J.T. Ginn allows four runs in loss to Athletics

Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh before giving up a single to Keibert Ruiz. A day after giving up 23 runs, the A’s were able to blank the Nats until the ninth inning, and put up a couple of touchdowns of runs themselves. Ginn was lit up in his previous start Sunday, but this — to an extent, he’s not taking no-nos deep into games, of course — is much more in line with how he’s pitched for most of the year. He struck out seven against three walks while landing 50-of-82 pitches for strikes. He’ll be back on the bump against the Twins over the weekend, and take a solid 3.46 ERA into that outing.

The A’s will set their rotation to start the second half as Jump on Friday, J.T. Ginn on Saturday, and Jacob Lopez on Sunday in their three-game set against the Nationals. Jump, 3-4 with a 3.51 ERA, struggled a bit towards the beginning of July but bounced back against the White Sox. He’s definitely a viable mixed-league starter when he’s not pitching at home.

Ginn was so-so after giving up six runs in the first, but the thing about that is, he gave up six runs in the first; including a three-run homer ty Braden Montgomery. The right-hander also allowed a leadoff homer to Sam Antonacci in what can only be described as a clunker of a start to end Ginn’s first half. He did strike out seven, if you’re desperate for a positive. The real positive is that Ginn was solid for the majority of the first half, and he’ll have a chance to bounce back after the All-Star break.

That Ginn’s fastball velocity was down three mph from his season average tonight seems to have a good explanation. He managed to limit the Tigers to two hits anyway, although one was a two-run homer from Colt Keith. At this point, he’s still expected to pitch the first-half finale against the White Sox on Sunday.

Ginn walked five batters, but the lone run off him was produced by a Freddie Freeman homer. The Dodgers managed just two other hits off him and neither counted for anything. Ginn is now 7-4 with a 3.04 ERA. His 82/41 K/BB in 95 2/3 innings isn’t very inspiring, and that half of his starts come in a terrific ballpark for offense makes him a pretty weak bet in mixed leagues going forward. Still, he’s certainly been very good thus far.

Ginn struck out five and walked one in improving to 6-4 with a 3.15 ERA. He remains a very dangerous pickup in one of the league’s worst situations for pitchers in Sacramento, but his improvement bodes well for the eventual hopeful return to contention for the Las Vegas A’s.

The lone run came in the fourth after a Zack Gelof error opened the frame. The RBI single was on a jam shot from Jake Mangum that fell in between the shortstop and left fielder in shallowed left. Ginn has been one of the nicest surprises for the A’s after getting left out of the rotation initially, amassing a 5-3 record with a 2.91 ERA. Still, in such a tough situation in Sacramento, he remains a poor bet for long-term value. He’ll face the Angels on Saturday.

Ginn served up a two-run homer to Jackson Chourio in the first inning. A double and a base hit would bring a third run in to score in the fourth. The Brewers would get two more runs across on two walks and two hits in the sixth before Ginn departed with two outs at 97 pitches. He struck out five. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a solid 3.15 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 65/30 K/BB ratio across 71 1/3 innings into a start against the Rockies at Las Vegas Stadium on Sunday.

Ginn had an average exit velocity against of 96 mph tonight, but only a 110-mph homer from Pete Crow-Armstrong and a 111-mph single from Moisés Ballesteros went for hits. That’s par for the course for Ginn lately, as he’s allowed eight hits over 22 1/3 innings in his last four turns. He’s 4-3 with a 2.74 ERA for the year, but it’s just going to be extremely difficult for a Sacramento starter to offer full-season value in shallow leagues. He’ll make his next start at home against the Brewers.

Ginn struck out four and walked three. He gave up 10 hard-hit balls, but the Yankees wound up with only four singles and no extra-base hits off him. Ginn improved to 3-3 with a 2.87 ERA. In spite of that, he remains of little interest in mixed leagues in a tough situation for pitchers. He’ll start in Houston next week.