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    Jack Flaherty logs quality start in win on Friday

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    Jack Flaherty logged a quality start during Friday night’s victory over the Phillies, surrendering just two runs on two hits over six strong innings.

    Flaherty racked up six strikeouts on the evening while issuing three free passes. He served up a solo homer to Derek Hill in the third inning and allowed a two-out RBI single to Hill in the fourth, and that was the extent of the damage done against him. He generated 16 whiffs on 86 offerings on the night, posting a quality CSW of 33 percent. The 30-year-old hurler concludes a tumultuous first half with a 3-8 record, 4.48 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and a 98/40 K/BB ratio over 82 1/3 innings in his 18 starts. He should feel good heading into the second half though, having allowed just two runs in total over his last three starts.
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    The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon report the Mariners are “open” to moving Emerson Hancock.

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    Braves manager Walt Weiss said Ronald Acuña Jr. (hamstring) could be activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday.

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    Dominic Smith hit a three-run homer Thursday in the Braves’ 6-5 defeat of the Padres.

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    Chris Sale fanned 11 while surrendering three runs in six innings Thursday in a win over the Padres.

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