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George Klassen

LAA Starting Pitcher

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Angels optioned RHP George Klassen to Triple-A Salt Lake.

The Halos gave the 24-year-old hurler an opportunity to run with a spot in their starting rotation, but he stumbled to a 13.50 ERA, 3.86 WHIP and a 6/10 K/BB ratio over 4 2/3 innings through his first two starts. He’ll return to the rotation at Triple-A Salt Lake where he’ll attempt to get back on track.

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Byron Buxton

MIN Center Fielder #25

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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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Tanner Bibee

CLE Starting Pitcher #28

Tanner Bibee struck out nine while allowing one run over six innings Saturday against the Twins.

Bibee gave up a leadoff homer to Byron Buxton in the first and then no more hits the rest of the way. It’s probably not a coincidence that Bibee’s best effort of the year came the very first time that he got to work with Austin Hedges (Bo Naylor caught him seven times and David Fry did so once). Now that he’ll presumably be paired with Patrick Bailey most of the time, his value could get a significant boost. He’s due to face the Reds at home next Friday.

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Josh Bell

MIN 1st Baseman #56

Josh Bell struck out four times up against the Guardians on Saturday.

He was then lifted for a pinch-runner as the automatic runner in the 10th. Bell had some nice peripherals with the Nationals last year and it’s easy to understand why the Twins were interested in signing him, but he’s down to .210/.286/.319 at the moment and might be more of a liability than the much more maligned Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis on the Twins roster.

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William Contreras

MIL Catcher #24

William Contreras went 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a game-winning sac fly in the 10th, as the Brewers edged the Yankees 4-3 on Saturday.

Thanks to a big assist from Tim Hill, who bizarrely decided to try for an out at third on a comebacker in the 10th and ended up nearly breaking the hand of a sliding Luis Rengifo, the Brewers only needed Contreras to deliver an outfield fly to win this one, and he did so successfully. He’s 13-for-34 with a homer and 10 RBI in his last eight games.

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Kyle Harrison

MIL Starting Pitcher #52

Kyle Harrison allowed two runs over four innings and struck out six before being lifted Saturday against the Yankees.

Harrison walked four and threw 77 pitches to get 12 outs, so the Brewers decided to give the Yankees a different look in the fifth and turn to Chad Patrick. Thanks to a late comeback, Harrison avoided the loss after leaving down 2-0. He’s 3-1 with a 2.41 ERA, and he should be worth using against the Padres next week.

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Chad Patrick

MIL Starting Pitcher #39

Chad Patrick pitched three shutout innings and struck out five Yankees in relief of Kyle Harrison on Saturday.

Patrick entered to begin the fifth, which might have put him in good position to get a win tonight. The Brewers, though, never took a lead until winning the game in the 10th. Patrick, perhaps the game’s top utility pitcher whether he likes it or not, has a 3.15 ERA in five starts and three relief appearances. He might get a start next weekend against the Twins, but it’s not something anyone can count on.

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Aaron Ashby

MIL Relief Pitcher #26

Aaron Ashby got his seventh win in relief after pitching a scoreless ninth and allowing only the automatic runner to score in the 10th against the Yankees on Saturday.

Ashby struck out three after coming into a tie game to begin the ninth. He has a 2.16 ERA while throwing 25 innings in the Brewers’ first 36 games. It’ll be interesting to see if he can stay healthy with his kind of usage, because he’s definitely had issues there previously. He’s been one of the Brewers’ MVPs to date.

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Cam Schlittler

NYY Starting Pitcher #31

Cam Schlittler was denied a win after shutting out the Brewers for six innings on Saturday.

Even though the Yankees used just one reliever last night, they tried to get through the seventh and eighth with Brent Headrick and Camilo Doval tonight and gave up a two-run lead. Schlittler was terrific despite taking a 108-mph comebacker off his leg in the first. It looked like he might not be able to continue both at the time and again at the start of the second, but things went well from there. His ERA stands at 1.35 with the Mets next on the schedule.

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