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Warren

Warren’s Jekyll and Hyde regular season ended with another start where he missed plenty of bats but also made some costly mistakes. Like when he missed his spot badly with an 0-2 sweeper to Jordan Westburg that turned into a three-run home run. That one mispitch destroyed his final line because his stuff was nasty otherwise. The strikeout upside will make us all very excited about Warren during draft season, just don’t forget about his command woes.

Warren allowed just one run through five, but he and Jazz Chisholm Jr. committed back-to-back errors to open the sixth, fueling a two-run inning. It’s the fourth straight start of Warren’s that the Yankees have lost, though he was pretty good in three of them, and he’s now 8-8 with a 4.35 ERA overall. He’ll be due to start again Thursday against the White Sox, but one wonders if the Yankees might want to take a quick look at him in relief next week in anticipation of potentially using him that way in the postseason.

Warren walked one batter on the night while recording a pair of strikeouts. All of the scoring done against him came in the opening inning as the Red Sox started the game with five consecutive hits, a sacrifice fly and RBI ground out and then a solo homer by Carlos Narváez. Warren settled in afterwards and finished his day with four scoreless frames to help absorb the ratio damage. He got 11 swings and misses on 89 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll carry an underwhelming 4.44 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 160/62 K/BB ratio (152 innings) into Friday’s matchup against the Orioles in Baltimore.

Warren racked up five strikeouts on the night while issuing one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came in the fifth inning as Spencer Torkelson worked a leadoff walk and Parker Meadows swatted a two-run homer. Aside from that one mistake, Warren was exceptional. He generated 13 swings and misses on 91 pitches on the evening, posting a strong CSW of 31 percent. Warren has done a decent job for the Yankees this season, going 8-6 with a 4.22 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 158/61 K/BB ratio over 147 innings of work. He’ll do battle against the Red Sox his next time out on Sunday night at Fenway Park.

Warren struck out three batters on the evening while allowing two free passes. All of the scoring done against him came on a grand slam by Miguel Vargas in the second inning after an error by Anthony Volpe had extended the inning. The 26-year-old hurler generated seven swings and misses on 93 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling as he carries a 4.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 149/60 K/BB ratio (136 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Astros in Houston.

Warren carried a shutout into the third inning before the metaphorical wheels began to come off. He surrendered a two-run double to Trevor Story but managed to wriggle out of a bases-loaded jam by getting Masataka Yoshida to line out to first base. He wasn’t so fortunate in the ensuing frame as Boston struck for two additional runs before Story got to him for a solo shot in the fifth, which ended his outing. He struck out three and also issued three walks in the underwhelming performance. He’s in line for a tasty matchup on Thursday against the rebuilding White Sox.

Warren gave up six hits, walked one and struck out three while falling one out short of qualifying for a win. The 26-year-old right-hander had struck out at least four batters in 12 of his last 13 starts. Warren has a 4.25 ERA and 143/55 K/BB ratio in 127 innings this year. He’s lined up to face the Red Sox at home next weekend.

Homers from Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach didn’t stop Warren from moving to 7-5 with a 4.34 ERA. That’s because he allowed just one other hit, walked none and struck out seven on the night. He’ll again be worth using in mixed leagues Sunday against the Cardinals.

Warren racked up five strikeouts on the evening while issuing three free passes. Each of the three hits that he allowed in the ballgame were doubles, but the 26-year-old hurler was able to keep the Rangers off the board each time. Unfortunately, the Yankees’ offense couldn’t scratch out a single run of support for him. Warren got 12 whiffs on 98 pitches on the day — eight on his fastball — while posting a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll attempt to further improve upon his 4.44 ERA and 1.42 WHIP when he takes on the Twins at home on Monday.

While the results wound up solid, Warren is still trying to work through some of the same command problems that have plagued him for the better part of a month. The Rays stacked their lineup with left-handed batters – often an issue for Warren – and he didn’t force a single swing-and-miss against them. He only forced four in total anyway, as he once again failed to consistently locate his sweeper. Still, he didn’t allow much solid contact and never let the Rays sustain a rally against him. Perhaps this says something about the floor he’s establishing for himself and his stomach to fight through a start without his best stuff. He’s scheduled to face the Rangers in Texas next time out.