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Jacob Lopez shuts out Twins over five in win

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Jacob Lopez

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Jacob Lopez tossed five scoreless innings in a win over the Twins with four walks, four strikeouts, and just one hit in a 2-0 win on Friday.

Lopez had a bit of a funny game here. The Twins sent up a lineup of nine right-handed hitters to face-off with the lefty, which is never an easy task. His five scoreless innings were great as were his 14 swings-and-misses, just one off his season-high that he set last time out. On the flip side, he barely threw one-third of his pitches in the strike zone and relied on some poor swing decisions to get in and out of at-bats. Otherwise, he walked four and hit another batter in what could politely be described as an erratic night for his slider. Still, it’s easy to see the flashes that have made him effective in the past and it’s not hard to see him putting together a solid stretch run this season. He’s scheduled to face the Red Sox at home next time out.

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Jacob Lopez allowed one run while striking out nine batters over six innings in a no-decision against the Astros on Saturday.

Lopez was excellent against the Astros on Saturday, holding them scoreless through three innings before giving up a run on a walk and a double in the fourth. He’d give the A’s two more scoreless frames, collecting an impressive nine strikeouts through six innings while scattering just three hits and one walk. The 28-year-old left-hander will take a 4.98 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and a 90/47 K/BB ratio across 94 innings into a start against the Orioles in Sacramento on Friday.
Jacob Lopez

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Jacob Lopez allowed two runs in seven innings and got a no-decision against the Rays on Monday.

Lopez gave up five hits, walked one and struck out five. He turned the game over to the bullpen in the eighth inning with a 6-2 lead. The Athletics’ bullpen proceeded to allow eight runs to Rays in the eighth inning, costing Lopez the win. That’s a tough break for Lopez as well as fantasy managers. Lopez is lined up to face the Rangers at home on Sunday.
Jacob Lopez

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Jacob Lopez allowed two runs in five innings and got a no-decision against the Reds on Wednesday.

Lopez gave up four hits, walked one and struck out nine. He now has a 2.13 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings over his last five starts. Lopez has a 5.43 xFIP this year, making him a risky streamer against the Rays at home next week. With 17 strikeouts in his last two starts and two starts on tap next week, Lopez will be worth the risk for strikeout-needy fantasy managers.
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Jacob Lopez yielded two runs — one earned — in 5 1/3 innings and struck out eight Wednesday in a no-decision against the Red Sox.

The unearned run was kind of sneaky. Third baseman Tommy White dropped an easy foul popup from Romy Gonzalez with none out and one on. Gonzalez went on to fly out to right, seemingly erasing the error from the scoring, but Caleb Durbin tagged up from first on the play and made it to second, which is something that obviously wouldn’t have happened if the foul pop had been caught. Durbin later scored from second on a Nick Sogard single, so the run was unearned. Lopez’s eight strikeouts were a new season high. He did that eight times in 21 outings last year, but he’d topped out at six in 13 starts and three relief appearances this season. His ERA still stands at 5.79, but this makes three decent showings in a row. He’ll face the Reds next.
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Jacob Lopez was charged for a loss while working 4 1/3 innings of two-run baseball against the Nationals on Sunday.

Lopez wasn’t terrible, but not good enough to qualify for a win. The left-hander gave up runs on a fielder’s choice in the third and a double from Harry Ford in the fourth. He was able to strike out six against two walks in what was one of his better starts of the year, which is more insult than compliment. Lopez still has a 6.64 ERA on the season and will try and build on effort over the weekend against the Twins.
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Gage Jump will start Friday’s game against the Nationals.

The A’s will set their rotation to start the second half as Jump on Friday, J.T. Ginn on Saturday, and Jacob Lopez on Sunday in their three-game set against the Nationals. Jump, 3-4 with a 3.51 ERA, struggled a bit towards the beginning of July but bounced back against the White Sox. He’s definitely a viable mixed-league starter when he’s not pitching at home.
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Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment.

The Athletics’ surprising $6 million investment in Civale over the winter worked out well initially — he started off 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA through nine starts — but it always figured to end badly. He loses his spot now after allowing 31 earned runs over 28 innings while going 0-6 in his last seven starts. He’ll become a free agent after clearing waivers and should quickly land a minor league deal, if he wants one. Jacob Lopez is probably the favorite to replace Civale in the rotation next week.
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Aaron Civale allowed six hits and four runs with one walk and four strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings in a loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Civale was bumped from the rotation to both help acquiesce Jacob Lopez’s return and also because of his own struggles lately. Coming in after Lopez retired the first five batters of the game on 12 pitches, Civale had a few easy innings before being hit hard in a four-run fifth. He hasn’t been effective in over a month, doesn’t miss many bats, and should not be considered a serious option in even the deepest of leagues. Pay attention to Lopez’s workload though, as he went from 63 pitches in his first start off the injured list to again, just 12 in this one.
Jacob Lopez

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Athletics recalled LHP Jacob Lopez from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Lopez is getting another shot after struggling mightily prior to his demotion at the end of May. The 28-year-old has shown the ability to miss bats and had relative success in 2025, but fantasy managers should wait and see how Lopez pitches — and what kind of role he’ll pitch in — before even remotely considering the southpaw.
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Athletics optioned RHP Jacob Lopez to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Lopez gets the boot after allowing seven runs over just two innings of work against the Yankees on Sunday. He’s forged an ugly 6.75 ERA, and the A’s will hope the 28-year-old can work things out in the Pacific Coast League. A replacement should be announced shortly.

