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Jump

Jump had shut the Twins down over six scoreless innings before Minnesota finally got to him in the seventh, scoring a run on two hits. He’d leave with one out and a runner on at 94 pitches, collecting nine strikeouts. The 23-year-old left-hander will take a 4.69 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, and a 97/42 K/BB ratio across 88 1/3 innings into a start against the Rangers in Texas on Monday.

The 23-year-old southpaw walked three batters in the ballgame while striking out three. He served up a solo homer to Bobby Witt Jr. in the opening inning, then the Royals added on with two runs each on the third and fourth innings. Jump generated just five whiffs on 86 pitches on the day, posting an uninspiring CSW of 24 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he brings an uneven 4.83 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and an 88/40 K/BB ratio (82 innings) into Tuesday’s start against the Twins.

Jump had a 3-0 lead until giving up a walk, an infield single and a three-run homer with one out in the sixth. He was pulled immediately after the game-tying blast from Jake Burger. Jump will pitch in Kansas City next week, making him a streaming option in deeper leagues.

The Red Sox put a pair of runs on the board in the opening frame, scoring two on a single, walk, double steal, and a base hit. Jump then settled in nicely, pitching five more scoreless innings while collecting an impressive 11 strikeouts for his first career double-digit strikeout performance. The 23-year-old left-hander will take a 4.46 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, and an 84/33 K/BB ratio across 72 2/3 innings into a start against the Rangers in Sacramento on Friday.

Jump walked a career-high six batters, but it didn’t hurt him severely until the fourth inning. After issuing a pair of one-out walks, he gave up a two-run single to Gleyber Torres. He walked another batter before being pulled for Elvis Alvarado, who served up a two-run double to close the book on Jump’s afternoon. The rookie southpaw has walked 14 batters in 14 1/3 innings over his last three starts, so he’s much too erratic to trust in mixed fantasy leagues. He’ll get the Red Sox on the road next time out.

Jump dominated the Red Sox in Sacramento on Tuesday, holding Boston scoreless over six innings. He scattered three hits and stranded four walks, striking out seven on 90 pitches. The 23-year-old left-hander will look to build on the strong outing when he takes a 4.00 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and a 68/25 K/BB ratio across 63 innings into a start against the Tigers in Sacramento on Sunday.

Jump has lost five straight starts, giving up 20 runs and seven homers over 21 2/3 innings in the process. He’s still missing plenty of bats, but not enough to make up for the homers and walks. The A’s don’t have any great options to replace him, but they still might want to send him down to regain some confidence anyway. If not, he’ll face Boston next week.

Jump was perfect through two before a walk and three hits produced a three-run third inning. In the fourth, he walked a batter with one out and gave up an RBI double with two outs, resulting in his removal after 87 pitches. It his fourth consecutive loss, leaving him 3-5 with a 3.78 ERA since his callup. He remains one of the game’s most intriguing young pitchers, but in a really tough situation with the A’s, he’s probably just a streaming play at the moment. He’ll likely pitch in Arizona on Wednesday.

The A’s will set their rotation to start the second half as Jump on Friday, J.T. Ginn on Saturday, and Jacob Lopez on Sunday in their three-game set against the Nationals. Jump, 3-4 with a 3.51 ERA, struggled a bit towards the beginning of July but bounced back against the White Sox. He’s definitely a viable mixed-league starter when he’s not pitching at home.

It was a nice rebound outing for Jump, but with the A’s getting shut out, he dropped his third start in a row anyway. While Jump was roughed up in his previous two outings, this makes five times in nine major league starts that he has allowed one or no runs. He’ll take a 3-4 record and a 3.51 ERA into the All-Star break. It’s likely that he’ll face the Nationals next weekend.