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Drew Pomeranz

CHC Relief Pitcher #45

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Drew Pomeranz will start on Saturday against the Cardinals.

Fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate Pomeranz working more than an inning or two as Chicago’s opener in place of an injured Jameson Taillon (calf). However, he’s been phenomenal this season in his first stint in the big leagues since 2021, reeling off 23 1/3 consecutive scoreless frames over 26 appearances.

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Brandon Lowe

PIT 2nd Baseman #5

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Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 with a triple, four RBI and a walk in the Pirates’ 13-3 rout of the Giants on Saturday.

Lowe picked up two RBI on a triple, another on a double and had a sac fly in his 16th career four-RBI game. It’s the first time in his career that he’s driven in four without homering. He’s at .269/.369/.585 with 10 homers in the season, though his peripherals still don’t really back it up. Still, 30 homers should be within reach if he can avoid the IL for once.

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Braxton Ashcraft

PIT Starting Pitcher #35

Braxton Ashcraft turned in seven innings of one-run ball win a win over the Giants on Saturday.

The lone run came on a Bryce Eldridge homer in the sixth. Ashcraft struck out six and walked none in moving to 2-2 with a 2.77 ERA. It’s going to be fascinating to see how he progressed from here, given that he’s never thrown more than 118 innings in a season. The stuff is legit, though, and he’s a fine play at home against the Phillies next week.

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Landen Roupp

SF Starting Pitcher #65

Landen Roupp came out after allowing one run in four-plus innings Saturday versus the Pirates.

It was four scoreless innings to start the game, but Roupp came out after Matt Chapman, adding to his candidacy for MLB’s most overrated player, couldn’t throw out Joey Bart on an infield single to open the fifth. Bart went on to score afterwards, putting Roupp in line for the loss, and Buster Posey’s team never overcame the deficit. This leaves Roupp 5-3 with a 3.09 ERA in spite of his best efforts, which are clearly much better than Posey’s. He’ll face the A’s in Sacramento next weekend.

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Ryan Walker

SF Relief Pitcher #74
Ryan Walker gave up two runs while getting two outs against the Pirates on Saturday.

Walker allowed three hits and walked one after coming on during the fifth inning. Those who picked up Caleb Killian or Keaton Winn still aren’t assured much of anything, but that Walker was used so early and fared poorly tonight bodes well for the Giants’ alternatives in the ninth.
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Spencer Strider

ATL Starting Pitcher #99

Spencer Strider allowed only a single over six scoreless innings for a win as the Braves beat the Dodgers 7-2 on Saturday.

Strider struck out eight and walked two with his fastball velocity up 1.8 mph from his season debut against the Rockies on Sunday. That’s pretty exciting, but it’s still worth wondering why his stuff was so much better tonight than it was six days ago. Anticipating consistency from Strider seems like a bad idea, but it’s nice to know that he has performances like tonight in him. His next start figures to come at home against the Red Sox.

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Reynaldo López

ATL Starting Pitcher #40

Reynaldo López surrendered two runs in two innings of relief against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Brought in with a 7-0 lead, López lost the shutout but didn’t create much drama in the Braves’ victory. Following a second straight shaky outing, it really doesn’t look like he’ll rejoin Atlanta’s rotation any time soon. He’s just no match for Martín Pérez at the moment.

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Blake Snell

LAD Starting Pitcher #7

Blake Snell was charged with five runs — four earned — in three innings Saturday in a loss to the Braves,

Everyone unable to activate Snell for his first start back caught a break tonight. This was actually a pretty promising outing; his velocity was up a tad from last year and he gave up two just hard-hit balls, though the 11 balls in play against him turned into six hits anyway. He’ll probably be much better against the Angels next week.

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Byron Buxton

MIN Center Fielder #25

Byron Buxton homered in the first and doubled in the go-ahead run in the 11th as the Twins edged the Guardians 2-1 on Saturday.

Buxton finished 2-for-5 while the rest of the Twins went 0-for-30 tonight. The Guardians had just two hits as well, but they lost in spite of a 7/9 K/BB, while the Twins were at 17/3. Buxton’s homer was his 13th, placing him tied for fourth in the majors.

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Joe Ryan

MIN Starting Pitcher #41

Joe Ryan allowed one run and two hits over six innings in a no-decision Saturday against the Guardians.

Ryan left his last start with elbow soreness, but you’d never guess that based on how he pitched tonight. He had some of his best velocity of the year early on, eventually finishing the night up 0.7 mph from his season average. He struck out five. There’s certainly no guarantee that his elbow won’t act up again, but this was an encouraging showing. He’ll likely face the Brewers next week.

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Luis García

MIN Relief Pitcher #40
Luis García picked up a save for the Twins with a scoreless 11th against the Guardians on Saturday.

Eric Orze got five outs without retiring a batter between the ninth and 10th tonight, so he might have helped himself a little more than García. Still, Minnesota’s closing situation doesn’t really seem worth speculating on at this point.
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