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    Justin Wrobleski finally added to All-Star roster

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    Justin Wrobleski has been added to the National League’s roster for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.

    Wrobleski was among the most prominent snubs for the Midsummer Classic. He winds up earning a well-deserved ticket to Philadelphia as a replacement for Reds flame-thrower Chase Burns, who will not pitch in the Midsummer Classic. The 25-year-old southpaw made a real statement in his final first-half outing, piling up nine strikeouts and allowing one run over seven innings against the Rockies earlier this week. He holds a sparkling 2.69 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 73/20 K/BB ratio across 100 1/3 innings of work.
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    Brock Stewart opened Tuesday’s bullpen game for the Dodgers with a scoreless first inning. Justin Wrobleski followed with a scoreless second before the Dodgers put four runs on the board in the bottom of the frame, putting Wrobleski in line for the win. Only Kyle Hurt tossed more than one inning. The Dodgers used eight relievers, including Roki Sasaki, in a collective effort for Tuesday’s win.
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    It’s possible that Burns suffered the injury during Friday’s start against the Cubs and that’s the reason that his workload was so limited. It’s also possible that the Reds were looking for any reason to shut him down early and curtail his overall workload for the season. Either way, fantasy managers in redraft leagues can cut bait and find an alternative option for the final week of the season.
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    Burns didn’t stick around long enough to factor into the decision as the Reds continue to carefully manage his workload down the home stretch. The hard-throwing phenom was permitted to throw 67 pitches over three frames in his penultimate outing. He struck out four and also issued a pair of walks. He allowed four hits, including a solo homer to veteran outfielder Ian Happ. He’ll wrap up the season with a road tilt against Atlanta on Thursday. Burns offers enough strikeout upside to be worth starting in deeper mixed leagues, but the workload limitations cap his realistic upside and make it difficult to justify rolling with him in shallow fantasy leagues.
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    The Dodgers couldn’t have asked for more from Wrobleski, who was always going to be on an abbreviated pitch count. The left-hander threw 72 percent of his pitches for strikes while posting a 16 percent swinging strike rate and 41 percent CSW. His four-seamer averaged 96.2 mph, and his sinker was 96.8, both of which are well above his season average. Obviously, he only threw 32 pitches in this one, but he seemed healthy after his earlier battle with forearm inflammation.
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    The Dodgers are bringing up Landon Knack from Triple-A to cover the bulk of the contest after burning through most of their bullpen after Blake Snell left Wednesday’s game after just one inning.
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    Burns was wild today, walking three and throwing just 28 of his 56 pitches for strikes. Of course, because of the Reds’ plan to restrict his workload, he was going to be done after three innings regardless. Brandon Williamson again piggybacked off him and picked up a win after allowing one run in four innings. The Reds are expected to use the same arrangement again Friday against the Cubs.
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    Burns allowed just one batter to reach, that on a walk, in the 44-pitch outing. He’s expected to remain on a similar pitch count for the rest of the season. He’s currently at 148 1/3 innings with three outings to go, so it looks like he’ll fall just short of qualifying for the ERA title. He’s sixth in the NL and 10th in the majors in ERA at the moment.
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    All of the runs came in the fourth, when Wrobleski gave up a homer and then four more hits before being pulled. The Dodgers would rather be using Wrobleski as a reliever right now, but between Shohei Ohtani’s setback and Roki Sasaki and Eric Lauer landing on the IL, they’re lacking alternatives. They might go to Gavin Stone in this spot next weekend, assuming that he’s healthy after being scratched from his last Triple-A outing.
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    Wrobleski, an All-Star starter this year, is expected to spend the rest of the season in the pen after missing the last two weeks with forearm inflammation. He allowed one run in 1 1/3 innings in his only rehab appearance for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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    According to Joe Banneman from Fox19 in Cincinnati, Reds manager Terry Francona said that the plan is for Williamson to work as a piggyback with Chase Burns for the remainder of the season. The team wants to limit Burns’ innings for the remainder of the season so “after that start, the rest of his starts will have Brandon Williamson as a piggyback in the same game.” It seems like we might be getting one more game with Burns as a full-time starter, and then fantasy managers may need to find other options than Burns if you need wins or quality starts.

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    Reid Detmers tossed six scoreless innings and struck out seven in the Angels’ 7-5 win over the Mariners on Friday.

    The Angels are now 62-98 as they try to avoid the first 100-loss season in franchise history. Detmers will finish the year 7-8 with a 3.36 ERA after winning his last four decisions over the final seven weeks. He had a 1.61 ERA and a 61/9 K/BB over 56 innings in his final nine starts.
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    Bryce Miller was charged with five runs in six innings Friday in a loss to the Angels.

    Miller allowed two runs through five and should have been through the sixth without any damage, but Julio Rodríguez got an oddly late break on a flyball single and Christian Moore ended up homering with two outs on a fly that would have left only eight of 30 ballparks. Miller finishes the year 4-10 with a 4.17 ERA after a very promising start following a six-week absence due to an oblique injury. Alas, the velocity spike that showed up this spring and briefly carried over upon his return in May didn’t stick around at all. He went from looking like a legitimate No. 2 starter in May to more of a middling No. 4 lately.
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    Zach Neto homered and doubled twice in Friday’s defeat of the Mariners.

    Even though it hasn’t been a particularly encouraging season overall, Neto is tied for 15th in the majors with his 63 extra-base hits and tied for eighth with 101 runs scored. His .241 average and 212 strikeouts are less impressive. Fortunately for him, having the 12th-highest strikeout total ever only puts him third behind new all-time leader Colson Montgomery and Kyle Schwarber on the 2026 list.
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    Dominic Canzone went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk against the Angels on Friday.

    Canzone was robbed of at least a double on his lone out, flying out 404 feet to center in the first. Even so, he had a great night, improving to .264/.335/.486 with 23 homers in 523 plate appearances. He’s hitting lefties even better than righties, so he should be locked in as an everyday player for the Mariners at the beginning of next year.
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    Kaelen Culpepper is likely to return from the IL to the take part in the Twins’ final two games of the season.

    Culpepper has been on the IL since Sept. 16 with a mild hamstring strain. Ryan Kreidler has been the primary shortstop in his absence.
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    Gabriel Moreno will likely DH on Saturday after leaving with a tender left hamstring on Friday.

    With Moreno limited, manager Torey Lovulli indicated that Jesús Sánchez will be DFA’d in order to add a catcher prior to Saturday’s game.
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    Angel Martínez went 2-for-5 with a double and four RBI in a 12-9 win on Friday against the Royals.

    The Guardians’ bats showed impressive restraint in a game that the Royals completely gave away. Starter Noah Cameron walked four batters in five innings. Then, their bullpen walked an unbelievable nine batters between the eighth and ninth. Nate Pearson was the primary culprit with four free passes in the final frame. Then, Nolan Hoffman walked two more before Martínez socked a two-run double to finish off a five-run ninth inning. Red-hot heading into the postseason, he has a .301/.345/.573 slash line with six home runs over his last 30 games.
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    Gavin Williams allowed five hits and four runs with four walks and four strikeouts over 3 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Royals on Friday.

    Luckily bailed on by his lineup – and the Royals’ brutal relief pitching – Williams did not answer the bell in this pivotal start as a budding ace should. Gifted three runs over the first two innings, he immediately gave them all back and never found a rhythm. Of the 18 batters he faced, only nine saw a first pitch strike and Williams was forced to play catch-up all game. All in all, this was an ugly start and the Guardians hope Williams will be able to put it behind him before he takes the ball in the playoffs.
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    Gunnar Henderson said Friday that he’s dealt with a right wrist issue for about half of the season but that he doesn’t expect to need surgery.

    Last year, it was a shoulder issue that explained Henderson’s decline. We don’t doubt that a wrist injury limited him this year, but the fact that remains that he wasn’t very good in the half of the season before it apparently became a problem. His decline from future-Hall of Fame superstar to above average regular is probably the biggest of the several issues currently plaguing the Orioles, even if he’s still providing way more value than what he’s making in terms of salary.
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    Carter Jensen went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI on Friday against the Guardians.

    Quickly growing into one of the best power hitting catchers in the league, Jensen is ending his season on a heater. Two more home runs gave him 27 in total to go along with 33 doubles and two triples. Those 62 extra-base hits pushed him ahead of Mike Piazza’s 61 in 1993 for the most all-time by a rookie catcher. Don’t let this monster rookie season go unnoticed in what’s been an otherwise awful season for the Royals.