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Ronel Blanco gives Astros four scoreless on Tuesday

Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

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Ronel Blanco tossed four scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a no-decision against the White Sox on Tuesday.

Blanco got the call to start Tuesday’s game against the White Sox and gave the Astros four scoreless innings. He scattered three hits and walked three batters while collecting three strikeouts before departing after four innings at 88 pitches. The-33-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 6.59 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, and a 23/15 K/BB ratio across 27 1/3 innings. He’ll likely revert to long relief duties if he sticks with Houston, with rosters expanded to 28 players.

- Jorge Montanez

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Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

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Astros recalled RHP Ronel Blanco from Triple-A Sugar Land.

Blanco draws the starting assignment for Tuesday’s game against the White Sox. The 33-year-old has struggled to an inflated 7.71 ERA across 23 1/3 innings in the majors this season. He’s not a recommended fantasy option in this spot.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reports that Ronel Blanco will be added to the Astros’ roster on Tuesday and will start against the White Sox.

The insinuation is that Blanco will be part of the September 1st roster expansion moves. The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A in the middle of August after posting a 7.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a 20/12 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings in his five appearances (four starts). Blanco starting on Tuesday means that Hayden Wesneski will now start on Wednesday and will not get a Sunday start this week against the Diamondbacks.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Astros optioned RHP Ronel Blanco to Triple-A Sugar Land.

Blanco has really struggled during his time with the Astros this season, posting a 7.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a 20/12 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings in his five appearances (four starts). Miguel Ullola was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land to take his place on the active roster.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Ronel Blanco yielded three runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday in a no-decision versus the Padres.

Blanco departed with a 4-3 lead after Fernando Tatis Jr. homered with two outs and none on in the fifth. One more out would have gotten him a win, but manager A.J. Hinch just didn’t trust him to face Jake Cronenworth. Blanco has a 6.98 ERA after four starts, so he’s not promised much at this point. He’s in line to face the Giants on Wednesday, making him a streaming option in deep leagues.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Ronel Blanco gave up three runs in 4 2/3 innings and got a no-decision in the Astros’ 5-4 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Blanco gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. The Astros had the lead in the fifth inning, but with Blanco making just his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery, he was pulled with two outs in the fourth inning after reaching 82 pitches. It might be some time before the organization lets Blanco throw enough pitches to work deep into games. He’s lined up to face the Padres on the road next Friday.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Ronel Blanco allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings and took the loss against the White Sox on Sunday.

Blanco gave up four hits, walked three and struck out four. He fell to 0-1 with the loss. It was just Blanco’s second start since returning from Tommy John surgery, but he now has an 8.10 ERA. He could be worth using later this season, but fantasy managers would be wise to let him iron out the kinks first. Blanco is lined up to face the Rangers at home next weekend.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

In his first start back from Tommy John, Ronel Blanco gave up four runs through 4 2/3 innings and struck out eight against the Marlins on Monday.

He allowed just two hits, but unfortunately, those were both two-run homers that followed walks. Blanco averaged 94.0 mph with his fastball, which is up a tad from 93.4 mph during his breakthrough 2024 and 93.2 mph in his nine starts prior to surgery last year. He doesn’t warrant an immediate pickup in shallow leagues after this, but it was a promising outing that suggests he might be of some use once he settles in. He’ll likely face the White Sox on the road on Sunday.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Astros activated RHP Ronel Blanco from the 60-day injured list.

Blanco draws the starting assignment for Monday’s series opener against the Marlins at Daikin Park. It’ll be his season debut after missing the first four months working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery. It’ll be his first start back in the majors since last May. The 32-year-old has had moments of fantasy relevance at earlier points in his career, but he doesn’t offer a ton of strikeout upside, and is more of a wait-and-see option in deeper leagues.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Ronel Blanco (elbow) will be activated from the injured list to start for the Astros on Monday against the Marlins.

The 32-year-old right-hander has been shelved since undergoing an internal brace procedure last June and is finally ready to contribute at the big league level once again. Tatsuya Imai will be pushed back to Tuesday with Peter Lambert getting the ball for Wednesday’s series finale.
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Jeremy Peña (calf) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Sugar Land.

