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    Dobbins will start Game 2 of doubleheader Tuesday

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    Cardinals appointed RHP Hunter Dobbins as the 27th man for the doubleheader on Tuesday against the Brewers.

    Dobbins will be used as the starter for Game 2. The 26-year-old has a 3.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and a 19/7 K/BB ratio over 17 1/3 innings with the Cardinals this season and has also posted a 3.79 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 44/18 K/BB ratio in 59 1/3 innings at Triple-A this year. There is not a lot of strikeout upside here, but he has a case to remain in the Cardinals’ rotation if he pitches well on Tuesday.
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    Dobbins returns to St. Louis’ pitching mix after spending a couple days back in the minors. The 26-year-old righty has looked sharp in a handful of recent appearances and will occupy a swingman-type role for the final two months of the season. There’s some streaming appeal when Dobbins gets the ball against weaker lineups, but he doesn’t offer stratospheric strikeout upside.
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    It’s perplexing why the Cardinals don’t just stick Dobbins in the rotation and leave him there. The 26-year-old allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings during a bulk relief outing on Monday after shutting out the Angels for six frames last week in a traditional start. The move allows St. Louis to bring up some relief help since Dobbins wouldn’t have been available to pitch again until later this week. He’ll probably return at some point after the trade deadline.
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    Dobbins did a little better than Liberatore, who allowed three runs in 3 2/3 innings. The Cardinals aren’t off again until Aug. 6, so there’s a pretty good chance Dobbins will get a start next time through the rotation. He could get a full-time spot if the Cardinals move a starter prior to the deadline.
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    It sounds like the plan is for Dobbins, who was originally scheduled to start Tuesday’s game, to piggyback with Matthew Liberatore in this one. It’s a tough development fantasy-wise since it caps his potential volume upside. He struck out five over six shutout innings against the Angels last Wednesday.
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    It’s hard to imagine the Cardinals were expecting anything better than this as Dobbins scattered six hits and worked into the middle innings during his first big-league outing since July 7. The 26-year-old will stick around with St. Louis transitioning to a six-man rotation. He doesn’t offer stratospheric strikeout upside, but he’s probably going to be a viable option in deeper mixed leagues depending on matchups. He’ll square off against the Cubs on Tuesday in his next start.
  • STL Starting Pitcher #40
    Dobbins was announced as Wednesday’s starter yesterday, so the move to bring him up is now official. This is likely a spot start in a game that needed to be made up due to a rainout. Dobbins has a 4.03 ERA across 22 1/3 innings over five appearances for the Cardinals this season.
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    St. Louis will transition to a six-man rotation with Dobbins’ arrival pushing everyone else back an additional day, including Wednesday’s original starter Michael McGreevy. The 26-year-old came over from the Red Sox in the Willson Contreras trade last offseason and has posted a pedestrian 4.03 ERA across 22 1/3 innings over five appearances for the Cardinals this season. He’s missing bats at a higher rate than expected, albeit in a small sample size, but Dobbins isn’t exactly an intriguing fantasy option at this stage of his career.
  • STL Starting Pitcher #40
    Both Dobbins and Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser were brought up to make a spot start in the twin billing Tuesday, and Gasser was considerably more effective (7 2/3 IP, 2 ER) in a game the Cardinals ended up losing by eight runs. Dobbins wasn’t abhorrent, however, and a two-run single in the fifth by Andy Lara turned what was a very solid effort into a mediocre one. Dobbins is likely to head back to Triple-A now, but is worth streaming consideration when he faces lineups worse than the Brewers when he gets another chance.
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    It’s unclear if the plan is for Dobbins to return to the rotation at the Triple-A level, or if he’ll be back to make another start with the Cardinals in relatively short order. The 26-year-old hurler holds a 3.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 19/7 K/BB ratio over 17 1/3 innings with the Cardinals this season.
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    Dobbins struck out five and walked none, but he gave up nine hard-hit balls, including homers to Bo Bichette and Jared Young in the first. This leaves Dobbins with a 3.63 ERA in two relief appearances and two starts for the Cardinals. He’ll likely start again Wednesday against the Padres.

