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Griffin

Griffin allowed just five hits, lowering his ERA to 2.77. The lefty has been a strike-throwing machine in his return to the majors, though his peripherals suggest he hasn’t been quite as good as the surface numbers indicate. Still, it’s been an incredible first half for fantasy managers who scooped him up early. He has now allowed one run or less in seven consecutive starts. This was his final outing before the All-Star break. A difficult matchup awaits after the midsummer classic if Griffin winds up pitching in West Sacramento.

Griffin didn’t have his strikeout pitch working in this one, but he managed just fine without it. The left struck out only two batters on Friday, but held the Pirates to four hits, with the lone extra-base hit coming via a solo homer by Bryan Reynolds in the third inning. He’s allowed one earned run or fewer in each of his last six starts and is scheduled to make his next start at home on Wednesday against the Astros.

Griffin gave up three hits, walked two and struck out nine. The 30-year-old left-hander continues to pitch well as he lowered his ERA to 2.93 with a 3.56 xFIP. Griffin has a 23 percent strikeout percentage and six percent walk percentage. While his .240 BABIP allowed and 83 percent left on base percentage are sure to regress to the mean, Griffin has also displayed enough skills to remain firmly in starting lineups. He’s lined up to face the Pirates at home next weekend.

Griffin tied his previous high for strikeouts, and it’s the fourth straight start in which he’s allowed exactly one run, a stretch that has dropped his ERA to 3.15. He’s certainly been fortunate to post a .243 BABIP to date, but his 23.8 percent strikeout rate and 6.1 percent walk rate are both very good. He’s due to make his next start Saturday in Baltimore.

The left-hander threw 74 percent of his pitches for strikes, striking out six and walking two. He also posted a solid 14 percent swinging strike rate with 14 whiffs on the day, including a 39 percent swinging strike rate on his sweeper. Griffin lowered his ERA to 3.32 in his return to MLB, but he gets a much stiffer test against the Phillies next week. In shallow leagues, we might recommend keeping him in your bench for that one.

Griffin allowed six hits without walking anyone, lowering his ERA to 3.46 this season. This one got wild once he departed, with the Nationals losing 11-10 despite leading 9-1 in the bottom of the eighth. Griffin has been Washington’s most consistent starter this year, and he’ll remain on the fantasy radar with a home matchup versus the Royals up next.

Griffin held the D-backs scoreless over two frames before giving up a solo homer to Aramis Garcia in the third. That would be all the D-backs could bring home against Foster as he tossed two more scoreless frames. He allowed just one other baserunner on the day while striking out four. The 30-year-old right-hander will take a solid 3.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 69/21 K/BB ratio across 72 innings into a start against the Giants in San Francisco on Wednesday.

The runs came on homers from Xander Bogaerts, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. Griffn’s ERA is still a solid 3.76, but he’s up to 13 homers allowed in 67 innings, and it doesn’t seem like things will get a lot better for him there. He’ll make his next start Friday in Arizona.

Griffin allowed three hits and one walk, lowering his ERA to 3.63 on the year. He began the season on an unsustainable pace before allowing 14 earned runs in his past two starts. Then he blanked one of baseball’s best offenses in their own park. Griffin’s ERA is now right in line with his 3.75 xFIP, and he next lines up for a home start versus the Padres.

Griffin gave up two homers to Bo Bichette over the first two innings to put himself in an early 5-0 hole, so it didn’t look he had much of a chance of getting a win early on, but the Nationals’ offense bailed him out. The southpaw held the Mets off the board for his final three innings, so at least he finished strong. He struck out five in the victory while walking none and hitting a batter. Griffin has been a good addition for Washington, but he’s allowed 14 runs over his last two starts, increasing his ERA from 2.12 to 4.02 in the process. It doesn’t appear there’s much in the way of fantasy upside here outside of streaming.