MLB Player News
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Yu Darvish SP | SD
Padres' Yu Darvish: Earns historic victory Wednesday
Darvish (1-3) earned the win against the Mets on Wednesday, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings.
Darvish was fantastic, generating 14 whiffs and needing just 76 pitches to complete seven frames. According to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, he earned his 204th career win between Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan and MLB, breaking a tie with Hiroki Kuroda for the most all-time. While the veteran entered the game having allowed 17 earned runs over four starts this season, Wednesday's outing showed he still has something left in the tank at age 38. He'll carry a 6.46 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 18:9 K:BB across 23.2 innings into a road matchup with the Diamondbacks early next week.
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Taijuan Walker SP | PHI
Phillies' Taijuan Walker: Goes five innings in no-decision
Walker did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the White Sox, allowing two runs on seven hits over five innings.
The two runs charged to Walker came on a pair of solo homers -- Kyle Teel opened the scoring in the first inning before Colson Montgomery took the right-hander deep to tie the game in the fourth. The 32-year-old Walker has made 12 starts for the Phillies this season, though he's yet to make it through six innings since his first outing of the year April 3 against Colorado. Overall, his ERA sits at 3.82 with a 1.36 WHIP and 56:25 K:BB across 73 innings this season. Walker is expected to remain in a starting role until Aaron Nola (ankle/rib) is ready to return, though he could be relegated to the bullpen if the Phillies elect to bolster their rotation ahead of Thursday's trade deadline.
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MacKenzie Gore SP | TEX
Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Falls to Astros
Gore (4-11) took the loss Wednesday against Houston, allowing six runs on eight hits and a walk across 5.1 innings. He struck out four.
Five of the Astros' six runs against Gore came via the long ball -- Jose Altuve took Gore deep with two on and two outs in the second inning before Cooper Hummel added a two-run shot in the sixth. It's the third straight loss for Gore and his sixth in his last eight outings. The left-hander's seen his ERA rise to 3.80 with a 1.29 WHIP and 148:45 K:BB across 22 starts (123 innings) this season. Gore's name has surfaced in trade rumors ahead of Thursday's deadline, though he remains tentatively lined up for a home matchup with the A's next week should he stay with the Nats.
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Ryan Gusto P | MIA
Astros' Ryan Gusto: Sharp in seventh win
Gusto (7-4) earned the win Wednesday against the Nationals, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out five.
It was an impressive bounce-back performance from Gusto, who picked up his third quality start of the season after giving up eight runs in just 3.1 innings his last time out against the A's. Overall, the 26-year-old Gusto sports a 4.92 ERA with a 1.43 WHIP and 87:28 K:BB across 86 innings this year. While the right-hander certainly pitched well enough to earn another look in the rotation, Gusto could find himself back in the bullpen with both Spencer Arrighetti (thumb) and Cristian Javier (elbow) nearing returns.
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Logan Webb SP | SF
Giants' Logan Webb: Strikes out 11 in no-decision
Webb did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Pirates, allowing one run on five hits and four walks with 11 strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
Webb recorded his first double-digit strikeout game since June 7 but also tied a season high with four walks, departing an out shy of a quality start at 109 pitches. It was still an encouraging rebound for the All-Star, who had surrendered 16 earned runs over 15.1 innings in his previous three starts. He'll carry a 3.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 155:34 K:BB across 141.1 innings into a road rematch with the Pirates early next week.
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Nate Dohm SP | NYM
Cardinals' Nate Dohm: Shipped to St. Louis
The Mets traded Dohm to the Cardinals on Wednesday alongside Jesus Baez and Frank Elissalt in exchange for Ryan Helsley, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
Dohm has split time between Single-A and High-A during his first season as a professional, logging a 2.87 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 77:23 K:BB over 62.2 innings between the two levels. Now in the Cardinals' farm system, the 22-year-old righty will likely report to St. Louis' High-A affiliate in Peoria.
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Michael Burrows SP | HOU
Pirates' Mike Burrows: Logs quality start in no-decision
Burrows did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Giants, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over six innings.
Burrows allowed a run in the fourth inning but was otherwise sharp, throwing 61 of 91 pitches for strikes while limiting the Giants to three singles. The young right-hander has turned in back-to-back quality starts and yielded just three earned runs over 17 frames in his past three outings. He'll carry a 3.88 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 60:21 K:BB across 58 innings into a home rematch with the Giants early next week.
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Mick Abel P | MIN
Twins' Mick Abel: Dealt to Twins for Duran
Abel and Eduardo Tait were acquired by the Twins from the Phillies on Wednesday in exchange for Jhoan Duran, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Abel was one of Philadelphia's top prospects and is now a key piece of the biggest trade deadline deal of 2025 so far. The right-hander made six starts for the Phillies this year in his first taste of the majors and has a 5.04 ERA over 25 innings, but he's been dominant at the Triple-A level with a 2.31 ERA and 9.9 K/9 in 13 starts. Abel will have a clearer path the big-league rotation in Minnesota given the club's injury situation and since Chris Paddack has also already been traded.
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Clarke Schmidt SP | NYY
Yankees' Clarke Schmidt: Shifts to 60-day IL
The Yankees transferred Schmidt (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.
Schmidt is slated to miss the rest of the season and most of the 2026 campaign after undergoing an internal brace surgery on his right elbow July 11. The transaction clears room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Austin Slater, whom the Yankees acquired in a trade with the White Sox on Wednesday.
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Dustin May SP | STL
Dodgers' Dustin May: Shifting to relief
Manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that May will work out of the bullpen going forward and will be available as a multi-inning reliever Friday against the Rays, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The right-hander worked behind Shohei Ohtani as a bulk reliever last week and will now be making the full shift to the bullpen. May has otherwise exclusively worked as a traditional starter this season, and his performance in his first year back from flexor tendon and UCL revision surgery has been underwhelming with a 4.85 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 97:43 K:BB across 104 innings.