Andrew

Painter

It was more of the same here for Painter in another poor outing. The White Sox jumped all over him for four runs in the first inning after their first four batters reached base via two walks, a hit batsmen, and a single. Then, he almost squirmed out of it with just two runs on the board before an 11-pitch battle with Tristan Peters ended with a two-out, two-run double. Then, he gave up two solo home runs in the third and was pulled with runners on second and third in the fifth before Tanner Banks cleaned up his mess. Despite mixing up his repertoire lately to try and hide his subpar fastball, good results have not followed for Painter who left this outing with a rough 6.21 ERA on the season. He’s scheduled to face the Brewers next time out.

Painter gave up six hits, walked two and struck out three. He fell to 1-5 with the loss. Painter has a 5.40 ERA on the season, though his 4.35 xFIP points to better days ahead. He was a popular pickup in fantasy, but he’s not contributing much in any of the categories right now. Painter’s WHIP is 1.46 and he has 40 strikeouts in 50 innings. Fantasy managers need to find a better option than using Painter against the Dodgers on the road next weekend.

A second straight very tidy outing from Painter saw him record his first quality start in only 69 pitches. Including last week’s start in Boston, he’s totaled 131 pitches while allowing three runs over 11 innings in his last two turns. In the two starts prior to that, he threw 187 pitches over 8 2/3 innings, giving up 11 runs in the process. Painter allowed three hits and five hard-hit balls tonight. He struck out three, settling for just three whiffs on 33 swings. But while strikeouts are nice, the Phillies surely prefer efficient six-inning outings for the moment. Painter will face the Guardians this weekend.

This was Painter’s first career start without issuing a walk. He was only at 62 pitches when pulled, but given how hard he’s been hit this year, it makes sense Philadelphia wanted him to end on a high note. The one run he allowed was a solo homer off the bat of Trevor Story. The rookie right-hander lines up for a home start against the Reds next time out.

Painter also issued three free passes on the night while striking out only two. The A’s got to him early in this one, with Shea Langerliers and Brent Rooker each blasting two-run homers in the opening inning. Josh Wilson added a two-run shot of his own during a three-run uprising in the third. The 23-year-old righty got 10 whiffs on 88 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll try to pick up the pieces and improve upon his 6.89 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 30/12 K/BB ratio (32 2/3 innings) when he does battle against the Red Sox in Boston on Wednesday.

Even one run would have been too many in this one, as the Phillies were shutout. Painter was very good aside from the third, when he gave up three straight singles and then walked both Agustín Ramírez and Connor Norby with the bases loaded. He issued just one other walk on the day, and he’d come into the game with six walks in five starts on the season. The loss leaves him 1-3 with a 5.28 ERA, but he’s been a little better than that suggests. He’ll likely get the A’s at home next week.

Painter avoided serious trouble in the first inning, pitching a scoreless frame despite allowing two runners to reach base. He would retire all three batters he faced in the second inning, but in the bottom of the third, the rookie allowed back-to-back hits to Eli White and Ronald Acuña to kick off the inning, with Acuña’s hit coming in the form of a two-run homer to tie the game at 2-2. Painter would fall victim to a two-RBI double by Michael Harris in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Phillies down 4-2, and was pulled later in the inning after walking Acuña. The five earned runs allowed by Painter were the most in any game this season, while his lone strikeout tied a season-low. He’ll make one more start this month when he takes the mound on Thursday against the Giants.

It was one run through four before the fifth started with back-to-back singles from Michael Harris II and Ronald Acuña Jr. He was pulled then, and both runners came around to score in a three-run inning. Painter struck out four and walked one in the first four innings. He’s not ready to emerge as a big-time fantasy starter at age 23, but he’s held his own with a 4.42 ERA and a nice 20/4 K/BB in 18 1/3 innings over four appearances. He’s due to face the Braves again next weekend, making him a weak play in shallow leagues.

Manager Rob Thomson said he wanted to break up his two righties, but that means that Painter will be on a full week’s rest since his last performance was also on Sunday. Sánchez will now be pitching on regular rest.

Painter was actually scratched from the start due to a migraine, only to enter in the third inning and dominate from that point onward. He scattered three hits and one walk on the afternoon, with the lone tally against him coming on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Nolan Arenado in the sixth. He generated 14 whiffs on 80 pitches on the day — five of those on his slider — while posting a strong CSW of 36 percent. He’ll carry a 3.77 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 16/3 K/BB ratio (14 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Braves.