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  • Wenceel Perez leads Tigers past Twins on Friday
    Wenceel Perez went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBI on Friday night, leading the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Twins in Minnesota.

    Advice: The 24-year-old outfielder tied up the score at 2-2 in the third inning with an RBI single off of Joe Ryan. He then swiped second base and dashed around to score the go-ahead run on an RBI single by Kerry Carpenter. He then led off the sixth inning with a triple off of Ryan and once again scored on a Carpenter single. With two outs in the ninth inning, the Twins opted to walk Mark Canha intentionally to face Perez, who responded by delivering an RBI single to center that gave the Tigers the 5-4 advantage. He has been great in his limited action so far, hitting .313/.353/.500 with two RBI and a pair of stolen bases in 17 plate appearances. Rotoworld 7 minutes ago
  • Two homers, six RBI in win
    Bohm went 2-for-4 with a pair of three-run homers in Friday's 7-0 victory over the White Sox.

    Advice: Bohm drove in six of the Phillies' seven runs Friday, launching three-run homers off Garrett Crochet in the first and third innings. It was quite a performance from the 27-year-old Bohm, who came into the day with just one homer on the year while going 3-for-17 in his previous six contests. Bohm's now slashing .258/.364/.470 through 77 plate appearances this season with 17 RBI, seven runs scored and a stolen base. Rotowire.com 7 minutes ago
    Alec BohmPHI - 1B,3B
    W, 7-0 vs CWS
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  • Notches save Friday
    Foley issued a walk and struck out one batter in a scoreless inning Friday. He earned a save in the win over Minnesota.

    Advice: Foley worked around a two-out walk to finish off the 5-4 win Friday. He's now converted all six of his save chances and is riding a 10-inning scoreless streak to open the 2024 campaign. The 28-year-old has produced a 10:6 K:BB during that span. However, four of those walks have come over his last 2.2 frames. Rotowire.com 7 minutes ago
  • Triston McKenzie goes five in win over A’s
    Triston McKenzie worked five innings and allowed one run Friday as the Guardians bested the A’s 10-2.

    Advice: McKenzie’s stuff is diminished, but it was still good enough to hold this A’s lineup to three hits and strike out six. It seems unlikely that he’ll fare as well next time out against the Red Sox, but at least he’s due to miss the series in Atlanta starting next weekend. Rotoworld 8 minutes ago
  • Joe Boyle lit up for seven runs by Guardians
    Joe Boyle gave up seven runs and walked four in six innings Friday in loss to the Guardians.

    Advice: Boyle wasn’t hit particularly hard, surrendering just two extra-base hits, but he gave up enough contact in addition to the four walks to make this a rough night. He dropped to 1-3 with a 7.23 ERA as he prepares to take on the Yankees in the Bronx next time out. It’ll probably take a better showing to keep him in Oakland’s rotation. Rotoworld 8 minutes ago
  • Tyler Freeman hits two-run homer against A’s
    Tyler Freeman went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run homer against the A’s on Friday.

    Advice: The homer was about as light as homers get; it left Freeman’s bat at 89.5 mph and was projected at 331 feet. Statcast says it wouldn’t have been a homer anywhere else. Freeman, though, deserved the break, considering he entered the night with an xBA that was 50 points higher than his actual .192 average. He’s not an option in standard mixed leagues, but he could surprise and prove rather useful in deeper formats. Rotoworld 8 minutes ago
    Tyler FreemanCLE - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 10-2 vs OAK
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  • Brent Rooker homers in return from injured list
    Brett Rooker came off the bench and homered in his second at-bat Friday against the Guardians.

    Advice: Rooker didn’t start in his return from the IL, but he replaced Lawrence Butler against a lefty in the sixth. He struck out then, only to homer against righty Scott Barlow in the ninth. We’re not sure whether Rooker is one of Oakland’s nine-best options against righties, but he seems like at least as good of a choice as Tyler Nevin, who started over him at DH tonight. None of this really matters outside of AL-only leagues, but playing time is a question for a number of A’s at the moment. Rotoworld 8 minutes ago
  • Jason Foley slams door on Twins on Friday night
    Jason Foley slammed the door on the Twins on Friday night, protecting a one-run lead to secure his sixth save of the season.

    Advice: The hard-throwing right-hander came on with a one-run lead to protect and responded by striking out Byron Buxton and getting Carlos Santana to ground out to first base. He did allow a two-out walk to Willi Castro — who then stole second base — but battled back to get Christian Vazquez to fly out to left field to end the game. Foley has been outstanding on the season — registering a pristine 0.00 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and a 10/6 K/BB ratio (10 innings) to go along with a pair of victories and six saves. Rotoworld 13 minutes ago
  • Jack Flaherty strikes out 10 in no-decision Friday
    Jack Flaherty was terrific in a no-decision against the Twins on Friday night, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits across six strong innings of work.

    Advice: The right-hander piled up 10 strikeouts on the night while issuing just one free pass. He served up a two-out, two-run homer to Trevor Larnach in the opening inning, which accounted for all of the earned damage against him, though the Twins scratched out a pair of unearned runs to tie the game in the sixth inning. Flaherty generated a whopping 19 swings and misses on the night — nine on his knuckle curve alone — while posting an elite CSW of 39 percent. He’ll carry a 4.44 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 30/4 K/BB ratio (24 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rays in Tampa Bay. Rotoworld 13 minutes ago