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  • Grabs fifth save
    Diaz earned the save in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Phillies, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning.

    Advice: After allowing three runs and blowing a save in his first outing this year, Diaz has converted his subsequent five save opportunities, allowing just one run while striking out 10 over his last nine appearances. His ERA is down to 3.48 with a 1.16 WHIP across 10.1 innings this season. Rotowire.com 13 minutes ago
     
  • Notches another save
    Jax pitched a perfect ninth inning and struck out one to pick up his third save of the season Wednesday against the White Sox.

    Advice: Jax seems to have taken hold of the closing job in place of Jhoan Duran, who's on the mend after sustaining an oblique injury. Jax has twirled back-to-back perfect innings for a pair of saves and owns a 2.70 ERA with a 14:3 K:BB over 11 appearances (10.0 innings). Rotowire.com 47 minutes ago
     
  • Sharp in first win
    Criswell (1-1) earned the win Wednesday over the Guardians, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out three over five scoreless innings.

    Advice: Criswell was impressive in his second start this year, as he held the Guardians scoreless through five innings while throwing just 72 pitches en route to his first victory. The 27-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to 2.38 on the season with a 1.15 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB across 11.1 innings. The Red Sox will likely continue to stretch out Criswell as a starter with Brayan Bello (lat), Nick Pivetta (elbow) and Garrett Whitlock (oblique) all on the IL. He's currently lined up for a home matchup with the Giants early next week. Rotowire.com 54 minutes ago
     
  • Another tough start
    Crochet (1-4) took the loss Wednesday, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings against the Twins. He struck out six.

    Advice: Crochet surrendered at least five runs for a third straight start, each of which lasted less than five innings and resulted in a loss for Crochet. After an impressive start to the season (four earned runs over 18.0 innings), Crochet has been equally unimpressive in his last three appearances, yielding 17 earned runs over 11.2 innings. Overall, Crochet owns a 6.37 ERA and 40:8 K:BB in six starts, and he's lined up for a rematch with the Twins on Monday. Rotowire.com 56 minutes ago
     
  • X-rays negative
    X-rays on Marsh's right forearm came back negative Wednesday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

    Advice: Marsh had to leave Wednesday's contest after taking a comebacker off his forearm in the fifth inning, though he was able to escape the incident with only a bruise. Manager Matt Quatraro said he expects the 25-year-old to be fine, and it seems Marsh still has a good chance to make his next start -- tentatively scheduled for Monday against the Blue Jays. Rotowire.com 56 minutes ago
    Alec MarshKC - SP,RP
    W, 3-2 vs TOR
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  • Robert Suarez locks down ninth save vs. Rockies
    Robert Suarez struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning to secure the save against the Rockies.

    Advice: Suarez was given a three-run lead to protect in the ninth inning. He worked quickly, striking out one batter and closing it out on seven pitches for his league-leading ninth save of the season. The 33-year-old right-hander holds a 0.77 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and a 10/4 K/BB ratio across 11 2/3 innings. Rotoworld Today, 8:10 pm
     
  • Ty Blach allows four runs in loss on Wednesday
    Ty Blach allowed four runs over five innings in a loss to the Padres on Wednesday.

    Advice: The Padres nearly batted around the order against Blach in the first inning, bringing four runs in to score on two walks and three hits. He settled in toss four more scoreless innings, giving the Rockies some length with five frames as he avoided a disaster. It was the first start of the season for the 33-year-old left-hander. He’s likely to return to work out of the bullpen. Rotoworld Today, 8:08 pm
    Ty BlachCOL - SP,RP
    L, 2-5 vs SD
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  • Demotion imminent
    Henriquez will be optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Henriquez was selected from St. Paul on Monday to add depth to Minnesota's bullpen, but he will head back across the Mississippi River on Thursday to make room for Simeon Woods Richardson. In his first big-league stint of the season, the 23-year-old reliever struck out two batters across two scoreless innings during his lone appearance. Rotowire.com Today, 8:03 pm
     
  • Twins option Ronny Henriquez back to Triple-A
    Twins optioned RHP Ronny Henriquez to Triple-A St. Paul.

    Advice: The 23-year-old right-hander was recalled when Louie Varland was demoted on Monday, giving the Twins a fresh arm in the bullpen for a couple of days. He’ll now head back to make room for Thursday’s starter Simeon Woods-Richardson. Henriquez appeared in one game during his time with the big league club, firing two scoreless innings with a 1.50 WHIP and a 2/1 K/BB ratio. Rotoworld Today, 8:01 pm