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    California Post’s Jack Harris reports that Kris Bubic (shoulder) “is expected to be back sometime around the end of August.”

    Bubic hasn’t pitched since the middle of May and will be returning when Blake Snell (elbow) and Tyler Glasnow (back) are also likely back in the Dodgers’ rotation. That means that Bubic will most likely serve as a bulk relief option for the Dodgers in September and potentially the playoffs.
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    Eric Lauer is staying in the Dodgers’ rotation, per California Post’s Jack Harris.

    Lauer was originally slated to move to a bulk relief role, but the team decided to send Emmet Sheehan down to Triple-A and keep Lauer in the rotation. Of course, Blake Snell (elbow) is also close to returning, and Tyler Glasnow (back) is beginning a rehab assignment, which means Lauer may be moving to the bullpen shortly. For now, he’ll start Wednesday against the Cubs.
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    Daniel Palencia, out with a flexor strain in his elbow, is slated to pitch for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.

    The Cubs didn’t add a veteran closer before the deadline, so it looks like Palancia will have a chance to get his job back upon returning. He’ll definitely need at least a couple of rehab appearances first.
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    The Padres will have Randy Vásquez start Tuesday’s game against the D-backs.

    Vásquez last pitched Thursday against the Giants, throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. JP Sears started that game, but he was in the pen and gave up two runs in an inning in Sunday’s game.
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    Brandon Pfaadt allowed only an unearned run over 6 2/3 innings Monday in the Diamondbacks’ 5-1 defeat of the Padres.

    Pfaadt’s strong groundball rate has taken a hit in his last two starts, but it hasn’t kept him from pitching 13 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run. He allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three tonight. He has a 1.78 ERA in his last five starts despite striking out just 13 in 30 1/3 innings, but that strikeout rate is scarier now that he’s no longer racking up the grounders. Even with all of his recent success, he’s not a great play with the Dodgers next on the schedule.
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    Brandyn Garcia pitched a perfect ninth with a four-run lead against the Padres on Monday.

    Garcia was robbed of what could have been his third save in five days when the D-backs scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 5-1 game. He pitched the ninth anyway and turned in a third straight hitless frame. He seems like the favorite for saves in Arizona right now, though because he’s a lefty, he might be needed earlier in games at times.
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    Michael King surrendered three runs in five innings Monday in a loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Tim Tawa’s homer in the fourth, which was set up by a walk and a single, did all of the damage. King dropped to 6-8 with a 3.45 ERA. The run support really hasn’t been there for him, but this is the first time he’s lost in four games in which the Padres have scored only one run. He had twice won 1-0 and once taken a no-decision after allowing one run in six innings. He’ll face the Astros next.
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    Tim Tawa went 3-for-4 and hit a three-run homer in Monday’s win over the Padres.

    Tawa was back at first base tonight after starting in center field the previous two days. He’ll probably play less outfield with Lars Nootbaar around, but he might just start at first base regularly anyway. While we’re not really buying in, he has hit .266 with four homers and 16 RBI in 23 games since he was recalled July 5.
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    Junior Caminero launched his 31st and 32nd homers to help power the Rays past the Rockies 13-9 on Monday.

    All five of his balls in play tonight were hit at least 98 mph, with the homers checking in at 112 and 109 mph. Caminero is moving into some very rare territory now with 84 homers through his age-22 season. He moved past Al Kaline tonight and is now tied with Mickey Mantle for 15th place on that list. Next up are Jimmie Foxx at 86 and Johnny Bench and Ken Griffey Jr. at 87. He’s not going to approach Mel Ott’s record of 115, but he ought to finish up in the top 10.
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    Ian Seymour held the Rockies to two runs in six innings and struck out nine to win in Coors Field on Monday.

    Seymour has struggled to find much consistency either as a reliever or, more recently, as a starter/bulk guy, but he showed tonight why he remains pretty intriguing. Unfortunately, as a result of the Freddy Peralta acquisition, he might go back to being a true reliever once Shane McClanahan returns. First, he should be in line for at least one more start Sunday against the Mariners.