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Junk gave up eight hits, walked two and struck out two. While this wasn’t his best start, he battled and ended up allowing only two runs. Junk has now allowed six earned runs in 23 2/3 innings (2.33 ERA) over his last five starts. He’s lined up to face the Nationals at home on Sunday.

Junk did a great job of pitching to contact after his offense spotted him a healthy lead. The Marlins jumped all over Pirates’ starter Carmen Mlodzinski and Junk responded with a nearly 70% strike rate. He didn’t miss many bats – only two total whiffs – but kept his four-seamers high and breaking balls low to get through six innings at just 81 pitches. At his best, he can command a deep arsenal and be mildly effective. He’ll take a 4.41 ERA, 64 strikeouts, and 24 walks through 87 2/3 innings into a two-start week against the Phillies and Nationals.

Junk walked one and struck out one in the contest. The damage done against him wasn’t really his fault, as Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a fly ball to the wall in left-center, but his outfielders collided and in doing so, knocked the ball out of their gloves and over the outfield wall for a two-run homer. He was then forced to make an early exit after an extensive rain delay. He’ll look to get back on track as he carries a 4.63 ERA and 1.36 WHIP into Wednesday’s matchup against the Pirates.

Junk was solid yet uninspiring here. He only forced two total swings-and-misses and never seemed overwhelming for a moment. His fastball command was especially poor which forced him to lean on his slider and changeup to grab strikes. He mixed his deep repertoire well otherwise and mostly cruised through his five innings. Also of note, he was pulled at just 79 pitches. That’s now four starts off the injured list for Junk and he’s yet to throw more than 80 pitches. He’s lined up to face the Braves on the road next time out.

Junk gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out six. In two starts this week, he allowed seven runs in 8 2/3 innings. While it wasn’t the two-step fantasy managers were hoping for, Junk pitched well against the Padres on Sunday. He has a 4.89 ERA, but his rotation spot appears to be safe with Max Meyer on the IL. Junk is lined up to face the Mets on the road next weekend.

All of the runs came in the second, which featured three walks, two singles and two homers before Jose Altuve grounded into a double play to end things. Dating back to before his month-and-a-half IL stint, Junk has given up two homers and at least six runs in three of his last five starts. His rotation spot should be safe with Max Meyer just landing on the IL, but he doesn’t seem like a very good bet right now. He’s due to face the Padres this weekend.

Junk issued four walks on the night while racking up five strikeouts. The Mariners scratched out an unearned run against him in the second inning, then Junk served up a solo blast to Randy Arozarena in the fifth. He generated five swings and misses on 79 offerings, posting a CSW of 29 percent. The 30-year-old right-hander finishes up the first half with a 4-5 record, 4.57 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 48/17 K/BB ratio across 65 innings through his first 12 starts.

Junk will start today’s game against the Mariners. He carries a 4.80 ERA in 11 starts so far this year, but 15 of those came in a pair of starts right before his injury. He’s proven an interesting streamer so far, and the Mariners are a worthwhile offense to stream against in deeper leagues despite some uncertainty in his first game back off the injured list.

Marlins skipper Clayton McCullough made it official that Junk will rejoin Miami’s rotation after missing six weeks recovering from shin inflammation. The 30-year-old threw 61 pitches during his final minor league rehab start for Triple-A Jacksonville last weekend. He’s a strong back-end fantasy rotation stabilizer in shallow mixed leagues and gets a tasty matchup right out of the gate against Seattle at pitcher-friendly loanDepot park.

Junk didn’t walk anybody, hit one batter, and struck out three while throwing 37 of his 61 pitches for strikes. The 30-year-old has been on the injured list since May 31st with right shin inflammation after being hit by a comebacker. He then took another comebacker off of his left wrist while beginning his rehab assignment at the end of June. He will likely make one more rehab start before rejoining the Marlins’ rotation after the All-Star Break.