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Martinez beats Mariners to earn eighth win

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Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

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Nick Martinez allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings while striking out one to pick up the win on Friday against the Mariners.

It was another solid outing for Martinez, who pitched four straight frames of scoreless ball before Mariners second baseman Cole Young put the Mariners on the board with his 11th homer of the season in the top of the fifth inning. Martinez would be pulled with runners on the corners and one out in the sixth inning and was charged with a second earned run when J.P. Crawford came in to score on a fielder’s choice. Martinez induced plenty of weak contact on the night while striking out just one batter, and has now held opposing teams to two earned runs or less in three straight games. Martinez has been a pleasant surprise for the Rays through the first half of the season. He enters the All-Star break with an 8-2 record and a 2.61 ERA.

- Zachary Krueger

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Nick Martinez threw 6 1/3 shutout innings against the Braves but didn’t factor into the decision on Thursday afternoon.

He allowed just two hits and walked none while striking out three. Martinez was chased in the top of the seventh, with Cam Booser coming on to keep one of Martinez’s two base runners allowed all game off the board against Matt Olsen. Martinez will likely continue to be managed a bit (he threw just 68 pitches) down the stretch and the Rays are using a six-man rotation. Still, the chance to take on the A’s next week at home looks to be a golden matchup on paper.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez allowed five hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts across 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory in a 7-6 win over the Rangers on Friday.

It was smooth sailing for Martinez here through six innings. To that point, he’d allowed just four hits, one walk, and one run. Yet, the Rays decided to try and push him through the seventh despite already being at 79 pitches when he’s only averaged around 84 per start this season. He let two runners on, was yanked, and then reliever Garrett Cleavinger gave up a grand slam that let the Rangers right back in this game. Yet, the Rays narrowly escaped and Martinez earned his 14th win, tied for fifth-most in the league to go along with a gorgeous 3.04 ERA. He’s scheduled to face the Braves on the road next time out.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez allowed three runs and struck out four batters over six innings in a no-decision against the Padres on Saturday.

Martinez held the Padres scoreless through two innings before a pair of hits put a run on the board for San Diego in the third. He’d toss two more scoreless frames, then gave up a two-run homer to Ty France in the sixth. The 36-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 2.99 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 91/22 K/BB ratio across 153 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Rangers in Texas on Thursday.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez earned the win on Sunday in Baltimore, throwing six scoreless frames while allowing one hit and no walks.

Martinez threw 86 pitches while striking out four, lowering his ERA to 2.93. It was a bounce-back following his worst start of the season earlier this week. The performance was much-needed for the Rays, who entered the day having lost seven of nine and ceding some of their lead to the Yankees in the AL East. Martinez’s season-long ERA has been built mostly on a dominant stretch in April and May, but he’s still capable of outings like this and remains a near must-start in fantasy. He’s scheduled to pitch at home against the Padres next time out.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings and took the loss against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Martinez gave up nine hits, walked two and struck out five. He fell to 12-4 with the loss. Martinez entered play Tuesday with a 2.74 ERA despite a 4.54 xFIP. He’s out-pitched his xFIP for most of his career, but not by that much. Martinez now has a 3.05 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Orioles on the road on Sunday.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez allowed four runs with five strikeouts over nine innings in a win over the Athletics on Tuesday.

Martinez held the A’s scoreless through three innings until Lawrence Butler took him deep for a two-run blast in the fourth. He started the ninth to complete one of the more rare occurrences in baseball, a complete game by a Rays pitcher. He nearly couldn’t get it done, as the A’s brought two runs in on three straight hits. But Martinez settled in for the final out to end the game. The 36-year-old right-hander will take a 2.74 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 78/20 K/BB ratio across 138 innings into a start against the Orioles in Tampa Bay on Monday.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez spun 5 2/3 shutout innings against the Rockies with four strikeouts, zero walks, and six hits to earn his 11th win in a 4-0 game on Wednesday.

Even Coors Field was no match for Martinez’s sometimes shocking ability to keep runs off the board. In this game he didn’t force many whiffs, the Rockies had seven hard-hit balls, and put constant traffic on the bases. It amounted to nothing though as Martinez had his 16th start this season where he’s allowed two or fewer runs while completing at least five innings. His changeup and sinker forced enough timely ground balls and he did well to not allow a free pass despite only throwing a first-pitch strike to 12 of the 22 batters faced. His 2.65 ERA is fourth-lowest in the American League as his highly effective season rolls on. Next up will be another tall task as Martinez is scheduled to face the Athletics in hitter-friendly Sacramento.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez allowed six earned runs over six innings while striking out two, picking up the loss on Friday against the White Sox.

Martinez fell victim to the long ball twice in the first two innings, allowing solo blasts to Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi to put his team down 2-0 early. In the third inning, Martinez gave up a two-run homer to Munetaka Murakami to push the White Sox’s lead to 4-0. It was the worst outing of the season for Martinez, who hadn’t allowed more than three earned runs in any start this season. He’ll look to bounce back in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the Rockies.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez tossed six scoreless innings with five strikeouts in a win over the Guardians on Saturday.

Martinez was outstanding against the Guardians on Saturday, holding them scoreless over six easy frames. He scattered four hits and did not walk a batter, tossing 60 of 84 pitches for strikes. He struck out five. The 35-year-old right-hander will take a 2.45 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 67/20 K/BB ratio across 117 1/3 innings into a start against the White Sox in Tampa Bay on Friday.
Nick Martinez

TB Starting Pitcher #28

Nick Martinez allowed one run over six innings on Monday in a win over the Blue Jays.

