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Patrick Sandoval fans five in Red Sox debut

Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

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Finally making his Red Sox debut, Patrick Sandoval limited the White Sox to one run in 4 1/3 innings in his start Thursday.

Sandoval got through four scoreless before giving up a single to Luisangel Acuña to start the fifth. Drew Romo tried to bunt him over afterwards, only to pop it up foul for an out. Acuña went on to advance to second on a wild pitch and steal third while Sandoval was walking Chase Meridoth. Sandoval was pulled at that point, and Acuña went on to score on a swinging bunt. Sandoval struck out five and walked just the one. He averaged a rather stunning 94.3 mph with his fastball. That’s an improvement on his career-best 93.7 mph from 2024, before he hurt his elbow, and a big step forward from the 92.8 mph he averaged in six outings in Triple-A. If he keeps that up, he could be at least a streaming option in mixed leagues. There’s a good chance we’ll see him again in the series against the Rays after the break.

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Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

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Patrick Sandoval yielded four runs and 10 hits in six innings Tuesday in a loss to the Angels.

Sandoval struck out seven with 16 whiffs and a fine 34 percent CSW, but he gave up plenty of hard contact, and as per usual this year, not enough of it was on the ground. He’s now 1-5 with a 4.58 ERA, though it should be noted that the Red Sox have prevailed in all five of his no-decisions. He’ll likely face the Rangers on Tuesday and then finish out the regular season in the rotation. The Red Sox will just hope they don’t need him as a starter in October.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval took the loss on Wednesday versus the Mariners, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks over four innings pitched.

Sandoval struck out two, needing 80 pitches to record 12 outs. The left-hander was making his 10th start since returning from elbow surgery, and he’s up to a 4.41 ERA. A seven-run debacle against the Pirates in mid-August is doing a lot of the damage. Still, Sandoval doesn’t have much fantasy upside next time out against his former team, the Angels.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval allowed one earned run over 5 1/3 innings while striking out seven, picking up the loss on Friday against the Yankees.

On most nights, allowing just one earned run would be enough for a pitcher to, at worst, get hit with a no-decision. Unfortunately for Sandoval, when the opposing pitcher is Cam Schlittler, as it was on Friday, one earned run can prove to be too much. Sandoval’s lone blemish came in the third inning when he allowed a solo homer to Paul Goldschmidt to put the Yankees up 1-0. Sandoval wouldn’t allow another run the rest of the night and was pulled in the sixth inning after loading the bases after recording just one out. It’s a tough way to close out the month for Sandoval, who allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of the five starts he made this month. If he can replicate tonight’s outing in his next start, Sandoval could find himself on the winning side of things when he toes the rubber on Wednesday at home against the Mariners.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval allowed two runs with six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Giants on Saturday.

Sandoval surrendered a solo homer to Willy Adames in the first inning. Andrew Knizer later went yard for a solo homer in the third. The two solo homers would be all the damage the Giants would do as Sandoval pitched into the sixth, collecting six strikeouts. The 29-year-old left-hander will take a 4.54 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, and a 41/18 K/BB ratio across 39 2/3 innings into a start against the Yankees in New York on Friday.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval took the loss on Sunday against the Pirates, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits over four innings pitched.

Sandoval struck out six and walked three as his ERA ballooned to 4.76. This was only his seventh start since returning from a multi-year absence due to elbow surgery. It was also the second straight in which his velocity was down. Brayan Bello has thrown well out of the bullpen lately, which could put pressure on Sandoval to pitch well enough to stick in the rotation. His next start lines up at home against the Giants.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval yielded four runs — two earned — in six innings to take his first loss of the season Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Sandoval gave up eight hits despite allowing just two hard-hit balls, as the Boston’s infield defense was not at its best tonight. The Red Sox dropped to 5-1 in Sandoval’s six starts. Sandoval is 1-1 with a 3.30 ERA during that span. He’s due to face the Pirates on Sunday, if the Red Sox are willing to let him work on four days’ rest. They weren’t last Sunday, which is why they used a bullpen game that day instead.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval got his first win of the year after allowing two runs in five innings Tuesday against the Red Sox.

It’s the first win credited to Sandoval, but the Red Sox have gone 5-0 in his starts since he was activated last month, with Sandoval amassing a 3.38 ERA and a 25/10 K/BB in 24 innings. He has another kind matchup coming up against the A’s at home on Sunday.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval struck out seven while allowing two runs in five innings Wednesday against the Athletics.

The runs both came on solo homers. Sandoval allowed only three other hits and finished the night with 18 whiffs and a fine 36 percent CSW. In four turns to date, he’s done a nice job of keeping the Red Sox in games without showing a ton of fantasy potential. He has a 3.32 ERA and a 20/6 K/BB in 19 innings. That has yet to get him a win, but Boston is now 4-0 with him on the mound. He’ll likely face the White Sox next week.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval was lifted with a 3-0 lead after 4 2/3 scoreless innings Friday against the Blue Jays.

