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Sugano allows four runs in loss to White Sox

Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

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Tomoyuki Sugano allowed four earned runs over 6 2/3 innings, picking up the loss in Friday’s game against the White Sox.

The White Sox wasted little time getting after Sugano. After a sacrifice fly by Miguel Vargas brought home Kyle Teel to put the Sox on the board, Munetaka Murakami added to the lead with a 403-foot solo homer to put Chicago up 2-0. Sugano would make it out of the second inning without much trouble, but gave up another in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Teel to bring home Braden Montgomery. Sugano would end up tying a season-high in innings pitched in this one, making it through 6 2/3 innings before being pulled after allowing another homer to Murakami and then a single to Randal Grichuk with two outs. The soon-to-be 37-year-old righty ends the year with a 12-12 record and a 5.37 ERA and is set to enter free agency this offseason.

- Zachary Krueger

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COL Starting Pitcher #11

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Tomoyuki Sugano allowed one run on one hit in five innings in a loss to the Mariners on Sunday.

In the fourth inning, Suagno walked Randy Arozarena and then saw Arozarena come around to score on a Dominic Canzone single. That was the extent of the damage he allowed all day. He did throw just 60 percent of his pitches for strikes, but he posted a 15 percent swinging strike rate, thanks, mostly, to his splitter, which he also didn’t use often. Sugano will make one more start next week against the White Sox and is a desperation streamer in deeper formats.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano surrendered six runs in five innings Monday in a loss to the Padres.

It’s unclear if the Rockies could have gotten anything significant in moving Sugano at the deadline, but he certainly hasn’t helped them since. He was 11-4 with a 4.47 ERA through the end of July, and he’s 1-6 with an 8.10 ERA in eight starts since. He’s due to face the Mariners on Sunday.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano allowed four hits and five runs with three walks and five strikeouts over six innings in a loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.

There’s a lot that Sugano did well in this start. Firstly, his splitter was on fire forcing seven swings-and-misses working as his primary pitch. He also forced at least one whiff with six different pitches and his 15 total were just two shy of his career-high. Yet, George Lombard Jr. smacked a hanging slider for a grand slam in the third inning which spoiled Sugano’s outing. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Padres and Mariners with both in Coors Field.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano received a no-decision on Wednesday against the Orioles, allowing three earned runs on six hits and one walk over six innings pitched.

Sugano struck out four while recording a quality start against his former team. He was tagged for three runs in the third, including a two-RBI double by Luis Robert Jr., but he otherwise limited the damage. Colorado tied the game in the ninth before going on to win in 11 innings. Sugano will remain off the fantasy radar with a matchup at Yankee Stadium next time out.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano allowed six earned runs over four innings while striking out for, picking up the loss on Friday against the Braves.

Sugano’s first earned run of the night came in the second inning after a leadoff walk to Ronald Acuña was followed by an RBI double by Michael Harris. Harris would later come around to score on an RBI double by Sean Murphy, who came in to score two batters later on a single by Drake Baldwin. Sugano would allow one more earned run in the fourth and was pulled in the fifth inning after giving up a two-run homer to Michael Harris II to push the Braves’ lead to 6-3. It’s been a rough stretch for Sugano, who has allowed five earned runs or more in each of his last three starts and has pitched out of the fifth inning just once over that span. Fantasy managers can safely avoid him in his next start, which is set for Wednesday at home against the Orioles.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano took a loss while allowing five runs over three innings against the Guardians on Sunday.

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.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano surrendered seven runs — six earned — in five innings Monday in a loss to the Dodgers.

Sugano is 12-9 on the season, but with Shohei Ohtani getting the better of him, he’s now 0-3 with a 9.22 ERA against the Dodgers. He’ll likely make his next start at home against the Guardians on Sunday.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano allowed two runs with five strikeouts over six innings in a win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Sugano gave up a pair of solo homers in the first inning to Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte. He then settled in to hold the Diamondbacks scoreless over five more innings, scattering three more hits and no walks while collecting five strikeouts. The 36-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 4.43 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and a 66/26 K/BB ratio across 113 2/3 innings. He’ll face the Dodgers in Colorado on Monday.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano allowed five hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts across five innings in a loss against the Rays on Wednesday.

