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Mike Matheny

KC Manager

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Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports that Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro and Royals’ internal candidates Pedro Grifol, Vance Wilson and Scott Thorman have gone through first interviews for the club’s managerial vacancy.

A decision doesn’t appear to be imminent in Kansas City, but the notable new inclusion here among the internal candidates is Thorman. He served as the club’s manager at Triple-A Omaha this season and has extensive experience coaching the Royals’ young core of talented offensive nucleus in the minors.
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Sonny Gray

BOS Starting Pitcher #54

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Sonny Gray allowed three runs in four innings and got a no-decision against the Twins on Sunday.

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Pirates are one of MLB's 'most-improved teams'

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Bailey Ober

MIN Starting Pitcher #17

Bailey Ober allowed four runs in five innings and got the win in the Twins’ 6-5 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.

Ober gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out three. He improved to 6-2 with the win. Ober allowed a solo home run in the second inning to Masataka Yoshida, which was his first of the season. The hard contact continued in the fourth inning as the Red Sox started the inning with a double by Wilyer Abreu, a two-run home run by Willson Contreras and a double by Yoshida. Ober has a 3.92 ERA this year, but his xFIP is 4.74. He’s lined up to face the Pirates on the road next weekend.

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Cole Winn

TEX Relief Pitcher #60

Rangers placed RHP Cole Winn on the 15-day injured list with right arm fatigue.

Winn, who has collected one save and five holds this year, had given up four runs in his last four appearances, taking his ERA to 5.59. He’ll rest up for a spell and then likely go on a rehab assignment before rejoining the Rangers.

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Gavin Collyer

TEX Relief Pitcher

Rangers recalled RHP Gavin Collyer from Triple-A Round Rock.

Collyer was sent down just five days ago, but he’s back in the Rangers pen to replace an ailing Cole Winn. He had a 2.84 ERA and a 10/8 K/BB in 12 2/3 innings prior to his demotion.

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Heriberto Hernández

MIA Left Fielder #13

Heriberto Hernández went 2-for-4 with a grand slam against the Mets on Sunday.

Hernández entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and hit a single. In a tied game in the ninth inning, he came up with the bases loaded and one out and hit a walk-off grand slam off Mets closer Devin Williams. Hernández is still hitting just .193 with little power in limited at-bats for the Marlins.

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Devin Williams

NYM Relief Pitcher #38

Devin Williams allowed four runs and took the loss against the Marlins on Sunday.

Williams started the ninth inning by allowing a double to Christopher Morel. After a sacrifice bunt and a walk, the Mets decided to intentionally walk Xavier Edwards to load the bases for Heriberto Hernández, who promptly hit a walk-off grand slam. It’s Williams’ second loss of the year and his ERA is now 6.35. Williams had a 1.83 ERA in six seasons with the Brewers before his drop-off in production with the Yankees and Mets over the last two years.

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Tyler Phillips

MIA Relief Pitcher #30

Tyler Phillips tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings and got a no-decision against the Mets on Sunday.

Phillips gave up two hits, walked two and struck out four. The 28-year-old converted reliever threw 59 pitches. Phillips had been excellent out of the bullpen this year and was no different in his first start as he wasn’t scored upon. He now has a 1.07 ERA on the season. Phillips is lined up to face the Mets again next weekend, but isn’t pitching deep enough into games yet to be in fantasy lineups.

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Christian Scott

NYM Starting Pitcher #45

Christian Scott tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings and got a no-decision against the Marlins on Sunday.

Scott gave up four hits, walked two and struck out five. He received no run support as the Mets lost 4-0. Scott threw 94 pitches and was removed following a two-out single in the sixth inning. He lowered his ERA to 3.20 and now has 30 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings this year. Scott is lined up to face the Marlins at home next weekend.

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Bryson Stott

PHI 2nd Baseman #5

Bryson Stott went 2-for-4 against the Guardians on Sunday.

Stott didn’t get off to a good start this year. He hit .198 in his first 29 games. He’s turned it around in May, though. Stott has hits in 16 of his last 18 games and is hitting .306 with three home runs, 14 RBI, seven runs and four steals in that time. It’s safe to say his slump is over at this point.

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Travis Bazzana

CLE 2nd Baseman #87

Travis Bazzana went 3-for-4 with a solo home run against the Phillies on Sunday.

Bazzana started the game with a leadoff single, but was then caught stealing second base. He later hit a home run in the eighth inning to extend the Guardians’ lead to 3-1. Bazzana is hitting .294 and already has three home runs in his first 85 at-bats in the major leagues. Steven Kwan also had three hits on Sunday, but Bazzana appears to be the team’s preferred leadoff hitter against right-handed pitching at the moment.

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