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    Hunter Dobbins leaves start with forearm tightness

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    Hunter Dobbins allowed three runs over four-plus innings before leaving with left forearm tightness Friday versus the Phillies.

    Dobbins came out after throwing one pitch in the fifth. The Cardinals have been pretty healthy this year, but now they’re looking at losing two starters in 24 hours, with Andre Pallante just going on the IL. Quinn Mathews is replacing Pallante. Perhaps Brycen Mautz will get a look in Dobbins’ spot.
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    Dobbins is likely to miss all of next season while recovering from the elbow ligament replacement operation given the timing of the procedure. It was the second Tommy John procedure of his career. The 27-year-old hit the injured list with forearm tightness in late August. He posted a 3.67 ERA and 52/24 K/BB ratio across 54 innings for the Cardinals this season.
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    Mautz provides St. Louis with some length out of the bullpen after losing a pair of starters in Hunter Dobbins (forearm) and Andre Pallante (elbow) to the injured list recently. The 25-year-old made one relief appearance for the Cardinals back in late May. He’s posted a pedestrian 3.78 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 89/65 K/BB ratio across 85 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level this season.
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    Dobbins is the second St. Louis starter to hit the shelf in the last 48 hours after they went nearly two years without losing a single member of their rotation to the injured list. He was lifted from Friday’s start against the Phillies in the fifth inning. The 26-year-old has posted a 3.67 ERA and 52/24 K/BB ratio across 54 innings at the highest level this season. It’s unclear how much time he’ll miss, but there’s a strong possibility his season is over with only five weeks remaining on the calendar.
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    Dobbins allowed just two hits, and would have kept the Cubs off the board if not for a two-run homer by Pete Crow-Armstrong. The right-hander did have some command issues with four walks and just 54-of-96 pitches landing for strikes, but he worked around those free passes for a solid outing. Dobbins has been solid in his first season with the Cardinals, and now owns a 3.42 ERA in his 50 innings of work. He’ll face the Phillies on Friday.
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    Dobbins gave up four hits, walked three and struck out six. He fell to 2-3 with the loss. In the second inning, Dobbins fielded a chopper off the bat of Derek Hill and threw it down the right field line. The throwing error allowed Brandon Marsh to score on the play and Hill later scored on an Edmundo Sosa single. In the fifth inning, a throwing error by Jordan Walker led to another unearned run. Dobbins has a 3.40 ERA in nine appearances (six starts) this year. He’s lined up to face the Cubs on the road on Sunday.
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    Dobbins allowed just four hits in the contest, and he struck out four against three walks. Unfortunately, two of those hits were solo homers — including the first MLB home run for George Lombard Jr. — and the Cardinals gave Dobbins a literal zero in run support. Dobbins has basically alternated quality outings with less-than-spectacular outings as of late, and he’ll try and break that trend — and get some help from his teammates — when he faces the Phillies next week.
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    Dobbins returns to St. Louis’ pitching mix after spending a couple days back in the minors. The 26-year-old righty has looked sharp in a handful of recent appearances and will occupy a swingman-type role for the final two months of the season. There’s some streaming appeal when Dobbins gets the ball against weaker lineups, but he doesn’t offer stratospheric strikeout upside.
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    It’s perplexing why the Cardinals don’t just stick Dobbins in the rotation and leave him there. The 26-year-old allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings during a bulk relief outing on Monday after shutting out the Angels for six frames last week in a traditional start. The move allows St. Louis to bring up some relief help since Dobbins wouldn’t have been available to pitch again until later this week. He’ll probably return at some point after the trade deadline.
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    Dobbins did a little better than Liberatore, who allowed three runs in 3 2/3 innings. The Cardinals aren’t off again until Aug. 6, so there’s a pretty good chance Dobbins will get a start next time through the rotation. He could get a full-time spot if the Cardinals move a starter prior to the deadline.
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    It sounds like the plan is for Dobbins, who was originally scheduled to start Tuesday’s game, to piggyback with Matthew Liberatore in this one. It’s a tough development fantasy-wise since it caps his potential volume upside. He struck out five over six shutout innings against the Angels last Wednesday.

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    Drew Gilbert went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in leading the Giants to a 5-2 win over the Twins on Monday.

    Gilbert seemed overmatched in his major league debut last season, but he’s more than held his own in hitting .237/.327/.396 with 11 homers in 384 plate appearances this year. It’s hard to see much upside beyond this unless he gains some bat speed, but he should remain in the Giants’ outfield plans for next year.
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    Trent Harris notched his second major league save with a perfect ninth Monday against the Twins.

    The 27-year-old Harris has a 2.14 ERA and a 27/7 K/BB in 21 innings since getting his first major league callup on Aug. 7. He’ll be off Tuesday after working the last two days, so Dylan Smith might get a save chance then.
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    Although he struck out nine, Zebby Matthews lost to the Giants after allowing five runs in five innings on Monday.

    The Giants had a nice little .538 BABIP against Matthews tonight, which doesn’t count Drew Gilbert’s homer in the fifth. Matthews has been pretty much all or nothing these last two months; he’s allowed one or no runs four times and four or more runs in the remainder of his nine starts. This leaves him 9-11 with a 4.90 ERA with likely one start remaining Sunday against Texas.
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    Ryan Jeffers went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against the Giants on Monday.

    Jeffers has suddenly hit the skids, going 2-for-28 with no extra-base hits and 10 strikeouts in his last eight games. It’s dropped his OPS from .872 to .822, and it’s probably going to end up costing him a little money as a free agent this winter.
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    Blade Tidwell left Monday’s game with elbow discomfort, manager Tony Vitello said.

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    Pete Alonso went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI on Monday, powering the Orioles to a 4-3 comeback win over the Blue Jays.

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    George Springer went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Monday’s loss to the Orioles.

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    Gunnar Henderson went 3-for-4 with his 24th home run of the season in Monday’s win over the Blue Jays.

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    Rico Garcia struck out two in a perfect ninth inning against the Blue Jays to record his 10th save of the season on Monday.

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    Shane Baz allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Blue Jays on Monday.

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