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    Snell (elbow) struggles with walks in final rehab start

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    Blake Snell (elbow) allowed three runs on five hits while walking four in 3 2/3 innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

    Snell also struck out three and threw 41 of his 73 pitches for strikes. It was clearly not his best outing, but we don’t want to read too much into starts in the PCL. Seeing better command would make us feel a little better about Snell’s immediate results when he returns from elbow surgery, but his velocity looked good, and he was up to 73 pitches, so he should be good to rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation. There may be some command bumps in the early going, but Snell figures to be an impactful fantasy starter down the stretch.
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    Snell gave the Marlins fits all night on Friday, limiting them to just three hits through the first five innings before giving up a single to Javier Sanoja with one out in the sixth. Snell would exit after the hit by Sanoja but was charged with an earned run after Augustín Ramírez doubled to bring home Sanoja on the next at-bat. Snell has been dominant since returning to the mound, allowing just four earned runs in his six starts since August while pitching 34 2/3 innings. Now sitting on a 1.91 ERA, Snell will look to stay hot in his next start, which is set for Wednesday on the road against the Reds.
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    Snell threw 100 pitches, and 65 of those landed for strikes. It wasn’t as dominant as his start last weekend against the Tigers when he whiffed 10, but he was just as effective, if not more so. The 33-year-old has been sensational when healthy enough to pitch in 2026, and his ERA is now at a healthy 1.97. Obviously, Snell has to be in fantasy lineups for Wednesday’s scheduled start at home versus the Reds.
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    It’s Snell’s 40th career 10-strikeout game. He’s the 39th pitcher to record that many and joins Max Scherzer (114), Chris Sale (95), Justin Verlander (73), Gerrit Cole (64), Jacob deGrom (64), Yu Darvish (50) and Robbie Ray (40) among active pitchers with 40. Nolan Ryan is the all-time leader at 215, followed by Randy Johnson at 212. Despite being about 100 back, Scherzer is actually third behind those two. Snell, who has allowed a total of three runs in four starts since coming off the IL, will likely face the Nationals on Friday.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #7
    Snell has been outstanding since returning from the injured list, and has given up a total of two runs over those 17 innings with a K/BB of 18/7 in that timeframe. The left-hander whiffed six in this one, and generated a solid 17 swings and misses over 94 pitches — 62 of those for strikes. He’ll have a good chance to keep the good run going against the Tigers next weekend.
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    It’s the same line he had in his return from the IL last week against the Royals. Snell got into trouble in the third, when he issued all three of his walks on the evening to consecutive batters. However, he escaped allowing just the one run, and he was great the rest of the night. He’ll likely face the Braves on next Tuesday, unless the Dodgers want to get a little aggressive and start him on four days’ rest Sunday against the Pirates.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #7
    Snell came out sharp in his first start since May 9, striking out the side against the Royals in the first inning. He retired the first ten Royals hitters before Bobby Witt Jr. reached on a single in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Salvador Perez. Snell gave the Dodgers two more scoreless frames, collecting ten strikeouts over six innings in an outstanding return to the mound. He’ll look to follow it up with a start against the Rockies in Colorado on Monday.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #7
    Snell makes his return to Los Angeles’ rotation with a start against the Royals on Tuesday following a three-month absence after undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow back in May. The 33-year-old southpaw’s checkered injury history remains an omnipresent concern for fantasy managers. However, he should be an impactful contributor, especially in the strikeout department, over the final six-plus weeks of the season.
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    That means Tarik Skubal will be pushed back a day to make his home debut on Monday with Justin Wrobleski going in Sunday’s series finale against the Diamondbacks in Arizona. Snell has been shelved since undergoing the NanoScope procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow back in May. He could wind up being a major difference maker for fantasy managers down the stretch.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #7
    Snell is expected to throw around 75 pitches in Tuesday’s outing or around five innings depending on how things go. As long as he makes it through that start without any issues, he could be cleared to return as early as next weekend. Snell told reporters on Friday that his elbow feels as good as it has in years. He could wind up making a major impact down the stretch for fantasy purposes if he can stay healthy.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #7
    Snell threw a staggering 45 of 60 pitches for strikes and looked completely unhittable against low-level minor league hitters. He allowed just one baserunner over four frames. His next steps and return timeline remain murky since the Dodgers appear to be slow-playing the process in an effort to have Snell ready for the home stretch and postseason. The 33-year-old former fantasy ace is coming off nanoscope surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow back in mid-May. It’s challenging to forecast his next steps, but he should be close to making it back to Los Angeles.

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    Samuel Basallo is not in the starting lineup against the Mets on Monday.

    Basallo has been struggling with the bat over the final month of the season as he attempts to play through a shoulder injury. With both Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand hitting well, there are no DH at-bats for Basallo, so he has simply been playing every other day as a catcher. That makes him hard to trust in fantasy leagues. Carlos Narvaez will catch and hit ninth on Monday.
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    Angel Genao is out of the lineup on Monday against the White Sox.

    Genao has now sat versus each of the last two left-handed starters. The 22-year-old is slashing .236/.300/.327 in 120 plate appearances for the Guardians with just six RBI, two home runs, and one steal. He does not need to be held in redraft fantasy leagues. Travis Bazzana will start at second base, with Angel Martinez in left field and Chase DeLauter at DH.
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    Devin Williams (shoulder) will throw a live bullpen on Thursday and “doesn’t anticipate needing a rehab assignment.”

    Williams, who has been out since August 10th with a shoulder strain, threw off a mound on Monday at Citi Field. He will do so again on Thursday against live hitters and “could come off the injured list as soon as this weekend if all continues to go well.” Given how long he has missed and how poorly he was pitching before getting hurt, we wouldn’t be rushing to add him in fantasy leagues for the final week of the season.
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    Padres optioned INF Mason McCoy to Triple-A El Paso

    McCoy was up with Ty France landing on the Paternity list. He didn’t appear in any of the games over the weekend.
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    Padres activated 1B Ty France from the paternity list.

    France missed the weekend series against the Giants. He should return to his regular starting role for the Padres.
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    Royals optioned RHP Easton McGee to Triple-A Omaha

    McGee has a 7.15 ERA in 11 1/3 innings split between the Brewers and Royals this season. We may not see him pitch MLB innings again this year.
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    Royals recalled RHP Lucas Erceg from Triple-A Omaha

    Erceg was demoted to Triple-A back on August 18th after a rough few weeks. He posted a 1.74 ERA and 13/3 K/BB ratio in 10 1/3 innings in Triple-A, so perhaps he figured something out. We still wouldn’t trust him for fantasy.
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    Braves re-signed RHP Elieser Hernández to a minor league contract.

    Color us shocked. The 31-year-old has been designated for assignment and re-signed a few times now, and the dance will likely continue through the end of the season.
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    Braves designated LHP Bailey Falter for assignment.

    Falter threw 3 1/3 shutout innings for the Braves, allowing just two hits and striking out two batters. We anticipate that this is simply a move to bring a fresh arm up into their bullpen, and Falter could quickly be re-signed to a minor league contract.
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    Braves recalled RHP Owen Murphy from Triple-A Gwinnett.

    Murphy has been recalled to fill a role out of the bullpen. The 22-year-old has a 1.29 ERA over his last five starts at Triple-A, but he is off the fantasy radar as a reliever.