It hardly qualifies as a dominant performance. Martinez failed to record a strikeout and generated just four swinging strikes, but he limited Toronto’s lineup to four hard-hit balls and no extra-base hits. He needed only 82 pitches to navigate six efficient innings and pick up his ninth win of the season, which matters for fantasy purposes. The lone run against him came on an RBI single from Alejandro Kirk with two outs in the fourth. The 35-year-old has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 18 of his 19 starts in his Rays debut. He’ll bring a 2.59 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 62/20 K/BB ratio across 111 1/3 innings into a home outing against the Guardians on Saturday to wrap up a two-start week.

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Javier Sanoja went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored, and a stolen base in Friday’s loss to the Dodgers.

Sanoja’s first hit of the night came in the sixth inning when he singled off of Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips. Sanoja would then swipe second base and later came around to score on an RBI double by Augustin Ramírez to cut the Dodgers’ lead to 2-1. Sanoja would lead things off with a triple in the eighth inning and came home to score on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie, but that would be all the runs the Marlins would muster despite the offense tallying 10 hits and drawing three walks. Sanoja is now sitting on an 11-game hitting streak and is slashing a blistering .416/.442/.683 in September.
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Clayton Beeter

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Nationals optioned RHP Clayton Beeter to Triple-A Rochester.

Beeter worked a scoreless inning against the Angels on Friday night, but has struggled recently, which likely explains his demotion. Expect them to add another fresh arm to the bullpen prior to Saturday’s battle against the Angels.
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Bryan Abreu

HOU Relief Pitcher #52
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Bryan Abreu allowed two earned runs over 1/3 innings, picking up the loss on Friday against the Rays.

Abreu entered the game in the ninth inning to try to force the Rays into extra innings. After striking out Yandy Díaz to start the inning, Abreu walked Jonathan Aranda to bring Junior Caminero, the go-ahead run, to the plate. Abreu made only one pitch to Caminero, but it was one he would live to regret. Caminero blasted the first-pitch fastball from Abreu 434 feet into deep left-center to give the Rays the walk-off win. It was an unfortunate turn of events for Abreu, who had allowed just one earned run over his last 13 appearances entering Friday.
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Chris Bassitt

BAL Starting Pitcher #40
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Chris Bassitt allowed six hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts across five-plus innings to earn the win in a 7-4 victory on Friday.

The definition of “scattering” his hits, Bassitt allowed exactly one knock in four of the first five innings he pitched. Still in a groove and only at 89 pitches, the Orioles tried to push him through the sixth, but he allowed two hits to start that frame before being pulled. One of those inherited runners came around to score which sullied his line a tad despite this being a solid start. In classic Bassitt fashion, he gave the Blue Jays’ hitters a different look every time around the order. First, being very sinker heavy, then turning to his curveball the second time through, and then closing his outing with a heavy dose of cutters. He’s scheduled to face the Mets on the road next time out.
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Rico Garcia

BAL Relief Pitcher #50
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Rico Garcia retired the only batter he faced to earn the save on Friday against the Blue Jays.

This ninth inning got hairy for Alex Hoppe and the Orioles after four hits and two runs turned this game into a save situation. With Alejandro Kirk coming up as the tying run, they called on Garcia to get them out of the jam and he did so with six straight breaking balls before eventually forcing a ground ball out. That’s now back-to-back days where Garcia has earned a save after Andrew Kittredge let up four runs in his last two outings.
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Dylan Beavers

BAL Left Fielder #12
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Dylan Beavers went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI on Friday against the Blue Jays.

Beavers started this game in style with a lead-off home run and then capped off the Orioles’ five-run second inning with a two-run single. He’s been a mainstay in their lineup over the last few weeks and been productive with a .791 OPS over his last 30 games. Also, he has now hit lead-off in back-to-back games. That’s someone that should be getting a look in deeper leagues to close the season.
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Brett Bateman

TOR Center Fielder #21
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Brett Bateman went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI on Friday against the Orioles.

It took him just over a month, but Bateman finally notched his first big league homer. It was a shot too, traveling 403 feet over the fence in center field at the Rogers Centre to cut the Orioles lead from five to three in the ninth. That would be the end of the comeback attempt though. Still, Bateman chipped in two more hits and has been the Jays’ lead-off hitter for about a month straight since being acquired at the trade deadline and then called up in early August. With a .333 batting average over that span, he’ll likely hold that spot through the end of the season too.
- James Schiano

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Max Scherzer

TOR Starting Pitcher #31
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Max Scherzer allowed seven hits and six runs with one walk and three strikeouts over three innings in a loss to the Orioles on Friday.

This start from Scherzer got out of hand quickly. Dylan Beavers greeted him rudely with a lead-off home run before six straight hits – five of which were singles, nearly all were hit hard – to start the second inning turned into five more runs. Funny enough, he cruised after that, retiring 12 of the final 13 batters he faced, but the damage was already done. He’s scheduled to face the Tigers at home next time out which could be one of the final starts of his storied career.
- James Schiano

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Yainer Diaz

HOU Catcher #21
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Yainer Diaz went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Friday’s loss to the Rays.

Diaz’s RBI came on a fielder’s choice in the fourth inning that brought home Isaac Paredes to give the Astros an early 1-0 lead. Diaz would also single in the second and sixth innings, but was left stranded on the basepaths both times. Diaz is now up to five multi-hit games in September and is slashing .367/.387/.533 on the month.
- Zachary Krueger

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Wilyer Abreu

BOS Right Fielder #52
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Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday’s loss to the Royals.

Abreu doubled in the fifth inning off Royals starter Seth Lugo to bring home Adley Rutschman, cutting the Royals’ lead to 3-2. Abreu has now hit safely in three straight games and is slashing .303/.395/.515 in September with five extra-base hits.
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