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Dollander

Dollander will obviously miss at least two weeks while he recovers from the tightness he must have picked up during his outing Sunday, but there’s no timeline available, and forearm issues often lead to longer stints on the injured list. Juan Mejia has been recalled from Triple-A to take Hollander’s roster spot. Colorado should provide a timeline and severity of the talented 23-year-old’s injury shortly.

The rookie right-hander scattered three hits on the day while issuing a pair of walks. The only damage done against him came on a solo home run off the bat of Ketel Marte in the bottom of the first inning. Dollander settled in nicely afterwards and kept the Diamondbacks’ offense off the board the rest of the way, but his offense couldn’t provide him with a single run of support. The 23-year-old hurler for 14 whiffs on 98 pitches on the afternoon — seven each on his fastball and curveball — posting a CSW of 29 percent. He’ll look to further improve upon his troublesome 6.28 ERA and 1.42 WHIP when he takes on the Yankees at home on Friday night.

The one hit, unfortunately, was a two-run homer from Wyatt Langford in the sixth. Still, it’s his best outing to date. It’s the first time he’s completed six innings, and he matched his high strikeout total (seven) so far. He fell to 2-4 with a 6.88 ERA anyway, but that comes with pitching for the Rockies. He’ll get the Diamondbacks next.

Dollander was fortunate to get the no-decision, as he allowed five hits, three walks, and didn’t strike out a single hitter. Fortunately, the Colorado offense — bad though it may be — was able to give him some support. Dollander has not looked ready for primetime thus far, and his ERA has ballooned to 7.71 over six starts. He’ll try and get things going against the Rangers next week.

It’ll be made up on Thursday as a doubleheader. It’s a tough break for fantasy managers as it eliminates one of the most exciting pitching matchups from Tuesday’s slate featuring former top pitching prospects Jackson Jobe and Chase Dollander. They’ll presumably take the ball for Wednesday’s single contest, but it’s entirely possible they’ll be pushed back to Thursday’s twin bill.

Rockies manager Bud Black told reporters Dollander left the contest with two outs in the sixth inning after a fingernail on his right hand split and was bleeding. The 23-year-old top prospect departed after limiting Atlanta’s formidable lineup to just one run on two hits at Coors Field. He struck out four and also issued three walks. It doesn’t appear to be a serious issue, but it certainly puts him in jeopardy of missing his next start on Tuesday against the Tigers. There should be an update on his status in the coming days.

The rookie right-hander also walked a pair while striking out three batters on the night. The Royals scratched out single runs against him in the second and third innings, then broke the game open with three more while chasing Dollander in the fifth — the final two on a two-run double by Salvador Perez. The 23-year-old hurler got seven whiffs on 92 pitches on the afternoon, registering a CSW of 18 percent. He’ll carry a troublesome 7.91 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and a 21/7 K/BB ratio (19 1/3 innings) into Tuesday’s matchup against the Braves.

Dollander tossed a clean first inning, then surrendered a two-run shot to Dylan Crews in the second. Josh Bell followed with a solo homer in the fourth inning. A pair of misplays in the infield got Dollander into more trouble, brining a run in before James Wood took him deep for a three-run blast. Hollander was sent back out for the fifth and gave up another two-run homer to Crews before leaving with no outs. The 23-year-old right-hander has certainly flashed excellent upside, but he’s going to run into days like this pitching in Coors. He’ll take a 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, and an 18/5 K/BB ratio across 14 2/3 innings into a start against the Royals in Kansas City on Thursday.

The game will be made up Sunday with a split doubleheader. MacKenzie Gore and Chase Dollander were scheduled to start for the Nats and Rockies, respectfully, and both will all-but-assuredly make starts later in the weekend instead.

Dollander pitched well, and allowed just three hits. Two of those hits were solo homers by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jason Heyward, but still a very strong second-career start for the 23-year-old. Unfortunately, the Rockies gave him a goose egg for support, so it’s his first ever loss. Dollander will face the Nationals in Colorado over the weekend.