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Sugano

There was conflicting reports as to whether Sugano would need to be placed on the injured list, but the Rockies won’t take any chances. Sugano will likely be back — if there are no setbacks, of course — after the All-Star break. Sean Sullivan is up to take Sugano’s spot in the rotation, for now.

It’ll be rookie Sean Sullivan drawing the starting assignment at Coors Field in his place. The 36-year-old veteran has been dealing with a finger issue since his previous outing against the Twins last week, but it’s a back-related issue that will keep him from taking the ball this weekend. It sounds like this could become an injured list situation if he’s not ready to pitch in a couple days.

It’ll be Tanner Gordon coming off the injured list to start against the Marlins on Tuesday in Sugano’s place. The 36-year-old was torched for seven runs over five innings in his previous outing against the Twins last Friday. It appears the he’ll avoid a trip to the injured list and take the ball against the Giants later this week.

Sugano struck out two batters in the contest while allowing one base on balls. The Twins got to him early and often in this one as Kody Clemens blasted a two-run homer in the first inning and Brooks Lee clobbered a two-run shot in the second inning. Sugano then settled in until giving up an additional three runs in his final frame. He got just five swings and misses on 85 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll try to bounce back as he brings a 4.80 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and a 48/23 K/BB ratio (84 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Marlins.

Sugano gave up four hits, walked none and struck out five. He improved to 8-4 with the win. Sugano lowered his ERA to 4.31, though his xFIP is 4.98. The 36-year-old right-hander has one of the lowest strikeout percentages among starters at 13 percent. Sugano out-dueled Paul Skenes on Saturday, but doesn’t offer much fantasy upside. He’s lined up to face the Twins on the road next weekend.

Sugano gave up four runs in the first inning. The right-hander was shaky — at best — for the rest of the game, but he exited with an 18-8 lead. Sugano allowed nine hits, walked two and struck out two and has one of the least deserving wins of the 2026 season. He’ll need to pitch better than this against the Pirates next weekend if he wants to replicate the result. He does not want to replicate any of the other results.

Sugano wasn’t great, but didn’t have to be with Colorado providing a touchdown worth of offense behind him. The 36-year-old held the Chicago offense to just one run over five innings, but a pair of runs charged to him without recording an out turned an excellent outing into a mediocre one. One that comes with his sixth win of the season, however. Sugano could be a deadline target for a team looking for innings at the bottom of their rotation, but for now, he’s scheduled to face the Athletics on Sunday.

Sugano was sharp early on, scattering three hits and a walk over four scoreless innings. The Angels would finally bring two runs in to score in the fifth on a walk and two doubles. Sugano’s day would be done after five at 96 pitches. He struck out five. The 36-year-old right-hander has been relatively solid for the Rockies, posting a 3.98 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 36/18 K/BB ratio across 63 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Cubs in Colorado next Tuesday.

Sugano gave up two runs in the first, both on solo homers by Shohei Ohtani by Freddie Freeman. From that point on he was solid, but the damage was done with Ohtani throwing six no-hit innings and allowing just a run. Sugano doesn’t miss enough bats to truly trust as a fantasy streamer, but the results — especially considering who he’s pitching for — have been better than expected. He’ll try and keep the ball in the park against the Angels next week.

Sugano left down 2-1 before the Rockies came back to win the game 3-2. He has a 3.86 ERA after 10 starts, which could give him a little trade value in spite of his paltry 13 percent strikeout rate. He’s due to make his next start at home Wednesday versus the Dodgers.