McNeil singles in shutout loss for A’s

In Bryce Miller’s last two starts, the Mariners have been outscored 41-2. The second number isn’t his fault, the first one he’s at least partially responsible for, obviously. The right-hander could not find the strike zone for the overwhelming majority of the outing, and he walked seven while throwing just 60-of-104 pitches for strikes. Miller was as good as any pitcher in baseball at one point, but he’s been borderline atrocious since the All-Star break. He’ll face the Blue Jays in Toronto next weekend if Seattle doesn’t alter the rotation.

Imanaga labored over his two innings, needing a whopping 72 pitches to get his six outs. The southpaw gave up a leadoff homer to Randy Arozarena, and then an error by Carson Kelly in the second allowed the second run to cross. It’s the second time in three starts that Imanaga has scuffled, with a 10-strikeout effort against the White Sox sandwiched between. Imanaga will get the chance to rebound against the Reds on Saturday.

Lake Bachar got the start and took the loss after giving up one run over his two innings. It’s also worth noting that Khristian Curtis worked the final three innings of this game, and was more effective while allowing no runs and no hits in that action. Mlodzinski will likely work in bulk again versus the Cardinals next weekend, but that hasn’t been made official just yet. You don’t need to wait for that news to not use him.

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.

Adell drove in five runs over the last two days, and that brings his RBI total up to 79 on the season. He would need 21 more over the next 31 games to reach 100, but that’s not out of the question, especially since he’s stinging the baseball as of late.

DeLauter showed that the hamstring can’t be bothering him too much with a pair of three-baggers to give him three triples on the campaign. He also singled and walked to push his rookie slash to .288/.363/.450. When he’s been healthy enough to play, DeLauter has looked the part. The question is if he can stay on the field long enough for that to matter, at least in terms of fantasy prospectus.

Sugano, 36, kept the ball in the park, but he allowed nine hits and a walk while striking out two. The right-hander has a solid 12-7 record, but he’s not deserving of that mark — for the most part, anyway — with an ERA of 4.96. It would be a considerable mistake in process to stream him against Atlanta this weekend.

It’s the 15th win of the season for Griffin. The southpaw dealt with traffic as seen in five hits and three walks, but he was able to limit the damage to the two runs, thanks at least in part to four strikeouts. Griffin has an outside shot at winning 20 games this year, which we all predicted, right? He’ll face the Royals over the weekend.

Acuña is still in a little 2-for-24 slump in his last six games, but some good news is that he’s starting to run again. He didn’t attempt a steal in his first 18 games back from his latest hamstring injury, but he’s 2-for-3 in his last eight games even while struggling to reach base. He’s stolen 17 bases in 79 games on the season.

He struck out four. It’s Mahle’s shortest outing in four starts for the Braves, but he lowered his ERA for his new club to 1.52. He’ll be a great play at home against the Rockies next weekend.