Sandoval allowed a single and a double with one out in the fourth. He was given the chance to face George Springer afterwards and got a popup for out No. 2, but he was pulled with Alejandro Kirk up and a potential win one out away. Sandoval has a 3.21 ERA in three starts, all of which have seen him get between 13 and 15 outs and all of which have resulted in no-decisions for him and wins for the Red Sox. He figures to make his next start Wednesday in Sacramento.
Patrick Sandoval

BOS Starting Pitcher #43

Patrick Sandoval will start Friday’s series opener against the Blue Jays.

It appears the Red Sox are going to give Ranger Suarez a couple extra days to rest while battling an illness before activating him from the injured list. Sandoval has allowed six runs over 9 1/3 innings of work across a pair of starts since making his season debut earlier this month.

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Will Warren

NYY Starting Pitcher #29
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Will Warren fired six strong innings allowing just one run with two walks and eight strikeouts to earn win in a 6-1 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday.

Warren was on point here in his return to the rotation after a brief hiatus as a reliever last weekend. His eight strikeouts were his most in a single start since June 20th and he forced 12 total swings-and-misses with all six of his pitches accounting for at least one. A key development for Warren, his changeup was a weapon against the Rockies left-handed batters. He spiked a few, but commanded most well off the low and outside corner as his key put-away pitch against them. Finding more consistency with that pitch has held him back as a starter, so this is an encouraging development late in the season. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Twins and Diamondbacks both on the road unless the Yankees alter his role again.
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George Lombard Jr.

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George Lombard Jr. 1-for-4 with a grand slam on Wednesday against the Rockies.

Lombard delivered the big blow in this game with a grand slam off Rockies’ starter Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning. Apart from being the first grand slam of Lombard’s young career, it was the Yankees’ first grand slam this season. It was his third total home run, but his first since his fourth game as his bat has gone cold lately. Hopefully this can help to get him going before the playoffs.
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Connor Norby

COL 2nd Baseman #35
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Connor Norby went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and double on Wednesday against the Yankees.

Norby’s solo home run accounted for the Rockies’ lone run in this contest and his double was their only other extra-base hit. A bright spot lately, Norby has a .280/.372/.463 slash line with three home runs and two stolen bases in 26 games since being acquired at the trade deadline.
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Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11
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Tomoyuki Sugano allowed four hits and five runs with three walks and five strikeouts over six innings in a loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.

There’s a lot that Sugano did well in this start. Firstly, his splitter was on fire forcing seven swings-and-misses working as his primary pitch. He also forced at least one whiff with six different pitches and his 15 total were just two shy of his career-high. Yet, George Lombard Jr. smacked a hanging slider for a grand slam in the third inning which spoiled Sugano’s outing. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Padres and Mariners with both in Coors Field.
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Dylan Beavers went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in the Orioles’ 9-5 takedown of the Guardians on Wednesday.

The unexpected move to put Beavers in the leadoff spot tonight worked out great. His big hit was just a little 150-foot fly to the left side, but it dropped in over a drawn-in infield and played a big role in the Orioles’ eight-run third inning. He knocked in three for the second time this season.
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Shane Baz

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Shane Baz won Wednesday despite allowing five runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Guardians.

Tanner Bibee, the qualified starter with the second worst run support in the league, couldn’t deal with a big early lead against the Orioles on Tuesday and was left with a no-decision. Baz, the qualified starter with the worst run support in the league, also had some issues tonight, but he managed to hang on after being backed by an eight-run third inning. The win makes him 6-15 with a 4.05 ERA. He’ll likely face the Mets on Tuesday.
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BAL Relief Pitcher #50
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Rico Garcia got five outs for his seventh save of the year Wednesday against the Guardians.

With the score 9-5, there was no save situation to start the ninth, which probably played a role in Garcia getting to stay in and make his longest appearance since July 3. He’s allowed one run in 12 2/3 innings over his last 14 outings.
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Foster Griffin

CLE Starting Pitcher #22
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Foster Griffin was tagged for eight runs in 2 1/3 innings by the Orioles on Wednesday.

Griffin retired six of seven batters through two scoreless innings, only to give up seven hits, a walk and a HBP in a disastrous third inning. Remarkably, only one of the seven knocks came on a hard-hit ball. On the other hand, his one out in the inning was a 361-foot sac fly from Rece Hinds that would have been a homer in 16 ballparks. Griffin dropped to 15-5 with a 3.65 ERA. He’s still probably worth using at home against the White Sox next week.
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José Ramírez finished 0-for-4 with a walk and committed his 10th error Wednesday against the Orioles.

Ramírez dropped a routine foul popup from Coby Mayo for the error. Mayo then hit the next pitch 407 feet for a solo homer. The hitless game leaves Ramírez 5-for-36 with no extra-base hits this month. He’s hit .227/.304/.287 with one home run in 40 games since returning from a broken hamate bone, an injury that has a history of sapping power from hitters.
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Zach Neto

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Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer on Wednesday, leading the Angels to a 6-4 win over the Red Sox.

Neto took Red Sox lefty starter Jake Bennett deep a couple pitches after having a called third strike overturned on a challenge in the third inning. It was his 25th round-tripper of the season. The 25-year-old shortstop has looked like a completely different player since the Angels opted not to move him at last month’s trade deadline, hitting .301 (37-for-123) with six homers, 25 RBI and five steals over his last 30 games.
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