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  • Simeon Woods Richardson takes loss vs. Pirates
    Simeon Woods Richardson allowed one run with six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the Pirates on Saturday.

    Advice: Woods Richardson was excellent on Saturday despite taking a tough-luck loss as the Twins were unable to give him any run support. He scattered five hits over six scoreless innings, striking out six batters with no walks allowed. Rowdy Tellez would finally get to him in the seventh, launching a solo homer to break the scoreless game. The 23-year-old right-hander has produced a 2.84 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 42/11 K/BB ratio across 50 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Athletics in Minnesota on Thursday. Rotoworld Today, 3:58 pm
     
  • Wilson picks up first save Saturday
    Justin Wilson picked up the save against the Cubs on Saturday.

    Advice: The save was Wilson’s first of the year. With Alexis Diaz unavailable after picking up his 13th save on Friday, Lucas Sims started the ninth inning. Wilson came in with two men on and one out and escaped with the save. Outside of the occasional save, Wilson doesn’t have much fantasy value. Rotoworld Today, 3:55 pm
     
  • Brown allows three runs in four innings Saturday
    Ben Brown allowed three runs in four innings and took the loss against the Reds on Saturday.



    Advice: Brown gave up three hits, walked one and struck out three. He allowed five runs in his last start, which was also against the Reds. Brown has completed five innings in only three of his eight starts for the Cubs this year. He’s still looking for his first win as a starting pitcher. Outside of his performance on May 28th against the Brewers when he went seven innings, allowed no runs and recorded 10 strikeouts, Brown’s been fairly pedestrian when starting. The 24-year-old right-hander is tentatively scheduled to face the Cardinals at home next week.

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    Ben BrownCHC - SP,RP
    L, 3-4 @CIN
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  • Camilo Doval locks down 11th save vs. Rangers
    Camilo Doval tossed a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save against the Rangers on Saturday.

    Advice: Doval was summoned with a two-run lead to close out the game in the ninth. He walked the leadoff man and gave up a single to bring the go-ahead run to the plate with one out. He induced a groundout and a fly out to end the game and secure the win for the Giants, picking up his 11th save. Rotoworld Today, 3:49 pm
     
  • Spencer Howard pitches well in no-decision
    Spencer Howard allowed one run with two strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Rangers on Saturday.

    Advice: Howard made his first start of the season after following an opener in his last two outings. He pitched well, holding the Rangers to one run. Howard walked two batters in the first inning before Nathanial Lowe brought a run in on a sacrifice fly. Howard would pitch into the fifth, leaving at 74 pitches with one runner on and two outs as he fell just short of qualifying for the win. The 27-year-old right-hander has a 2.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and a 9/3 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings. He’s in line to pitch, either starting or following an opener, against Angels in San Francisco on Friday. Rotoworld Today, 3:48 pm
     
  • Andrew Heaney allows three runs in loss to Giants
    Andrew Heaney allowed three runs with four strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a loss to the Giants on Saturday.

    Advice: Two hard hits by Heliot Ramos did all the damage against Heaney on Saturday. After walking a batter in the first inning, Ramos doubled to put the Giants on the board. Ramos got to Heaney once again in the third with a two-run homer. Heaney tossed two more scoreless frames, leaving with two outs in the sixth. He struck out five. The 33-year-old left-hander will take a 4.06 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and a 58/15 K/BB ratio across 62 innings into a start against the Mariners in Seattle on Friday. Rotoworld Today, 3:47 pm
    Andrew HeaneyTEX - SP,RP
    L, 1-3 vs SF
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  • Marsh allows four runs, strikes out eight vs. M’s
    Alec Marsh gave up four runs in five-plus innings while striking out eight Saturday against the Mariners while being credited with a win.

    Advice: Marsh, 26, gave up seven hits without issuing a walk. The first pitch he threw was hit over the fence by J.P. Crawford, but he settled down nicely over the next few innings while taking advantage of Seattle’s swing-and-miss issues. He did struggle in the fifth before being pulled, but the stuff was better than this line suggests. Marsh has streaming appeal, but that appeal doesn’t apply to a scheduled start next week against the Yankees. Rotoworld Today, 3:34 pm
    Alec MarshKC - SP,RP
    W, 8-4 vs SEA
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  • Struggles in London
    Manaea (3-3) took the loss Saturday against the Phillies in London, allowing six runs on seven hits and a walk over 3.2 innings. He struck out three.

    Advice: Manaea got off to a good start Saturday, holding the Phillies to just one hit through his first three scoreless innings. However, Bryce Harper launched a home run with one out in the fourth before Philadelphia rallied for five runs with two outs in the frame, forcing Manaea from the game. The left-hander's now allowed 11 earned runs over 9.1 innings in his last two starts after pitching to a 2.70 ERA over his previous seven outings. Overall, Manaea sports a 4.30 ERA with a 1.35 WHIP and 60:25 K:BB across 60.2 innings this year. He'll look to get back on track in his next start, currently scheduled for next week at home versus the Padres. Rotowire.com Today, 2:06 pm
    Sean ManaeaNYM - SP,RP
    L, 2-7 vs PHI
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  • Back in majors
    The Diamondbacks recalled McGough from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

    Advice: The Diamondbacks sent McGough to Reno in early May, and he has since recorded a 2.92 ERA and 1.57 WHIP across 12.1 innings for the Aces. He'll now return to Arizona to give the Snakes another fresh bullpen arm, replacing Humberto Castellanos. Rotowire.com Today, 1:57 pm