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    Joey Cantillo gives up two unearned runs in loss

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    Joey Cantillo allowed two unearned runs over five innings to take a loss to the Twins on Tuesday.

    Cantillo’s runs were unearned, but he was certainly due to see some hitters cross the plate Tuesday. He allowed six hits and three walks, so there was consistent traffic throughout the contest. Still, credit to Cantillo for battling through those runners — even if it was self-created — and if not for an error by Travis Bazzana, he just might have kept the Twins off the board Tuesday evening. He also was able to strike out a solid seven over those five frames, and he’ll look to apply the good from this start versus the Marlins in Miami on Sunday.
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    Cantillo struck out four in the 93-pitch outing. He came out for the sixth inning but departed after walking the first hitter. The left-hander posted his best monthly K-BB% of the year in June, but Wednesday’s outing was a step backward in that regard. His profile is built to excel at strikeouts and grounders rather than throwing strikes, and that disconnect prevents him from being a set-and-forget starting pitcher in most fantasy formats. Consider him a streamer next time out against the Twins.
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    Cantillo allowed just two hits and two walks in the ballgame. The lone tally against him came on a solo shot off the bat of Colt Emerson in the third inning. Aside from that, Cantillo was in complete command. The 26-year-old southpaw generated 18 whiffs on 90 pitches on the night, registering an elite CSW of 38 percent. He’ll bring a 3.87 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and an 85/39 K/BB ratio (86 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rangers.
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    Cantillo gave up four hits, walked one and struck out nine. He improved to 6-3 with the win. Cantillo had allowed 15 runs in 11 innings over three starts before rebounding with two runs allowed in 13 innings over his last two starts. His ERA is down to 4.05. Cantillo will face the Mariners at home next week.
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    The Tigers brought a run in on Cantillo in the first inning on a pair of hits. He stranded a runner in the second and allowed the first two runners to reach in the third before retiring nine straight batters, ending his day after the fifth with just the one run allowed and four strikeouts. Cantillo needed this one after giving up 15 runs across his last three starts. The 26-year-old left-hander will take a 4.38 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, and a 67/36 K/BB ratio across 72 innings into a start against the Astros in Houston on Friday.
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    Cantillo gave up nine hits, walked two and struck out seven. He fell to 4-3 with the loss. Cantillo entered the game with a 3.92 ERA and a 4.64 xFIP. After allowing seven earned runs, his ERA is 4.57. It’s a tough break for fantasy managers that 11 of the 34 runs Cantillo has allowed this year came in his last two starts, but given his xFIP this feels like him pitching to his true talent level. He’s off the fantasy radar for his next start against the Tigers at home next weekend.
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    The Guardians let Cantillo off the hook by scoring nine runs tonight. They’re now 10-3 in Cantillo’s starts, though Cantillo’s record is just 4-2 and this makes three times in four starts that he’s allowed four runs. Getting to work with Patrick Bailey has yet to be much of a boon for him. In fact, he has better ERAs in his two starts with David Fry (1.86) and four with Bo Naylor (3.54) this year than in his four with Austin Hedges (3.98) and three with Bailey (6.17). He’ll face the Rangers on Sunday.
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    Cantillo gave up a two-run homer to James Wood in a four-run second, but the bigger problem was the four walks. He threw 29 pitches in the first and 40 in the second before being removed. Cantillo has walked 11 over 12 2/3 innings in his last three starts, and his walk rate is up to 12.6 percent for the season. He’s in such a nice situation in Cleveland that it seems worth sticking with him, but he definitely needs to get better about the free passes. He’s a risky play in Yankee Stadium next time out.
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    This one seemed poised for a different outcome early, but Cantillo was able to strand the bases loaded in a 32-pitch first inning and he allowed just three more baserunners the rest of the way. He ended the outing having allowed only two hard-hit balls and sporting a 32 percent CSW. Cantillo, who was working with Patrick Bailey for the first time today, moved to 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA, and the Guardians are 9-2 in his starts. It’d be nice if he were more efficient — he might have a couple more of those victories — but he’s proving useful anyway. He’ll face the Nationals on Tuesday.
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    Three of the runs came in the fifth, which started with a bunt single, a sac bunt and then walks to three of the next four batters. Spencer Steer followed with a two-run double on which Sal Stewart was thrown out at home to the inning. That ended Cantillo’s evening at 87 pitches. He has a nice 3.40 ERA, but he has gone six innings just twice all year. He also has an ugly 11/11 K/BB in four starts this month after coming in at 34/13 in his first six outings. He’ll face the Tigers next week.
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    Cantillo was able to cruise to a relatively easy win, scattering five hits and one walk over six frames, after Cleveland’s offense staked him to a one-touchdown lead by the fourth inning. He finished with four strikeouts and consistently pounded the zone, throwing 63 of 93 pitches for strikes. The 26-year-old lefty has allowed just one run combined over his previous two outings and holds a solid 2.98 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 41/20 K/BB ratio across 45 1/3 innings over nine starts. He’ll wrap up a two-start week with a favorable home matchup against the Reds on Sunday.

