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Corbin Burnes SP | ARI
Orioles' Corbin Burnes: Blown up in loss
Burnes (12-5) took the loss Friday against Boston, allowing eight runs on 10 hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out seven.
The right-hander turned in his worst start of the season, allowing more than four earned runs for the first time as an Oriole. Burnes has struggled since the All-Star break, pitching to an atypical 5.40 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 34:13 K:BB across 35 innings. Overall, the former NL Cy Young Award winner sports a 3.10 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 144:38 K:BB in 153.2 total innings. He'll look to bounce back in his next scheduled start at Houston next week.
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Roddery Munoz RP | HOU
Marlins' Roddery Munoz: Suffers seventh loss
Munoz (2-7) took the loss Friday against the Mets, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks over 3.1 innings. He struck out five.
Despite generating 13 whiffs on 93 pitches, Munoz allowed three or more earned runs for the fourth time in six second-half starts. Over that span, the rookie right-hander has pitched to a 6.66 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 25:12 K:BB across 27 innings, and he has failed to reach the sixth inning in any of those outings. Things don't get easier for Munoz -- he's scheduled to face a scorching hot Arizona team at home next week.
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Michael Lorenzen RP | TOR
Royals' Michael Lorenzen: Grabs first win with Royals
Lorenzen (6-6) earned the win Friday over the Reds, allowing one run on two hits and three walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out three.
Lorenzen was sharp Friday, blanking Cincinnati through five innings before Tyler Stephenson drove in a run with a two-out double in the sixth. It's the first win for Lorenzen since joining the Royals at the trade deadline, though he's pitched well in Kansas City, posting a 2.87 ERA through three starts and 15.2 innings. Overall, the 32-year-old is 6-6 with a 3.68 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 86:55 K:BB through 117.1 innings between the Royals and Rangers this season. He's currently lined up to face the Angels at home in his next outing.
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Sean Manaea SP | NYM
Mets' Sean Manaea: Collects ninth win
Manaea (9-5) earned the win Friday against the Marlins, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk over seven innings. He struck out four.
The New York southpaw worked around four extra-base hits -- three doubles and one homer -- to collect his ninth quality start of the season. Manaea has continued his success prior to the All-Star break into the second half, going 3-2 with a 3.48 ERA and 33 strikeouts across his last 33.2 innings. Overall, the 32-year-old has pitched to a 3.46 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 129:52 K:BB in 130 innings this season. Manaea is currently scheduled to make his next outing against the Orioles at home next week.
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Gerrit Cole SP | NYY
Yankees' Gerrit Cole: Blanks Tigers in win
Cole (4-2) earned the win Friday over Detroit, allowing four hits and two walks over six scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
Cole looks to be rounding into form -- the right-hander's allowed just three runs in his last three starts (17 innings) while racking up 22 strikeouts in that span. He lowered his ERA to 4.15 through 52 innings this season with a 1.37 WHIP and 60:16 K:BB. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, currently scheduled for next week at home against the Guardians.
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Ryan Pepiot RP | TB
Rays' Ryan Pepiot: Fans five in no-decision
Pepiot did not factor into the decision in Friday's 5-4 win against Arizona, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and one walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
Making his return from a knee infection, the Tampa Bay righty generated 11 whiffs out of his 80 total pitches in his first start since July 14. After a shaky opening frame in which two unearned runs scored courtesy a Junior Caminero throwing error, Pepiot settled in, allowing just two singles across his remaining 4.1 innings. He sports a 3.69 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 99:32 K:BB across 92.2 innings this season. The 26-year-old lines up for a road start in Oakland next week.
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Ryne Nelson SP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Sharp again in no-decision
Nelson did not factor into the decision in Friday's loss to the Rays, allowing one run on five hits and no walks over 6.1 innings. He struck out six.
The Arizona hurler secured his fourth quality start in six outings since the All-Star break with this 94-pitch performance. The lone blemish on Nelson's evening was a 379-foot solo shot by Dylan Carlson in the fifth inning. The 26-year-old right-hander has been brilliant in the second half, pitching to a 2.89 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 42:9 K:BB across 37.1 innings. Nelson doesn't currently have another start scheduled as manager Torey Lovullo has proposed moving the righty to the bullpen. However, given Nelson's stellar work of late, Lovullo might reconsider removing him from the rotation.
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Justin Wrobleski SP | LAD
Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski: Officially recalled
The Dodgers recalled Wrobleski from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.
Wrobleski allowed just two runs in 10 innings over his last two starts in the majors, but he's given up seven runs in 10.1 frames since being sent down to Triple-A at the end of July. Tyler Glasnow (elbow) was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move, and his absence could allow Wrobleski to stick around for several turns through the rotation.
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Tyler Glasnow SP | LAD
Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow: Lands on injured list
The Dodgers placed Glasnow on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow tendinitis, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
The Dodgers pushed back Glasnow's next start from Friday to Saturday after he pitched seven innings during his last outing, but he'll now have to miss multiple turns through the rotation. His roster spot will be given to Justin Wrobleski, who was recalled from Triple-A to start Friday's game versus St. Louis. Bobby Miller was added to the Dodgers' taxi squad Friday and will presumably start Saturday's contest in Glasnow's place.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP | LAD
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Throws 17 pitches Friday
Yamamoto (triceps) threw 17 pitches in his live bullpen session Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Friday marked the first time Yamamoto has faced live hitters since going on the injured list in June. His session was cut short due to the heat, but he noted afterwards that he felt good. The 25-year-old will need at least two more live sessions before going on a rehab assignment.