, allowing four hits and a walk over 5.1 scoreless innings. He struck out two.
While Skenes wasn't exactly dominant Sunday, he managed to hold the Angels scoreless in a strong bounce-back performance after he gave up five runs in 4.2 innings against the Giants his last time out. It's Skenes' first win since July 19 -- he'd gone 0-3 with a 5.77 ERA across 34.1 innings in his previous seven outings. Overall, the 24-year-old Skenes sports a 3.83 ERA with a 1.15 WHIP and 181:45 K:BB across 29 starts (155 innings) this season. He's currently in line for a road matchup with the Cubs his next time out.
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Jack Wenninger SP | NYM
Mets' Jack Wenninger: Control still an issue
Wenninger walked three batters in his most recent start Friday, a four-inning effort in which he also struck out five while allowing two runs against Rochester. For the season, Wenninger has a 4.24 ERA, 13.4 percent walk rate and 24.2 percent strikeout rate over 108.1 innings.
Wenninger at one point was thought to be on the short list for a potential promotion, but he's never quite gotten dialed in with his control, allowing two or more walks in every start since May 17. It's somewhat telling that even with September roster expansion, the Mets haven't given Wenninger a look yet.
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Jose Cabrera SP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jose Cabrera: Works in relief Wednesday
Cabrera struck out one batter and gave up one hit and no walks over two innings of relief in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Phillies.
After Cabrera took a loss to the Giants on Aug. 27, the Diamondbacks opted for a bullpen day when his turn in the rotation came up again Wednesday. Taylor Clarke served as an opener and covered the first 1.2 innings before manager Torey Luvollo turned to Cabrera and five other relievers to record the remaining 22 outs. The fifth spot in the rotation will come up again Monday in Kansas City, and Cabrera could be called upon to cover multiple innings as a starter or reliever once again if he isn't needed out of the bullpen in Sunday's series finale in Houston.
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Cesar Perdomo SP | SF
Giants' Cesar Perdomo: Set to start Sunday
Perdomo is listed as the Giants' probable starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Mets.
The left-hander received his first promotion to the big leagues Tuesday when rosters expanded to 28 players and made his debut later that day in Pittsburgh, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts over four relief innings. Perdomo, who posted a 5.10 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 36:20 K:BB across 47.2 frames in nine starts for Triple-A Sacramento, will now get a look in the major-league rotation, though it may end up being just a spot start.
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Ryne Nelson SP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Kicks off rehab assignment
Nelson (elbow) struck out two over a scoreless inning for Single-A Visalia on Saturday.
Nelson began a rehab assignment with the Rawhide and set down the side in order in the first inning. Although he opened the season as a starter for the Diamondbacks, the club plans to have him pitch out of the bullpen over the final month of the regular season. MLB.com targets the right-hander's possible return for Friday, when the Diamondbacks begin a homestand against the Rangers.
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Dustin May SP | MIL
Brewers' Dustin May: Strikes out five in rain-shortened outing
May did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Reds, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks with five strikeouts over 3.2 innings.
May surrendered runs in the first and fourth innings, throwing 41 of 56 pitches for strikes with an impressive 12 whiffs. The 29-year-old departed early due to a two-hour rain delay, and he's now logged just 10.1 frames over his past four starts due to a mix of poor performances and some bad luck. He'll carry a 4.69 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 127:45 K:BB across 132.1 innings with the Cardinals and Brewers into a home rematch with the Reds next weekend.