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Mahle

On the day that the Giants get Logan Webb (knee) back from the injured list, their rotation loses an arm as Mahle lands on the injured list. No word yet on how long the 31-year-old hurler will be shelved for.

Mahle pitched a scoreless first inning, then gave up three runs in the second on a walk, triple, sacrifice fly, and a solo homer. He settled in to give the Giants three more scoreless frames, scattering one more hit and two walks before departing after the fifth with three strikeouts. The 31-year-old right-hander will take a 6.04 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, and a 57/24 K/BB ratio across 56 2/3 innings into a start against the Brewers in Milwaukee next Tuesday.

Mahle struck out six and didn’t walk anyone, but he couldn’t limit the batted-ball damage, which included a two-run homer off the bat of Ketel Marte. His ERA is up to 6.10 on the year. Mahle has been throwing a cutter more this season, but it’s been hit hard thus far. He’ll look to change his fortune in a repeat matchup against Arizona next time out.

Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer off Mahle tonight, bringing Mahle’s total of homers allowed to nine in nine starts. Last year, it was five in 16 starts, but that already seemed like a fluke at the time. Mahle does have 42 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings, so his rotation spot shouldn’t be in jeopardy just yet. He’ll due to face the Diamondbacks in each of his next two starts.

Mahle fanned eight, beating his previous season high for strikeouts by two. However, he also gave up two homers. He’s allowed a total of eight homers on the season, but oddly enough, they’ve all come between three of his eight starts. He wasn’t involved in the decision today, so he stays 1-4 with a 5.18 ERA. A tough road start in Sacramento is next on his schedule.

Mahle bounced back in this one after giving up five runs in his last start, holding the Rays scoreless into the sixth inning. He scattered four hits and one walk while striking out five batters. He’d get saddled with a no-decision after the bullpen blew the 1-0 lead in the eighth. The 31-year-old right-hander has been wildly inconsistent, alternating scoreless outings with five-plus run games. He’ll take a 5.00 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and a 34/18 K/BB ratio across 36 innings into a start against the Pirates in San Francisco on Sunday.

Mahle gave up six hits, walked three and struck out three. The 31-year-old right-hander has blanked the Dodgers and Phillies twice in his last five starts and allowed at least five earned runs in the other three starts. Add it all up and Mahle has a 5.87 ERA in six starts. His 4.22 xFIP suggests he deserves better results, though still a far cry from the 2.18 ERA he had in 16 starts with the Rangers last year. Mahle is a risky fantasy option going forward given his 10 percent difference in strikeout percentage and walk percentage. He’s lined up to face the Cubs on the road on Sunday.

Mahle had to be close to perfect with Shohei Ohtani also firing scoreless frame after frame, but he was able to last one more inning than Ohtani will getting a three-run homer from Patrick Bailey to allow him to pick up the win. The right-hander was awful against the Reds last week (4 IP, 8 ER), but brilliant against the Dodgers in this one, which is just proof that baseball is definitely a sport. He’ll look to keep lowering his 5.26 ERA against the Phillies on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Mahle’s first outing against his longtime former team got off to an inauspicious start when he was drilled by a line drive in the first inning. He managed to remain in the contest to serve up a staggering four round-trippers on an 80-degree evening in Cincinnati. He also walked five batters and struck out six. It was easily one of the worst outings of his 10-year run in the big leagues since 2017. The calamitous outing raises his ERA from 4.30 to 7.23 through four starts. He’ll attempt to rebound when he faces the Dodgers on Tuesday in San Francisco.

This was an odd outing for Mahle where he didn’t allow a single hard-hit ball, but uncharacteristically walked four. Usually with excellent command, his fastball missed the zone a bit more than usual and the Phillies’ hitters did a good job at laying off those in the shadow of the zone. Because Mahle did stay in that shadow so often, they were never able to get a hold of one and take advantage of the free passes. His next start is scheduled to come against the Reds in Cincinnati.