Sugano did not start this game on the right foot. He allowed two hits and a run on his first six pitches and it took him 27 total pitches to escape the first inning. After that, it was mostly smooth sailing as a solo homerun from Junior Caminero plated the only other Rays run and Sugano retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. Three runs over five innings is an acceptable outcome in Coors Field and Sugano left this start with a 4.51 ERA in 107 2/3 innings so far this season. He will get to enjoy a road start next time out against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
Tomoyuki Sugano

COL Starting Pitcher #11

Tomoyuki Sugano allowed five hits and one run with zero walks and two strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings to earn the win in a 3-1 contest against the Royals on Friday.

All he does is win, no matter what. Sugano breezed through nearly seven innings against the hapless Royals lineup with the only blemish on his ledger coming from a Carter Jensen solo home run. That makes it wins in three straight starts for the crafty righty and wins in seven straight decisions dating back to early June. That is outright shocking while pitching for a team with only 43 wins in total. Sugano is a prime trade candidate before Monday’s deadline and he should benefit from leaving Coors Field.

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Aaron Judge took four at-bats in live batting practice Monday, going 0-for-2 with two walks.

He struck out against Ryan Weathers. Judge didn’t do any running during the live BP or afterwards. It seems like it would be quite the roll of the dice to put him on the Wild Card roster 13 days after he suffered a calf strain.
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Hagen Smith will start the White Sox’s bullpen game against the Astros in Game 1 of the Wild Card.

Smith started one of his 18 appearances after joining the White Sox in August, pitching two scoreless innings against the Pirates. He topped out at three innings in relief against the Twins on Sept. 6 and had a 1.29 ERA in 28 innings overall.
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Matthew Boyd

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The Cubs have announced Matthew Boyd as their Game 1 starter against the Padres.

With Kevin Gausman’s status a little bit up in the air, Boyd seemed like the one certainty to get a start for the Cubs in the Wild Card. He’ll be pitching on four days’ rest after limiting the Marlins to one run over seven innings last time out. He also pitched Game 1 of last year’s Wild Card against the Padres, allowing one run over 4 1/3 innings in what turned into a 3-1 win for the Cubs.
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Corey Seager might need surgery for a bone spur in his elbow he’s dealt with form months, said Chris Young.

Seager was limited to 102 games this year, but the elbow never kept him out. Still, it might have had something to do with his career worst .227/.312/.424 line. Seager could have surgery and still be ready in plenty of time for spring training.
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Sources told The Athletic’s Chandler Rome that AJ Blubaugh will start Game 1 of the Wild Card series against the White Sox on Tuesday.

There was little doubt Blubaugh would pitch tomorrow, but it’s a little surprising to see him get the ball first, just because that never happened all year. He led the majors with 96 relief innings, finishing with a 3.66 ERA in his 64 appearances. He’s been used in shorter stints lately than he was early on, so the Astros would be pushing it if they asked for more than two innings from him. The only two times he completed three innings both took place in May.
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Braves manager Walt Weiss confirmed that neither Lane Thomas nor Bryce Elder will be on the Wild Card roster.

Thomas, trying to make his way back from an intercostal strain, resumed hitting last week and was seen running in the outfield today. Still, he won’t be activated prior to the NLDS.
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Cardinals claimed RHP Chase Hampton off waivers from the Nationals.

Hampton was previously claimed off waivers from the Yankees a couple of weeks ago. He was regarded as one of that team’s top prospects before undergoing Tommy John surgery in Feb. 2025. He returned to the mound in May, but he struggled mightily in posting an 8.18 ERA in 55 innings, which is why he’s bouncing around like this.
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Tyler Wade announced his retirement from baseball on Monday.

The versatile Wade, 31, debuted in 2017 and spent parts of nine years in the majors with the Yankees, Angels, A’s and Padres, hitting .216/.294/.284 with seven homers and 51 steals in 992 plate appearances. He was with the Rangers this spring, but he failed to make the team, and he never signed with another club after being released in mid-April.
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Luis Arraez (ankle) will not be on the Phillies’ Wild Card Series roster.

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Bryce Elder (knee) threw live batting practice on Monday.

Elder had knee surgery in early September and began throwing off the mound again on the 19th. He had previously stated that he planned to return for the postseason, but it remains to be seen if the Braves feel they need him for the Wild Card series or would wait until the Divisional round before thinking of activating him.
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