MLB Player News
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Marcus Stroman SP | NYY
Yankees' Marcus Stroman: Earns nine-out save Tuesday
Stroman picked up his second career save in Tuesday's win over the Mariners, allowing one run on five hits while striking out three over three innings.
Stroman made his first appearance out of the bullpen since the Yankees announced the move over the weekend and he picked up his first save since 2014, which was his rookie season. He gave up at least a hit in all three innings he pitched, including a solo home run to Luke Raley in the eighth, but the game was comfortably out of reach already. Stroman should continue to operate in a long-relief role down the stretch unless an opportunity opens up for him to be reinserted back into the rotation.
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Luis Gil SP | NYY
Yankees' Luis Gil: Picks up win over Seattle
Gil (14-6) got the win over the Mariners on Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings.
Gil allowed nine hard-hit balls during Tuesday's outing but only one did any damage, with that being a second-inning solo home run from Jorge Polanco. The righty otherwise was able to limit the damage despite showing some wildness again, walking multiple batters for a seventh straight outing. Gil has now allowed just two runs on 10 hits over his last 16 innings, lowering his ERA to 3.14 to go with a 1.18 WHIP and 161:73 K:BB in 140.2 innings. Gil lines up to make his next start against Oakland this weekend.
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Frankie Montas SP | MIL
Brewers' Frankie Montas: Fans 10 in losing effort
Montas (7-11) took the loss Tuesday as the Brewers were downed 5-1 by the Phillies, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out 10.
All the runs came on homers, as Nick Castellanos launched a solo shot in the second inning before Bryce Harper helped chase Montas from the game with a two-run shot in the sixth. It was the first time since the right-hander joined Milwaukee at the trade deadline that he'd served up multiple long balls, but on the bright side he's struck out double-digit batters twice in his last three outings. Over nine starts for the Brewers, Montas sports a 3.55 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 60:20 K:BB in 50.2 innings. He's scheduled to make his next start at home this weekend against the Diamondbacks, but with the Brewers on the verge of clinching the NL Central title, the team could shuffle its rotation over the final days of the regular season to set up its postseason rotation and give pitchers like Montas some extra rest.
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Zack Wheeler SP | PHI
Phillies' Zack Wheeler: Dials up fourth straight win
Wheeler (16-6) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits over seven innings in a 5-1 victory over the Brewers. He struck out six without walking a batter.
The right-hander bolstered his Cy Young case with his fourth straight win and ninth straight quality start, helping the Phillies close in on an NL East title. Wheeler has a dazzling 1.71 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 66:9 K:BB through 58 innings since the beginning of August, and he leads the NL in WHIP on the season (0.95) while sitting second to Atlanta's Chris Sale in ERA (2.56, versus Sale's 2.35). Wheeler will look to keep dealing in his next outing, which lines up to come on the road this weekend against the Mets.
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Bryan Woo SP | SEA
Mariners' Bryan Woo: Pummeled for seven runs
Woo (8-3) took the loss Tuesday against the Yankees, allowing seven runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out seven over 4.2 innings.
Woo had his worst outing of the season, tying his season-high in hits allowed and setting a new high for runs allowed while failing to reach five innings for the first time since July 27. The Yankees got to him for a pair of runs in the first and second innings before Juan Soto and Jasson Dominguez went deep in the fourth and fifth, respectively, to add on another three runs. Woo still struck out seven, tying his season high, and he had 20 whiffs on the evening. He'll carry a 2.85 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 89:11 K:BB in 110.1 innings into a meeting with the Rangers over the weekend.
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Cole Ragans SP | KC
Royals' Cole Ragans: Strong start wasted Tuesday
Ragans came away with a no-decision Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and four walks over seven innings in a 3-1 extra-inning loss to the Tigers. He struck out six.
The southpaw delivered his 20th quality start of the season on 105 pitches (66 strikes), but the Kansas City offense squandered multiple chances to give Ragans the lead before eventually losing in the 10th inning. Since the beginning of August, he sports a 2.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 64:23 K:BB through 52 innings as the Royals push for their first trip to the playoffs since 2015. Ragans is scheduled to make his next start on the road early next week against the Nationals.
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Casey Mize SP | DET
Tigers' Casey Mize: Escapes with no-decision Tuesday
Mize came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 3-1 extra-inning win over the Royals, allowing one run on six hits and four walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.
Kansas City put runners on base in every inning against Mize, but three double plays turned by the Detroit infield helped stifle the rallies. The right-hander has failed to complete five innings in back-to-back starts, and since rejoining the rotation in late August, Mize has a 4.87 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 16:6 K:BB through 20.1 innings. He'll look for his first win since June 30 in his next trip to the mound, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Rays.
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Michael King SP | SD
Padres' Michael King: Seven strong innings against Astros
King did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's loss to the Astros, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven in seven innings.
The Astros got to King with four hits and a pair of runs in the fourth but were otherwise held in check. King reached seven innings for the first time since July 21 and has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his last seven starts. For the year, King owns a 3.04 ERA, which ranks eighth among qualifiers and fourth in the National League. He'll look to continue rolling in a crucial matchup against the Dodgers next week.
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Hunter Brown SP | HOU
Astros' Hunter Brown: Bounces back against Padres
Brown did not factor into the decision Tuesday against the Padres, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three over six innings.
Brown blanked the Padres up until the sixth inning when Manny Machado swatted a two-run homer to even the game up at 2-2. The long ball was the only extra-base hit allowed by Brown, who has now allowed a homer in back-to-back starts for the first time since July. Brown's three strikeouts were also his lowest since he had three back on May 22, but he's given the Astros five quality starts in his last six outings. He'll take a 3.57 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 171:57 K:BB in 164 innings into a start against the Mariners to begin next week.
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Griffin Canning SP | LAA
Angels' Griffin Canning: Blanks White Sox
Canning (6-13) got the win Tuesday against the White Sox, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out six over six scoreless innings.
Canning bounced back in a big way after giving up a season-high 10 runs (nine earned) in his previous start against the Twins. Canning played a part in handing the White Sox their 19th shutout loss of the season. Despite the impressive performance, Canning is still third worst in baseball with 93 earned runs allowed this season, leading to a 5.16 ERA. The 28-year-old will have a much tougher test ahead of him against the Astros this weekend.