Lance McCullers Jr. (shoulder) and Ronel Blanco (elbow) are scheduled to pitch in the same rehab contest. The 28-year-old shortstop hit the injured list with a mild calf strain last week and figures to return to Houston before next week’s All-Star break. He was just starting to really find his stride at the dish prior to the injury, hitting .319 (29-for-91) with three homers, 13 RBI and five steals in the month of June.

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Braydon Fisher

TOR Relief Pitcher #63
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Braydon Fisher will start the Blue Jays’ bullpen game Wednesday against the A’s.

Michael Lorenzen will be available to go long, but the Jays might try to get through the game using primarily short relievers if it stays close. Spencer Miles, who threw two innings as the only reliever used by the Jays on Tuesday, should be the lone unavailable member of the pen.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Will Smith

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Will Smith is in line for a day off Wednesday, manager Dave Roberts said.

The Dodgers still want Smith getting plenty of rest after his long IL stint with a neck injury. He’ll get two days off with the off day Thursday and then play two out of three this weekend.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Zak Kent

WSH Relief Pitcher #57
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Nationals optioned RHP Zak Kent to Triple-A Rochester.

Kent was only on the roster for Tuesday’s game, when he pitched two scoreless innings against the Padres.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Rafael Flores Jr.

PIT Catcher #43
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Rafael Flores Jr. finished 3-for-5 and hit his eighth homer Tuesday in the Pirates’ 9-3 takedown of the White Sox.

Flores had four hard-hit balls tonight, including a barrel that turned into a flyout. His ability to help the Pirates as a catcher remains in question, but his bat is pretty potent. He’s hitting .243/.318/.525 in 110 plate appearances.
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Bubba Chandler

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Bubba Chandler pitched six innings of two-run ball and struck out eight in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

The Pirates led 5-0 after one and 7-0 after two, and Chandler did an unusually nice job staying around the zone afterwards, walking none and allowing only four hits. It’s the first time in 28 starts this year that he’s gone without walking a batter. The win makes him 7-9 with a 4.25 ERA. He’s slated to face the Cubs on Sunday.
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Sean Burke

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Sean Burke lasted just 1 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs Tuesday against the Pirates.

Pitching on six days’ rest did Burke no good. The average ball in play against him tonight left the bat at 100.1 mph. Unfortunately, Burke’s stuff peaked in June and July, and he a 5.68 ERA in seven starts since the beginning of August. He’s due to make his next start Sunday against the Cardinals, but we’ll have to wait and see if that ends up happening. José Urquidy would be lined up to pitch then if the White Sox want to back off Burke.
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Kyle Teel

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Kyle Teel went 2-for-3 and drilled a 112.4-mph homer off Bubba Chandler in Tuesday’s loss to the Pirates.

Teel topped out at 113.7 mph in exit velocity as a rookie, but his previous high in 22 games during his injury-riddled sophomore year was just 108.2. He’s hitting .200 with four homers and 31 strikeouts through 82 plate appearances.
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Munetaka Murakami struck out all four times up Tuesday against the Pirates.

Murakami is still getting his homers and walks, but since returning from the injured list in June, he’s totaled 34 hits and 87 strikeouts in 52 games. If not for his absence, he’d probably be pushing the major league record of 223 strikeouts established by Mark Reynolds in 2009. He’s at 167 through 109 games. If he’d maintained that rate, he’d have recorded his 224th strikeout in his 147th game played.
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Wyatt Langford went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and a stolen base to lead the Rangers to a 10-5 win over the Mariners on Tuesday.

Langford led off the second inning with a walk and stole second before scoring on a base hit. He then took Eduard Bazardo deep for a two-run homer in the fifth, his first home run since August 24. The 24-year-old outfielder came into this one hitless in four of his last five games. He’s slashing .245/.332/.442 with 16 homers, 57 runs scored, 38 RBI, and 12 steals across 401 plate appearances.
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Lazaro Montes went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer against the Rangers on Tuesday.

Montes put the Mariners on the board in the fourth inning with an absolute blast off Cal Quantrill for a three-run homer. It came off the bat at 116.1 mph and traveled a majestic 474 feet for his second career homer. The 21-year-old slugger is starting in a strong-side platoon and is worth streaming for power in deeper leagues against right-handed pitching.
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