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George Springer went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI on Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough to power the Blue Jays past the Royals.

The 36-year-old slugger tagged a first-pitch curveball from Royals’ southpaw Noah Cameron for his 404-foot (100.6-mph EV) two-run blast in the sixth inning, but all that did was pull the Jays to within eight runs at 10-2. He also singled in the contest. For the season, Springer is slashing .243/.320/.398 with 13 homers, 43 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 379 plate appearances.
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Spencer Arrighetti

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Spencer Arrighetti struggled in a losing effort against the Royals on Thursday night, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits over his four innings of work.

Arrighetti also issued a pair of walks in the contest while striking out four. The 26-year-old hurler served up a leadoff homer to Carter Jensen to start the game, then the Royals tacked on an unearned run before the first inning was through. They added another pair in the second on a two-run single by Jac Caglianone. Arrighetti got eight swings and misses on 79 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll carry a 4.81 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 95/54 K/BB ratio (95 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Guardians in Cleveland.
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Drake Baldwin

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Drake Baldwin blasted a leadoff home run on Thursday night, powering the Braves to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Dodgers.

Baldwin ambushed the first pitch that Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw in the home half of the first inning, crushing a splitter for a 402-foot (106.2-mph EV) solo shot that gave the Braves an early 1-0 advantage. That would be the lone tally for either squad in the game. The 25- year-old backstop finished the night 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. He’s now hitting .274/.356/.456 with 22 long balls and 66 RBI in what has been an impressive offensive campaign.
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Ha-Seong Kim

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Ha-Seong Kim went 1-for-3 with a single and a stolen base as the Braves triumphed over the Dodgers on Thursday night.

The 30-year-old infielder recorded one of just four Braves’ hits in the contest with a one-out single off of Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the third inning. He then swiped second base to get himself into scoring position, but the Braves couldn’t cash him in from there. He struck out in each of his other two plate appearances on the day and is slashing a cringe-inducing .088/.180/.088 over 89 plate appearances on the season.
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Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 with a double as the Dodgers were shut out by Chris Sale and the Braves on Thursday evening in Atlanta.

Betts smacked a two-out single off of Sale in the opening inning and was left stranded at first base. He then led off the fourth inning with a double — the Dodgers’ only extra-base hit in the contest — but he never advanced from there. With his two-hit attack, the 33-year-old infielder is now slashing .239/.298/.407 with 16 homers, 47 RBI and just one stolen base (in three attempts) on the season.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched well in a tough-luck loss against the Dodgers on Thursday evening, allowing just one run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings.

The 28-year-old right-hander racked up eight strikeouts on the night while issuing one base on balls. The lone tally against him — and the only run scored by either team — came on a solo blast off the bat of Drake Baldwin in the opening inning. Unfortunately for Yamamoto and for fantasy managers, that was enough to do him in on Thursday. He got a whopping 20 swings and misses on 105 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 30 percent. Now 12-8 on the season, he’ll carry a 2.56 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and a 153/36 K/BB ratio (158 innings) into Thursday’s matchup against the Cardinals.
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Chris Sale

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Chris Sale delivered a dazzling performance in Thursday night’s victory over the Dodgers, scattering five hits over nine innings of shutout baseball.

The 37-year-old southpaw piled up 11 strikeouts on the night and didn’t walk a batter, throwing a remarkable 80 of his 109 pitches for strikes. The only real threat against him came as Mookie Betts doubled to lead off the fourth inning, and he never advanced past second base. Sale got 20 swings and misses in the contest — 11 of those on his slider — while posting an elite CSW of 39 percent. Now 13-9 on the season, the Cy Young hopeful will carry a stellar 2.06 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a 177/28 K/BB ratio (144 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Nationals in Washington.
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Robby Ahlstrom

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Rangers optioned LHP Robby Ahlstrom to Triple-A Round Rock.

Ahlstrom has struggled for most of the season in the Rangers’ bullpen, posting a disappointing 6.03 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 28/10 K/BB ratio over 31 1/3 innings in his 36 appearances. He’ll work on his craft at the Triple-A level for the time being. A corresponding move will be made prior to Friday’s series opener.
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Kevin Alcantara

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Cubs optioned OF Kevin Alcántara to Triple-A Iowa.

The 24-year-old outfielder has held his own in his limited action with the Cubs this season, slashing .240/.286/.360 with a homer, six RBI and an 11/2 K/BB ratio over 28 plate appearances. A corresponding move will be announced prior to Friday’s contest.
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Diamondbacks recalled RHP Jose Cabrera from Triple-A Reno.

As anticipated, the 24-year-old hurler returns to start on Thursday against the Giants, taking the rotation spot previously held by Kohl Drake. Cabrera made four starts with the big league club earlier in the season, posting a dreadful 5.60 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 12/7 K/BB ratio across 17 2/3 frames.
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