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    Grayson Rodriguez (back) will return from the injured list to start against the Twins on Friday.

    That was the expectation all along, but the Angels finally confirmed it on Thursday. Rodriguez looked strong in his latest minor league rehab start, hurling 5 1/3 innings of one-run baseball at Triple-A Salt Lake. Fantasy managers may want to see how he looks one turn through the rotation before throwing him right back to the wolves.
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    Justin Foscue went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk Thursday as the Rangers held off the Angels 7-6.

    Texas coughed up a 6-1 lead in the seventh but won the game on Wyatt Langford’s single in the bottom of the ninth. Foscue homered off Reid Detmers in the fourth and doubled in a run in the sixth. Both hits were off lefties, as is typical. He’s now hitting .367/.466/.796 in 49 at-bats against southpaws, compared to .216/.255/.353 in 51 at-bats versus righties. As a result, he’ll likely be on the bench Friday against Houston’s Hunter Brown.
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    Nathan Eovaldi surrendered four runs — three earned — in six-plus innings and struck out 10 in a no-decision Thursday.

    Eovaldi had a 6-1 lead after six, but the seventh started with a catcher interference, a walk and a single, at which point Eovaldi exited. Peyton Grey came in and allowed all three runners to score while getting two outs. Tyler Alexander entered then and allowed both of Grey’s runners to score, making it a 6-6 game. Eovaldi still ends the first half on a four-game winning streak. He’s 9-7 with a 4.04 ERA overall. The 10 strikeouts were a season high. He fanned nine in each of his three previous starts.
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    Reid Detmers gave up five runs and three homers in four innings Thursday against the Rangers.

    Detmers served up homers to Brandon Nimmo in the first, Ezequiel Duran in the third and Justin Foscue in the fourth. All were hit at 104 mph, oddly enough. We’ll feel better about Detmers as a fantasy starter if and when he gets out of Anaheim. He closes out the first half with a 3-6 record and a 4.19 ERA despite an excellent 123/35 K/BB in 108 2/3 innings.
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    Kirby Yates dropped to 0-4 after giving up a run in the ninth Thursday against the Rangers.

    Yates came into a tie game in the ninth and gave up a groundball single, a sac bunt and then a long single off the wall in left to end the game. It was a tough break for a reliever who has been very good of late with little to show for it. It was the first run he’d allowed since June 22 and the first earned run since June 8. He’s still a candidate for saves in the Angels’ pen, though he has earned just two so far.
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    Nolan Schanuel went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk Thursday versus the Rangers.

    He had only one hard-hit ball, but Schanuel sent everything to the right spots tonight. It’s his second four-hit game as a major leaguer, with the other coming last July against the Mets. He’s hitting an adequate .269/.339/.393 on the season, but he still isn’t showing much in the way of upside.
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    Jake Bauers clobbered a three-run homer on Thursday night, powering the Brewers to an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals.

    Bauers broke the game wide open with his 391-foot (110.3-mph EV) three-run shot off of Andre Pallante in the third inning, increasing the Brewers’ edge to 6-0. His blast would prove to be the difference in the ballgame. Bauers also singled, walked and struck out twice in the ballgame, finishing the evening 2-for-4. On the season, he’s now slashing .268/.368/.505 with 17 long balls, 57 RBI and five stolen bases.
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    Brice Turang went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI on Thursday night as the Brewers dispatched of the Cardinals.

    Turang came through with an RBI single in the third inning that increased the Brewers’ lead to 3-0. He then rode home on Jake Bauers’ three-run shot. The 26-year-old second baseman then went deep himself in the seventh inning with a 419-foot (103.4-mph EV) solo shot off of Luis Gastelum in the seventh that increased the Brewers’ lead to 7-4. Turang is enjoying a great first half, slashing .269/.361/.464 with 13 homers, 56 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 401 plate appearances.
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    Logan Henderson defeated the Cardinals in his return from the injured list on Thursday, surrendering three runs on just three hits over his 5 1/3 innings of work.

    Henderson struck out four batters on the evening while allowing only one base on balls. He allowed a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single off the bat of Lars Nootbaar. Henderson then ran into trouble in the sixth, exiting with two men on and one out — and both inherited runners immediately scored on a three-run blast by Jordan Walker. Henderson generated eight whiffs on 76 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. The 24-year-old hurler finishes the first half with a 3-1 record, 3.18 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and a 34/7 K/BB ratio across 28 1/3 innings through his first six starts. As long as he stays healthy, he should have plenty of mixed league viability over the second half of the season.
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    Jordan Walker went 1-for-4 and swatted a three-run homer on Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough to power the Cardinals past the visiting Brewers.

    Walker turned a five-run deficit into a two-run deficit with his 406-foot (106.5-mph EV) three-run blast off of Chad Patrick in the sixth inning. That would be as close as they would get though. It was also Walker’s only hit in four at-bats in the contest. The All-Star slugger is enjoying an unbelievable first half, slashing .294/.354/.539 with 22 homers, 73 RBI and 12 stolen bases.