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  • Cal Quantrill RP | TEX

    Marlins' Cal Quantrill: Goes five strong in no-decision

    Quantrill did not factor into the decision in Friday's 5-1 win over the Brewers, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts over five innings.

    Quantrill threw 45 of 65 pitches for strikes, with his only blemish coming on a solo homer by Jackson Chourio in the fourth inning. The 30-year-old has now allowed just one run on five hits over his last two contests, though Saturday's quality start was the first time he's exceeded five frames in 20 outings this season. He'll take a 5.05 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 74:24 K:BB across 92.2 innings into a road matchup with the Cardinals next week.

  • Royals' Michael Wacha: Royals-Guardians postponed

    Wacha will not make his scheduled start against the Guardians on Friday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

    Friday's game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday, and Wacha will start in Game 1 at 2:40 p.m. ET, per Anne Rogers of MLB.com. The veteran right-hander is coming off a quality start in his last outing against the Marlins this past Saturday, and he sports a 3.62 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 85:34 K:BB across 112 innings this season.

  • Gavin Williams SP | CLE

    Guardians' Gavin Williams: Guardians-Royals postponed

    Williams will not pitch against the Royals on Friday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

    Friday's game will be made up Saturday as part of a doubleheader, and Williams will likely take the mound in one of those games. The 25-year-old right-hander has logged a quality start in two of his last three outings and has a 3.54 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 106:58 K:BB across 104.1 innings this season.

  • Landen Roupp SP | SF

    Giants' Landen Roupp: Optimism for minimum IL stay

    Giants manager Bob Melvin said Friday that Roupp has no structural damage in his right elbow and that the team is hoping the hurler will have a minimum-length stay on the injured list, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Roupp landed on the injured list Friday with right elbow inflammation. It appears that imaging has resulted in good news for the right-hander given Melvin's indication that no structural damage was detected. Roupp's placement on the IL was retroactive to Wednesday, and he could end up missing just two starts if he's activated when first eligible.

  • Landen Roupp SP | SF

    Giants' Landen Roupp: Lands on 15-day IL

    The Giants placed Roupp on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Wednesday, due to right elbow inflammation.

    Roupp had been pitching well as of late, allowing just four earned runs over his last six starts to lower his ERA to 3.11 and WHIP to 1.43 across 101.1 innings this season. The 26-year-old right-hander will be shut down from throwing and undergo further tests to determine the severity of the injury and map out a rehab program. The Giants recalled Tristan Beck from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.

  • Michael King SP | SD

    Padres' Michael King: Set to throw sim game Monday

    King (shoulder) will throw a simulated game Monday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

    King is expected to return in August, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The 30-year-old right-hander has been sidelined since May 18 due to a pinched thoracic nerve. King's return will be a big boost to the San Diego rotation. He has a 4-2 record, 2.59 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 64:17 K:BB across 55.2 innings of work and 10 starts this season.

  • Luis Gil SP | NYY

    Yankees' Luis Gil: Likely to make another rehab start

    Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that there's "probably a good chance" Gil (lat) will make another rehab start before being activated from the injured list, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.

    Gil is feeling good after making his third rehab start Wednesday, when he threw 3.1 innings at Double-A Somerset. Still, the Yankees are considering keeping GIl on assignment for another start. The 26-year-old hasn't pitched in an MLB game this season due to a high-grade lat strain.

  • Kyle Hart RP | SD

    Padres' Kyle Hart: Optioned to Triple-A

    The Padres optioned Hart to Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

    Hart threw 42 pitches in relief the previous two days, and San Diego needs a fresher arm for the bullpen. Ron Marinaccio has been recalled to take Hart's spot. Hart (3-2) has pitched in nine games (six starts) for the Padres this season, registering a 5.29 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 21:7 K:BB across 32.1 innings of action.

  • Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Completes bullpen

    Taillon (calf) threw 47 pitches in a bullpen session Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

    Taillon has begun throwing off a mound, and his stamina is already quite built up. Manager Craig Counsell said July 4 that Taillon would miss at least a month of action, and the pitcher looks to be on track to return around that one-month mark. Given how far he is in the process of being stretched out, Taillon may not require many rehab starts if the Cubs decide to send him on an assignment.

  • Red Sox's Patrick Sandoval: Rehab stalls

    Sandoval (elbow) has gone from throwing bullpen sessions to just playing catch and is doubtful to pitch this season, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    Sandoval's rehab from internal brace surgery on his left (pitching) elbow has slowed, and it sounds like the 28-year-old won't pitch in a game until 2026. He remains on the 60-day injured list. Sandoval inked a two-year, $18.25 million deal with Boston last winter. He should contend for a spot in the rotation next spring.

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