MLB Player News
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Kevin Gausman SP | CHC
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman: Quality start in no-decision
Gausman did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over six innings in a 5-4 loss to San Diego. He struck out eight.
Gausman ran into trouble during a chaotic three-run second inning, but he was able to settle in and churn out a quality start. Sunday's no-decision snapped a stretch of four consecutive losses charged to the right-hander, with his last win coming May 22. The 35-year-old will take a 4-8 record with a 4.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 116:32 K:BB across 112.1 innings (20 starts) into the All-Star break.
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Chase DeLauter RF | CLE
Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Homers late during win
DeLauter went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Marlins.
DeLauter provided Cleveland with an insurance run in the ninth inning, taking Pete Fairbanks deep for his 11th home run of the season. The outfielder has caught fire since returning from the injured list June 28, batting .339 with seven multi-hit performances across 14 games. DeLauter has homered four times over his last seven contests to close out the first half of the season.
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Tim Hill RP | NYY
Yankees' Tim Hill: Serves up another long ball Sunday
Hill was charged with a blown save Sunday against the Nationals, as he gave up one run on one hit while striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.
Hill took the mound in the sixth inning following starter Will Warren, who tossed five frames of one-run ball. After Hill struck out the first batter he faced, he then gave up a game-tying solo home run to Curtis Mead. Sunday marked the third time over Hill's past five outings that he's given up at least one homer, and he's yielded four total runs across 4.2 innings during that span. The lefty reliever concludes the first half with a 4.50 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB while notching eight holds over 36 innings spanning 43 appearances.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Launches eighth home run
Rocchio went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Marlins.
After collecting an RBI single to open the scoring in his first plate appearance, Rocchio extended Cleveland's lead in the fifth inning by taking Michael Petersen deep for his eighth home run of the season. The long ball matched his career high from 2024, but he has reached the mark in 50 fewer games this time around. The shortstop has been hot lately, batting .317 with three home runs and 10 RBI over his last 11 games.
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Randy Arozarena LF | SEA
Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Launches 11th home run
Arozarena went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Rays.
Arozarena broke the game wide open in the fourth inning with a three-run blast off Cole Sulser. The long ball gives him 11 home runs on the season. The outfielder has heated up at the plate, homering four times over his last 14 games while batting .294 with 12 RBI during that stretch. He heads into the All-Star break slashing .286/.380/.458 across 89 games.
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Paul Blackburn RP | NYY
Yankees' Paul Blackburn: Registers first save
Blackburn earned a save against Washington on Sunday, striking out two batters over two perfect innings.
Blackburn entered the contest in the bottom of the eighth inning after New York took a one-run lead in the top of the frame. The veteran righty retired the side in order on 17 pitches, and manager Aaron Boone elected to stick with Blackburn for the bottom of the ninth after the Yankees tacked on an insurance run in the top of the frame. Blackburn was even more effective in his final inning, needing just four pitches to set the side down in order again. The save was the first of the campaign for the hurler, who has primarily worked in middle relief this season. His opportunity to close Sunday was due to David Bednar being deployed each of the previous two days and throwing 38 total pitches during that span. With that in mind, fantasy managers need not consider Blackburn off the waiver wire as a source of additional saves.
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Weston Wilson 3B | SEA
Mariners' Weston Wilson: First homer with Seattle
Wilson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Rays.
Wilson added to Seattle's lead by taking Ian Seymour deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning. It was his second long ball of the season and first since the Mariners claimed him off waivers June 18. The utility man has seen limited production with his new club, going 3-for-18 across his first 10 games with Seattle.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Belts 14th homer in loss
Aranda went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and was hit by a pitch in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Mariners.
Aranda's lone hit produced the only scoring of the night for Tampa Bay, as he launched a two-run homer off Eduard Bazardo in the eighth inning. The long ball was his 14th of the year to match his career high from last season. The first baseman heads into the All-Star break swinging a hot bat, going 11-for-19 (.579) with six RBI over his last five games. Through 93 games, Aranda is slashing .297/.394/.471 with 14 home runs, 17 doubles, 64 RBI and 48 runs scored.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Slugs 21st homer
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-1 loss to the White Sox.
Langeliers accounted for Oakland's only run of the afternoon, taking Noah Schultz deep in the first inning for his 21st home run of the season. The catcher has cooled off to begin July, batting 5-for-27 (.185) with a 43 percent strikeout rate through his first eight games of the month. He heads into the All-Star break slashing .257/.324/.483 on the season.
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Braden Montgomery RF | CHW
White Sox's Braden Montgomery: Drives in four in rout
Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Athletics.
Montgomery launched a three-run homer off J.T. Ginn in the first inning as part of a six-run frame from Chicago. He later added an RBI single in the fifth to cap a career-high four-RBI afternoon. The homer was his third of the season. Entering Sunday, Montgomery was batting just .167 over his previous 10 games. Through 116 major league plate appearances, he is slashing .231/.302/.394 with three home runs, eight doubles, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored.