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    Blue Jays recall Yohendrick Piñango from Triple-A

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    Blue Jays recalled OF Yohendrick Piñango from Triple-A Buffalo.

    Piñango is in left field and hitting fifth for Wednesday’s series finale against the division-rival Rays. The 24-year-old old rookie is a bit of a defensive liability, but he’s got some thunder in his bat, which the Blue JHays could certainly use.
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    Piñango hit .260/.306/.396 in 180 plate appearances for the Jays this year, almost all of which was against right-handed pitching. He returns to a .272/.357/.472 line in Buffalo. The 24-year-old will await his next opportunity in the International League.
  • TOR Left Fielder #46
    The Rays are using Casey Legumina as an opener and then turning to left-hander Ian Seymour, so this may simply be about the Blue Jays getting a left-handed hitter up against a right-handed opener. However, Piñango has now started both games since being recalled from Triple-A. Jesús Sánchez is nearing a return, but the Blue Jays appear to be sellers at the trade deadline, so Piñango may get a chance at everyday at-bats for the rest of the season. Before being recalled on Wednesday, he had hit .267/.313/.413 in 160 MLB plate appearances with five home runs and 20 RBI. He also posted a 7.1 percent barrel rate, 45.1 percent hard-hit rate, and a 75.7 mph bat speed, suggesting that there could be more in the tank.
  • TOR Left Fielder #46
    Piñango hit just .174 (4-for-23) with one homer during eight games with the Blue Jays after being brought back on June 27 to replace an injured Jesús Sánchez (ankle). The 24-year-old rookie outfielder makes plenty of loud contact, but he’s a bit of a liability defensively and remains a work in progress.
  • TOR Left Fielder #46
    Piñango remains a defensive liability, but the Blue Jays are probably willing to overlook that if he’s running a 45 percent hard-hit rate. The 24-year-old rookie was just shipped back to the minors earlier this week after hitting .283/.331/.433 with four homers and 18 RBI in 138 plate appearances. He gets another look at the highest level with Jesús Sánchez requiring a trip to the injured list with a sprained ankle.
  • TOR Left Fielder #46
    Piñango is having a solid season overall, hitting .283/.331/.433 with four home runs in 136 plate appearances, but he had slowed down of late and made just two starts this past week. The Blue Jays valued David Schneider’s defensive versatility and his ability to handle left-handed pitching, so Piñango was sent down with Luis Urias joining the team.
  • TOR 2nd Baseman #17
    Although Urías’s official transactions page said he’s been assigned to Buffalo, he will be headed to the majors. According to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, Urías trigged an upward mobility cause in his contract, which led to the D-backs trading him. Davis Schneider has played well since his recall, so perhaps Yohendrick Pinango will lose his spot to Urías. An Ernie Clement IL stint might also be a possibility.
  • TOR Right Fielder #12
    Sánchez is at DH and hitting cleanup following a brief one-game absence after being hit on the wrist by a ball that was thrown from the stands during Sunday’s game against Baltimore. He appears to have avoided serious injury and isn’t expected to miss any additional time. It’ll be George Springer getting a maintenance day with rookie Yohendrick Piñango picking up another start in right field on Wednesday evening at Truist Park.
  • TOR Right Fielder #12
    Sánchez likely would’ve been in the lineup against righty Bryce Elder on Tuesday night had he not suffered a right wrist contusion when he was struck by a ball that was thrown from the stands during Sunday’s game against the Orioles. It was a bizarre incident, and by all accounts a misunderstanding by a fan, but Sánchez seems to have avoided serious injury. He’s day-to-day for now. It’ll be hard-hitting rookie Yohendrick Piñango taking over in right field in his absence.
  • TOR Left Fielder #46
    The 24-year-old outfielder didn’t even start the game, he entered after Jesús Sánchez was struck by a fan-thrown ball while in the outfield during the fifth inning. He made the most of his time in the lineup though, smacking a single to center in the seventh inning and then a 421-foot two-run shot off of Tyler Wells in the eighth. On the season, Pinango is now slashing .294/.333/.447 with three homers and 16 RBI in his first 90 plate appearances.
  • TOR Left Fielder #46
    Pinango’s home run was his second. He hit a solo shot off Sandy Alcantara in the sixth inning. Pinango’s hitting .303 with 12 RBI in 76 at-bats. He hit fifth in the batting order and is worth a look in deeper fantasy leagues.

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    Connor Prielipp shut out the Angels for seven innings, striking out eight, in the Twins’ 3-0 victory Friday.

    It’s his first scoreless start as a major leaguer, though he did pitch five scoreless innings behind an opener on Sept. 1. Prielipp has allowed five runs in 21 1/3 innings this month, dropping his ERA from 5.55 to 4.94. That’s still not great, but his 125/42 K/BB in 120 1/3 innings is encouraging. He’ll likely face the Rangers next Friday.
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    Travis Adams worked a flawless ninth for his third save Friday against the Angels.

    Yoendrys Gómez was down tonight after working three straight days, and Jeff Hoffman must have been, too, as he had pitched three times in four days. That left the ninth for Adams, and he got through it without incident. He has a 4.88 ERA in 55 1/3 innings on the season.
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    Grayson Rodriguez gave up three runs in 6 2/3 innings Friday in a loss to the Twins.

    Rodriguez stuck out four and walked none while pitching into the seventh for the third time this season, so it’s a successful effort for him. The Angels, though, did lose for the 11th time in his last 12 starts. He’ll finish up against Seattle next Thursday.
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    Walker Jenkins went 3-for-4 and homered for the second straight game Friday against the Twins.

    Jenkins’ homer off Grayson Rodriguez was a 357-footer off the foul pole in right. He has six hits in two games after collecting a total of four through 16 games and 46 at-bats.
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    Mike Trout went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against the Twins on Friday.

    In what was long shaping up as a rebound campaign, Trout’s OPS is now down to .795, which is a tad lower than last year’s mark of .797. He’s hit .243/.358/.345 since the All-Star break. The decline in his exit velocity numbers over the course of the season wouldn’t seem to bode particularly well for next year.
  • COL Left Fielder #31
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    Jake McCarthy went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a steal in Friday’s loss to the Mariners.

    McCarthy singled in the fourth inning to score Ezequiel Tovar and later stole second before TJ Rumfield struck out to end the inning. McCarthy would later triple in the sixth inning to drive home Tovar, and came around to score in the following at-bat on an RBI single by Connor Norby to give the Rockies a 4-3 lead. McCarthy would tally one more hit in the eighth inning to complete the three-hit night, and has now seven multi-hit games in September. McCarthy is slashing an impressive .364/.425/.606 in the month with eight games left to go in the season.
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    Gabriel Hughes allowed three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings while striking out six, earning a no-decision in Friday’s loss to the Mariners.

    Hughes allowed a leadoff homer to J.P. Crawford to open the game, which was followed by back-to-back doubles from Randy Arozarena and Dominic Canzone. He would strike out Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez to get the first two outs of the inning, but allowed a two-RBI single to Josh Naylor to put his team down 3-0 before finally getting out of the inning. Those would be the only three runs Hughes would allow on the night, as he would settle in to pitch 3 2/3 scoreless innings the rest of the way while striking out four hitters over that span and allowing just one hit. Despite the rough start, Hughes would turn out a solid performance overall and has now allowed three earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. Hughes will make his final start of the on Thursday against the Diamondbacks.
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    Andrés Muñoz pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save in Friday’s win over the Rockies.

    Muñoz allowed a leadoff single to Cole Carrigg to begin the ninth inning. Carrigg would steal second base three pitches later to move into scoring position for Kyle Karros, who would go down on strikes. Muñoz would then pick off Carrigg, who was attempting to steal third, before retiring Mickey Moniak on strikes to end the game. It was the 28th save of the season for Muñoz, who is 4-for-5 in save opportunities this month.
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    Lazaro Montes went 1-for-4 with a homer and an RBI in Friday’s win over the Rockies.

    Montes came up big for the Mariners in the top of the ninth inning when he blasted a solo homer off of Rockies closer Jordan Romano. Montes blasted a low-and-inside slider from Romano 426 feet into the Colorado night sky to break a 4-4 tie and has now homered four times since getting the call-up in September. Montes now has 10 RBI in 13 games and is slugging .607.
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    Bryan Woo allowed 10 hits and three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings while striking out four, picking up a no-decision in Friday’s win over the Rockies.

    Woo allowed a two-out RBI single to Cole Carrigg in the bottom of the first inning to cut the Mariners’ lead to 3-1, and escaped the second inning without allowing a run despite allowing a leadoff triple to Mickey Moniak. Woo would give up an RBI single to Jake McCarthy in the fourth inning for his second earned run of the night, and was pulled after allowing a one-out single to Ezequiel Tovar in the sixth inning. Tovar would come around to score to give Woo his third earned run of the night, but righty made out far better than expected for a guy who allowed at least one baserunner in every inning, and multiple baserunners in three of those innings. Woo has allowed just four earned runs over 25 1/3 innings of work this month and will make his final start of the season next Thursday at home against the Angels.