Mike Paredes struggled in a bulk role against the Royals on Thursday night, giving up three runs on two hits and a walk during his 3 2/3 innings of work.
The 25-year-old right-hander struck out one batter in the contest. He served up a solo homer to Michael Massey to lead off the fourth inning, then put two men on with two outs before turning the ball over to the bullpen in the sixth inning. Anthony Banda came on and immediately gave up a two-run double, charging both of those runs to Paredes’ ledger. He got just one swing and miss on 50 pitches on the night, posting an underwhelming CSW of 20 percent. Paredes now sports a 4.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 4/4 K/BB ratio over his first 7 1/3 innings in the big leagues. He remains an unappealing option for fantasy purposes for Wednesday’s matchup against the Tigers in Detroit.
