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McGreevy

McGreevy gave up five hits, walked none and struck out five. The 25-year-old allowed solo home runs to Matt McClain and Tyler Stephenson in the third inning, but otherwise wasn’t scored on. He has a 2.99 ERA as his excellent season continues. McGreevy will face the Twins on the road next weekend.

While it’s a third straight loss for McGreevy, this was a better performance than the other two, even if he did notch just one strikeout. Aided by two double plays, he got his 18 outs on 84 pitches. McGreevy is now 3-5 with a 2.98 ERA. He’ll take on the Reds on Sunday.

McGreevy gave up seven hits, walked three and struck out six. He fell to 3-4 with the loss. McGreevy’s ERA is up to 2.98 while his xFIP is 3.77, showing he’s still not as good as his ERA. Fantasy managers should tread lightly with McGreevy. He’s lined up to face the Rangers next week.

This was one of the strangest starts you’ll ever see. The Pirates were all over McGreevy with 10 hits and 12 hard-hit balls, they just could not get one when they needed it. In total, McGreevy stranded eight runners on base in his five-plus innings of work as he at least mixed his deep repertoire up well. He still has a pretty 2.40 ERA on the season as he heads into a two-start week against the Brewers and Cubs.

McGreevy gave up 11 hard-hit balls today, but only three turned into hits. Nick Kurtz’s homer was one of them, but flies of 396, 391 and 383 feet all stayed in the park and turned into outs. That’s the kind of good fortune that has allowed McGreevy to post a 2.10 ERA through nine starts with only an average groundball rate and a 19 percent strikeout rate. His BABIP is an incredible .203. He still doesn’t figure to provide mixed-league value in the long run, but he’s a fair play against the Pirates next week.

Jackson Merrill’s fourth-inning single was the only hit the Cardinals could muster. With his velocity up by about one mph, McGreevy got 17 whiffs tonight and bested his previous high for strikeouts by two. He’s now 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA on the season, though this is really the first time he’s looked like someone who can back that up. He entered the night with a 16 percent strikeout rate, a 4.38 SIERA and a 5.77 xERA. We still wouldn’t want to use him in mixed leagues next week in Sacramento against the A’s.

McGreevy allowed three hits, walked three and struck out three while mostly generating soft contact in this one. For the season, he has a fantastic 2.52 ERA, though with his 16 percent strikeout rate and average 44 percent groundball rate, it still rather looks flukey. He’ll take on the Padres next week.

The only run allowed came on a solo homer by Cal Raleigh. Outside of that McGreevy was excellent; striking out six while not allowing a walk. He did give up five balls that registered as hard hits, but for the most part, McGreevy was in control. Unfortunately, his offense stunk. He’ll face the Dodgers on Friday.

McGreevy generated a bunch of soft contact and was better than the ERA suggests, but the five hits and two walks he allowed were just too bunched together. He dropped to 1-2 with a 3.29 ERA ahead of a start this weekend against the Mariners. It still seems best to avoid him in mixed leagues.

Both McGreevy and Joey Cantillo allowed a pair of homers in their start Tuesday, but both pitchers were able to make them solo shots to keep the damage to a low roar. He struck out just two hitters, but he also issued just a single free pass while allowing only two other hits in the contest. You can do worse. McGreevy will be back on the bump with a friendly on-paper matchup against the Marlins over the weekend.