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Holmes picks up ninth win vs. Rockies on Friday

Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

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Grant Holmes allowed three earned runs over five innings while striking out three, picking up the win on Friday over the Rockies.

Holmes kept the Rockies off the board for the first four innings of this one. His first earned run came in the top of the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jake McCarthy to bring home Zac Veen, but that was just the start of a three-run inning for the Rockies. A few batters later, Hunter Goodman would single to drive home Ezequiel Tovar, and Cole Carrigg came around to score on the following at-bat on a groundout by Cole Carrigg. Holmes would make it out of the inning but would not return in the sixth, bringing an end to his night. It was a strong final outing for Holmes, who held his opponents off the board in three of his five starts and posted a 3.04 ERA. Holmes’ next start is scheduled for Wednesday on the road against the Nationals.

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Grant Holmes took a no-hitter into the seventh before giving up a single and getting pulled Thursday in the Braves’ 2-0 win over the White Sox.

Holmes had only two batters reach against him through six, both on walks. He came out for the seventh and walked another before Andrew Benintendi broke up the no-hitter with a single. He was pulled then, and Didier Fuentes came in and struck out three in a row to keep the game 2-0. Holmes improved to 8-5 with a 3.64 ERA. There’s been talk about shifting him to the pen, but he hasn’t made it an easy call, with the Braves winning eight of his last nine starts. He’ll face the Dodgers next week.
Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings and took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Holmes gave up six hits, walked three and struck out three. He fell to 7-5 with the loss. Holmes retired the side in order in the first inning before allowing three runs in both the second and third innings. Holmes hadn’t allowed a run in 12 innings over his last two starts entering play Saturday. His ERA is 3.82. Holmes is lined up to face the White Sox on the road next weekend.
Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes received a no-decision at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, firing six shutout innings while striking out two.

Holmes walked two and allowed three hits while needing just 77 pitches to record 18 outs. He typically struggles more the second time through a lineup, which is why so many of his starts are capped around five innings or low pitch counts. For instance, 14 of his 18 homers this season have come in that second turn through the order. That wasn’t an issue this time, though, and he allowed three or fewer runs for the 15th consecutive outing. Up next is a home start against the Diamondbacks.
Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes went six scoreless and picked up a win Tuesday over the Marlins.

A nice bounceback for Holmes after he couldn’t get out of this fifth inning against the Nationals on Thursday. The right-hander allowed five hits, and just one of those went for extra bases; a doubled by Javier Sanoja. He walked one against five strikeouts in a very solid effort for the 30-year-old hurler. If the rotation order holds, it’ll be Holmes against the Yankees on Sunday, but fantasy managers will need to make sure as Atlanta has made changes to the order a few times in 2026.
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Chris Sale won’t Tuesday’s game against the Marlins.

Sale won’t start at all against Miami, and instead is being pushed back to the weekend series against the Yankees. Atlanta will instead push up the other arms in the rotation, so Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder and Martin Perez will be the arms who go instead. It’s disappointing Sale won’t get a two-start week this late in the fantasy season, but understandable.
Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes struggled in a no-decision against the Nationals on Thursday evening, giving up three runs on five hits across 4 2/3 innings of work.

Holmes also issued a pair of walks in the contest while punching out four. All of the damage done against him came via the long ball, as Daylen Lile crushed a pair of solo homers and Luis Garcia Jr. added one of his own. The 30-year-old righty got 10 swings and misses on 69 pitches on the evening, registering a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he brings a 3.88 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and an 87/45 K/BB ratio (102 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Marlins.
Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes allowed three earned runs over five innings while striking out five, picking up a no-decision in Friday’s win.

The O’s got after Holmes in the second inning, generating a mini two-out rally that was capped with a two-RBI double by Christian Encarnacion-Strand to put the O’s up 2-0. After the Braves drew the game even at 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning, Holmes would give up a sacrifice fly to Jackson Holliday, who drove home Taylor Ward to put the O’s back up 3-2. Holmes would induce back-to-back grounders in the fifth inning to get out of a jam with two runners on in what would be his final inning. Holmes remains a steady option on the mound for the Braves and his fantasy managers, having allowed three earned runs or fewer in every start since May 1st, when he allowed five earned runs to the Rockies. He is next scheduled to start on Wednesday on the road against the Mets.
Grant Holmes

ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes allowed three runs in five innings and was credited with a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

Holmes wasn’t great, but good enough with plenty of run support to get his sixth win of the season. He was able to keep the ball in the park, which helped limit the damage of giving up seven hits and a pair of walks against just two strikeouts. The 30-year-old sees his ERA bump up to a still-solid 3.70 on the campaign, and he’ll have a chance to lower the effort against the Orioles over the weekend.
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ATL Starting Pitcher #66

Grant Holmes received a no-decision on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, throwing five shutout innings while striking out five and walking one.

Holmes allowed three hits as the Braves went on to win 3-0. Opposing starter Jared Jones was pulled despite having a perfect game through six, and Atlanta made the bullpen pay for the decision. Holmes finishes the first half with a respectable 3.61 ERA. The Braves host the Rangers coming out of the All-Star break.
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Hurston Waldrep will start Tuesday’s series opener against the Pirates.

That means Bryce Elder will get the ball for one of the final two games of the series with Grant Holmes likely to draw the starting assignment in the other. Elder had his previous start skipped for some extra rest. Waldrep authored a strong performance against the Cardinals last week, allowing three runs over 5 1/3 innings, during his first start of the season. He offers enough strikeout upside to be interesting in deeper fantasy leagues.

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Colton Cowser knocked in the go-ahead run in the seventh and took away a two-run homer in the ninth as the Orioles edged the Rockies 2-1 on Monday.

The Rockies should have had an inning-ending double play on Cowser’s grounder to second in the seventh, but Connor Norby did an underhand flip from a mile away and Cowser, thanks to an overturned call, ended up beating out the relay, allowing the go-ahead run to score. Cowser, though, still had more in store. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Jake McCarthy crushed a ball to center, only for Cowser to make an outstanding jumping catch while crashing into the wall, denying what would have been a two-run walkoff homer and giving the Orioles a 2-1 victory. It brought the Orioles, now 69-69, to .500 for the first time since they were 15-15 on Apr. 30.
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Cade Povich yielded one run in five innings Monday versus the Rockies.

Povich did solid work in limiting the Rockies to one double and four singles in his 87-pitch outing. The Orioles aren’t committed to sticking with a six-man rotation, so Povich might return to Triple-A after this. He’ll still likely play some sort of role in September, though.
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Grissom’s last hit was a 391-foot double to left that would have been a homer in 26 ballparks. In Angel Stadium, it really ought to have been caught, but Cody Bellinger just didn’t get a good jump on it. Grissom’s .249/.311/.389 line isn’t especially impressive, and his future as a long-term regular is far from secure. Still, his approach is pretty good, and at age 25, he could get a little stronger. He should be close to clinching a spot on the 2027 Angels, even if he might not deserve to be penciled into the starting lineup.
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Walbert Ureña fanned eight and held the Yankees to one run over seven innings in a victory Monday.

Ureña’s command still comes and goes, but it wasn’t an issue tonight. He walked none and allowed just one extra-base hit — a Spencer Jones homer — to the 25 Yankees he faced tonight. The victory evened his record at 9-9 to go along with a 2.85 ERA. He’d be a Rookie of the Year candidate in many seasons, but he’s behind Parker Messick and a couple of bats in this year’s AL class. He’ll likely face the Pirates on Sunday.
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