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  • Dylan Cease gives up two homers in defeat
    Dylan Cease yielded three runs in seven innings Sunday in a loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Advice: The runs came on longballs from two players who had totaled two and six homers while serving as regulars all year long. He’s given up 14 homers in his last 14 starts, resulting in a 5.11 ERA even though he has an impressive 103/22 K/BB ratio in 79 1/3 innings over that span. There’s no reason he can’t bounce back with a big second half, but there’s also no good reason he isn’t already pitching better. Rotoworld Today, 4:47 pm
     
  • Grayson Rodriguez strikes out eight in beating A’s
    Grayson Rodriguez fanned eight while allowing three runs over six innings as the Orioles topped the A’s 6-3 on Sunday.

    Advice: Rodriguez moved into a tie for the major league lead in wins, but since his 3.52 ERA isn’t especially great, he wasn’t picked for the All-Star Game today. He’ll make his final start before the break Saturday against the Yankees. Rotoworld Today, 4:22 pm
     
  • Heston Kjerstad hits three-run homer in win
    Heston Kjerstad hit a three-run homer in the victory over the A’s on Sunday.

    Advice: Kjerstad was making just his second start in five games, which is the same number as Colton Cowser and one less than Austin Hays, even though four of those games were against righties. It’s pretty much impossible to trust either Kjerstad or Cowser in weekly leagues at this point, though either would likely be a useful mixed-league outfielder if the Orioles sent down the other. Rotoworld Today, 4:22 pm
     
  • Cody Bellinger goes 0-for-4 in second straight
    Cody Bellinger went 0-for-4 for a second straight game Sunday against the Angels.

    Advice: Bellinger’s batting average has been holding steady, but he has just one homer and six doubles since the beginning of June. In his first 43 games this season, he hit .267/.332/.471 with 26 RBI. In his last 34 games, he’s come in at .265/.319/.333 with 11 RBI. Rotoworld Today, 2:12 pm
    Cody BellingerCHC - 1B,OF
    W, 5-1 vs LAA
    New Player Note
     
  • Flaherty (back) scheduled to start Thursday
    Jack Flaherty (back) is scheduled to start Thursday’s game against the Guardians.

    Advice: Flaherty missed Wednesday’s scheduled start against the Twins because of his back issue. The right-handed hurler will need to avoid setbacks in order to make that next start and Detroit will take the necessary precautions, but it’s obviously a good sign that the 28-year-old is penciled in for the outing. Rotoworld Today, 12:56 pm
     
  • Rejoining rotation Thursday
    The Tigers list Flaherty (back) as their scheduled starter for Thursday's game against the Guardians in Detroit, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

    Advice: Flaherty avoided a stint on the injured list when a back issue reared its head coming out of his June 27 start versus the Angels, but he'll end up having missed nearly two weeks while waiting for two pain-killing injections to provide some relief. The Tigers seem confident that the extended rest will help resolve Flaherty's back problems, which also resulted in him missing a turn through the rotation in the first half of June. Back issues aside, Flaherty has been even better than the Tigers could have hoped when they signed him to a one-year, $14 million deal this winter. Over his 15 starts, Flaherty has gone 5-5 with a 3.24 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 115:14 K:BB in 89 innings. Rotowire.com Today, 12:47 pm
     
  • Strong showing in loss
    Gorman went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Saturday's 14-6 loss to the Nationals.

    Advice: The second baseman banged out the Cardinals' only extra-base hits on the afternoon. Gorman has produced multiple hits in three of five games to begin the month of July, and he appears to be shaking off a brutal slump that saw him slash .083/.151/.155 over the prior 24 games with a bloated 39.8 percent strikeout rate. Rotowire.com Today, 6:19 am
    Nolan GormanSTL - 2B,3B
    W, 7-6 @WSH
    New Player Note
     
  • Cleared for baseball activity
    McLain (shoulder) was cleared Friday to begin baseball activities, MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Cincinnati manager David Bell said McLain met some strength markers and can now begin a progression. The Reds are putting together a regimen of activities, and McLain could perform those activities in Arizona or with the team. Rotowire.com Today, 5:20 am
    Matt McLainCIN - 2B,SS
    L, 4-5 vs DET
    New Player Note
    IL60
     
  • Homers in blowout loss
    Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 19-8 loss to the Athletics.

    Advice: Mountcastle was one of six Orioles to produce multiple hits, but they couldn't keep up with a barrage of hits from the Athletics. The long ball ended a 23-game homer drought for Mountcastle, who now has 12 homers on the year. He's slashing .271/.313/.459 with 42 RBI, 44 runs scored, 21 doubles and two stolen bases across 81 contests. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:29 pm