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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 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.
  • STL Starting Pitcher #40
    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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    It’s hard to imagine the Cardinals were expecting anything better than this as Dobbins scattered six hits and worked into the middle innings during his first big-league outing since July 7. The 26-year-old will stick around with St. Louis transitioning to a six-man rotation. He doesn’t offer stratospheric strikeout upside, but he’s probably going to be a viable option in deeper mixed leagues depending on matchups. He’ll square off against the Cubs on Tuesday in his next start.
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    Dobbins was announced as Wednesday’s starter yesterday, so the move to bring him up is now official. This is likely a spot start in a game that needed to be made up due to a rainout. Dobbins has a 4.03 ERA across 22 1/3 innings over five appearances for the Cardinals this season.

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    Landen Roupp limited the D-backs to one run over five innings in the Giants’ 6-1 win Thursday.

    Roupp was too inefficient to pull off a quality start, but he did get his first win since July 17. This does make six straight outings in which he’s failed to complete six innings. He’ll take an 8-13 record and a 4.25 ERA into his next start against the Pirates.
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    Jose Cabrera yielded two runs in 4 1/3 innings Thursday in a loss to the Giants.

    This looked like it might be a very short outing from Cabrera after he got a visit from the pitching coach in the first, but he did at least manage to get 13 outs. It took him 30 pitches to get the first three and then only 40 more for the remaining 10. If Cabrera sticks around after this, he’ll likely face the Phillies next Wednesday. The D-backs hope to get Michael Soroka back after that.
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    Drew Gilbert hit a leadoff homer and drove in a second run with a sac fly Thursday against the D-backs.

    Gilbert’s homer to one of the deepest parts of Oracle Park checked in 407 feet. He’s hit a solid .243/.324/.392 in 329 plate appearances, but it sure would be nice if he offered any baserunning value at all; he’s 1-for-5 stealing bases this year.
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    Gabriel Moreno homered for the Diamondbacks’ only run Thursday against the Giants.

    Moreno is up to .303/.383/.471 through 105 games, and he’s pretty clearly been one of baseball’s top three catchers this year. The potential has always been there if he could stay healthy, and though his durability is still in question, he’s a legitimate star right now.
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    X-rays on the injured hand of Astros’ shortstop Jeremy Peña came back negative for any fractures on Thursday.

    Astros’ fans and fantasy managers can breathe a sigh of relief. Peña was hit on the knuckles of both his pinkie and ring finger on his left hand with a 96-mph fastball from Gerrit Cole. While he’s dealing with a bit of swelling and soreness, he shouldn’t require any sort of extended absence from the lineup. He’s considered day-to-day.
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    Red Sox signed C Tomás Nido to a minor league contract.

    The 32-year-old backstop has appeared in 43 games at the Triple-A level for the Tigers this season, slashing .236/.317/.368 with three homers and 10 RBI. He’ll add quality catching depth for the Red Sox.
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    Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers, four RBI four runs scored and a stolen base as the Brewers crushed the Mets 8-2 on Thursday evening.

    Chourio led off the game by lining the first pitch Sean Manaea threw for a leadoff single. He then raced around to score the game’s first run on an RBI single by Andrew Vaughn. The 22-year-old outfielder then clubbed a 389-foot (104.2-mph EV) two-run shot on a first-pitch fastball in the second that extended the Brewers’ lead to 4-0. He also started the fifth inning with a single, swiped second base and scored on a ground out off the bat of William Contreras. Chourio finished his glorious night with a 380-foot (102.8-mph EV) two-run shot off of Xzavion Curry in the eighth that capped off the scoring in the game. He’s now slashing a healthy .283/.345/.477 with 19 homers, 54 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 447 plate appearances on the year.
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    Joey Ortiz went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run scored as the Brewers bested the Mets on Thursday night.

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    Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-4 and drove in a run as the Brewers triumphed over the Mets on Thursday evening in New York.

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    Jacob Misiorowski picked up his 14th victory of the season on Thursday evening, limiting the Mets to two runs on just two hits over six strong innings.

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