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  • Clarke Schmidt outduels Taj Bradley in win Friday
    Clarke Schmidt outdueled Taj Bradley in Friday evening’s victory over the Rays, scattering five hits over 6 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball.

    Advice: The 28-year-old hurler struck out six batters on the evening while walking a pair. The only real threat against him came in the fifth inning where he allowed a two-out single to Richie Palacios and walked Jose Caballero, but he punched out Alex Jackson to quell the uprising. Schmidt generated 14 swings and misses on 87 pitches in the game — five each on his sweeper and cutter — while posting a CSW of 34 percent. He’ll bring a stellar 2.95 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and a 47/15 K/BB ratio (42 2/3 innings) into Thursday’s showdown against the Twins in Minnesota. Rotoworld 34 minutes ago
     
  • Taj Bradley strikes out seven in loss to Yankees
    Taj Bradley was outstanding in a tough-luck loss against the Yankees on Friday night, surrendering one run on four hits over six stellar innings of work.

    Advice: The 23-year-old right-hander racked up seven strikeouts and issued only two walks in his 2024 season debut. The only blemish on his day came in the form of an RBI single off the bat of Anthony Rizzo in the fourth inning. Unfortunately for him, the Rays couldn’t muster a single run of support for him. Bradley got 11 swings and misses on 93 pitches on the night — at least two on each of his four offerings — while posting a CSW of 30 percent. He needs to be rostered and started in all formats for next week’s matchup against the Red Sox in Boston on Wednesday. Rotoworld 35 minutes ago
     
  • Framber Valdez defeats Tigers to improve to 2-1
    Framber Valdez pitched well in Friday night’s victory over the Tigers, allowing only two runs on six hits over seven frames.

    Advice: Valdez walked two and punched out four on the night. He surrendered a two-run double to Matt Vierling in the third inning, but kept the Tigers’ off the board the remainder of his night — affording his offense the opportunity to come back and earn him a win, which they finally did in the eighth inning. The 30-year-old southpaw got 10 swings and misses on 103 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll look to replicate this fine outing as he carries a 3.64 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 23/9 K/BB ratio (29 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Athletics. Rotoworld 59 minutes ago
     
  • Casey Mize logs quality start in no-decision
    Casey Mize logged a quality start in a tough-luck no-decision on Friday night, holding the Astros to just one run on five hits over six strong innings of work.

    Advice: The 27-year-old right-hander also issued a pair of free passes while striking out two batters on the night. The lone tally against him came on a solo blast off the bat of Kyle Tucker in the sixth inning. Aside from that, Mize was in complete command. He got 10 swings and misses on 88 pitches on the night — five on his heater which averaged 95.5 mph — while posting a CSW of 20 percent. Mize has actually pitched well through his first seven starts, compiling a 3.58 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and a 26/9 K/BB ratio over 37 2/3 innings of work. He’ll do battle against the Marlins his next time out at home on Wednesday. Rotoworld Today, 6:07 pm
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  • Joey Estes will start for Athletics on Saturday
    Athletics’ manager Mark Kotsay told reporters on Friday that Joey Estes will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to start on Saturday.

    Advice: That means that everyone else in the A’s rotation will get pushed back a day, with Alex Wood moving from Saturday to Sunday. Estes, 22, holds a 6.04 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 26/10 K/BB ratio over 28 1/3 innings in six starts at the Triple-A level this season. He’s not a recommended streaming option against the Mariners on Saturday. Rotoworld Today, 5:56 pm
     
  • Bobby Miller (shoulder) throws sim game Thursday
    Bobby Miller (shoulder) threw two innings in a simulated game on Thursday without any issues.

    Advice: The 25-year-old right-hander will repeat the process on Sunday. If all goes well then, he could be cleared to face hitters in a live bullpen session. He’s making slow and methodical progress in his recovery from inflammation in his right shoulder and could potentially be ready to rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation at the end of the month if everything goes according to plan. Rotoworld Today, 5:12 pm
     
  • Optioned to Triple-A
    Lynch was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Lynch will return to Omaha after tossing five scoreless innings in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Rangers and two perfect innings in Thursday's 10-4 win against the Angels. With Alec Marsh (elbow) being activated Friday, Lynch was the odd man out in Kansas City and he'll now have to wait for his next chance to join the major-league roster. The left-hander has struggled to a 5.86 ERA over 27.2 innings in six starts at Triple-A this season and he'll look to find a groove ahead of his next call up down the road. Rotowire.com Today, 4:15 pm
     
  • Clears IL
    The Royals reinstated Marsh (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

    Advice: Marsh made his lone rehab start with Triple-A Omaha on May 5, striking out six and giving up one hit and one walk over four shutout innings while throwing 53 pitches. To make room for Marsh, the Royals optioned southpaw Daniel Lynch to Triple-A Omaha. Marsh will take the mound and start in Friday's series opener against the Angels. Rotowire.com Today, 4:14 pm
     
  • Will start Saturday
    Estes will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to start Saturday's game against the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.comreports.

    Advice: Estes has accumulated a 6.04 ERA and 1.46 WHIP across 28.1 innings in Triple-A, but he will come up from the minors for his season debut nonetheless. The 22-year-old right-hander gave up eight earned runs in major-league innings last season, and he isn't a recommended streaming option for Saturday. Rotowire.com Today, 3:47 pm