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    Ranger Suarez strikes out five in loss Thursday

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    Ranger Suarez allowed one run in five innings and took the loss against the Guardians on Thursday.

    Suarez gave up three hits, walked one and struck out five. He was essentially as advertised in his first season with the Red Sox. Suarez will finish the year 8-5 with a 3.22 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 140 strikeouts in 148 1/3 innings over 28 starts. He turned 31 last month and his 3.68 xFIP suggests he’s not slowing down soon.
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    Suarez gave up a run in the opening frame, but managed to keep Tampa Bay off the scoreboard into the late innings despite issuing a season-high five walks. The control issues seem like a bit of an outlier considering he’s rarely handed out more than three free passes and four of those five walks went to Yandy Díaz and Junior Caminero in this one. He finished with five strikeouts and allowed three earned runs or fewer for the third consecutive start since the beginning of September. He’ll wrap up the regular season with a home matchup against the Guardians on Thursday.
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    Suarez cruised through five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and no walks before Carter Jensen took him deep for a solo homer in the sixth. That would be all the damage the Royals could get across on Suarez. He pitched a scoreless seventh and finished his day with eight strikeouts. The 31-year-old left-hander will take a 3.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a 130/40 K/BB ratio across 137 2/3 innings into a start against the Rays in Tampa Bay on Friday.
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    The Red Sox have some extra flexibility with off days coming up Thursday and Monday. Gray got to pitch on nine days’ rest last time through. Now, Suarez, who pitched seven scoreless innings against Baltimore last time out, will get eight days in between starts, with Gray working on five days’ rest.
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    Suarez gave up five hits, walked one and struck out three. He improved to 6-4 with the win. Suarez bounced back after allowing six runs in his previous start against the Yankees. He lowered his ERA to 3.44 with the scoreless outing Friday. Suarez is lined up to face the Angels at home next week.
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    Suarez allowed two walks and only struck out two. He had made it through four scoreless before things unraveled in the fifth, though there was a questionable umpiring decision involving Ceddanne Rafaela on a ball he appeared to catch. Rafaela was ruled to have “trapped” the ball even after review. That led to a two-run hit from Paul Goldschmidt, followed by a Heliot Ramos three-run homer. The Yankees took the season series with the victory. That could affect home-field advantage in the Wild Card Series if the two rivals finish with identical records. Suarez is scheduled to face the Orioles on the road next time out.
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    Suarez was uncharacteristically wild in this one, handing out a season-high four free passes, in addition to hitting a pair of batters, needing a staggering 93 pitches to complete five frames. He finished with four strikeouts and managed to limit Miami’s lineup to just a second-inning sacrifice fly from Otto Lopez. He’s struggled to work deep into starts, pitching into the sixth inning just once in six outings since coming off the injured list on July 26. It hasn’t been a massive issue for the Red Sox since Brayan Bello has been a revelation coming out of the bullpen as a multi-inning weapon. He’ll get the ball against the Yankees in a challenging road tilt to close out a two-start week on Sunday.
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    Congratulations to Suarez on his first decision since June. All of the runs came on Gabriel Moreno’s grand slam in the third, making this Suarez’s first win while giving up four runs since Sept. 21, 2023. He’s now 5-3 while posting a 3.41 ERA in 22 starts this season, and he’ll pitch in Miami next time out.
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    Suarez gave up six hits, walked one and struck out two. It’s the first time he’s completed at least five innings in a start since June 29 against the Nationals. Suarez’ 3.25 ERA and 3.32 xFIP are in line with his career norms, he just had a July to forget. Even though he only recorded two strikeouts Wednesday, Suarez has a 25 percent strikeout percentage this year. He’s lined up for a two-start week next week, starting with the Diamondbacks at home on Monday.
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    Suarez had an easy enough first two innings, but he gave up a walk, a homer, another walk and two singles in a 42-pitch third inning and then didn’t come back out for the fourth. He still hasn’t completed five innings in any of his three starts since coming off the IL, and he seems like a mediocre play next time out against the Blue Jays and Dylan Cease. However, since he’ll likely make two starts next week, including one in Pittsburgh, it’d be difficult not to use him in weekly leagues.
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    Not wanting him to face Shohei Ohtani for a third time, the Red Sox employed a surprisingly quick hook with Suarez after a walk and two singles in the fifth. So, Jovani Moran replaced him and gave up a homer to Ohtani anyway. Suarez threw just 65 pitches before exiting, and his stuff was fine. It would have been just fine to keep him in. Maybe he’ll be allowed to complete five innings next week against the White Sox.

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    Andy Pages hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the Dodgers beat the Giants 5-1 on Sunday.

    Pages had a sac fly that accounted for the Dodgers’ only run over the first nine innings. He had a chance to break the game open with two on in the eighth, but he instead grounded into an inning-ending double play. He got another chance in the 10th after an Alex Call double gave the Dodgers the lead and essentially put the game away with his 23rd homer of the year. It was his second in six games since he returned from a fractured hand. He ends up at .274/.343/.468 with 85 RBI in 134 games.
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    Justin Wrobleski pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against the Giants on Sunday.

    Wrobleski has allowed one run in 8 2/3 innings in his last five appearances. He’ll probably stick on the Dodgers roster as a middle relief option in the NLDS. An All-Star as a starter before spending some time on the IL and finishing the season in the pen, he’ll enter October 12-5 with a 3.66 ERA in 140 innings.
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    Roki Sasaki struck out two in a perfect inning versus the Giants on Sunday.

    Sasaki has struck out six over three scoreless innings since coming off the IL prior to Tuesday’s game. He averaged 99.2 mph and topped out at 100.4 mph with his seven fastballs today. Based on Evan Phllips’ improvement and the very recent results from Sasaki and Edwin Díaz, things seem to be looking up for the Dodgers pen.
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    Carson Seymour opened with a scoreless inning before being lifted Sunday against the Dodgers.

    Seymour, who got moved from the rotation to the bullpen in Triple-A in June, ended up with a 4.55 ERA and a 23/16 K/BB in 31 2/3 innings over 25 appearances in the majors this year. It’s surprising that he hasn’t been able to miss more bats with his 95-99 mph fastball, cutter and slider, and he might be in some danger of landing on the waiver wire with the Giants needing to make room for a bunch of injured players returning from the 60-day IL.
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    Griffin Conine hit a solo homer to help the Marlins to a win over Atlanta on Sunday.

    Conine connected on his 19th homer of the season. The 29-year-old appeared in only 94 games, but he made the most of them with an .846 OPS and 43 RBI. It seems likely that Conine did enough to earn a larger role with Miami to open the 2027 season, and his power makes him someone to monitor in deeper formats.
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    Sandy Alcantara worked a scoreless ninth to pick up save for the Marlins in a 5-3 victory over Atlanta.

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    JR Ritchie allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings in a loss to the Marlins on Sunday.

    Ritchie’s final start of the season saw him allow seven hits and walks, and he struck out just two. The right-hander went 1-5 on the year with a 4.91 ERA, but there were positives moments for the 23-year-old, and assuming there aren’t drastic changes, there’s a decent chance he’ll be a rotation option for Atlanta in 2027. He’s more dynasty play than redraft next year, but the stuff is good enough that it could lead to a breakout next summer.
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    Christian Walker went 2-for-3 with a homer, two walks and three runs scored as the Astros trounced the A’s 9-0 on Sunday to clinch the AL West.

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    Peter Lambert got through two scoreless innings on two days’ rest Sunday in his start against the As.

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    Ethan Pecko shut out the A’s for three innings to pick up a win in relief Sunday.

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