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  • Picks up win
    Hancock (3-2) yielded a run on two hits and two walks over six innings Friday, striking out four and earning a win over Arizona.

    Advice: Hancock turned in five scoreless frames before a solo shot by Kevin Newman in the sixth inning finally put the Diamondbacks on the board. Hancock has now turned in three consecutive quality starts; during that stretch, he's allowed just four earned runs over 18 innings, lowering his season ERA to 5.06 through 26.2 innings. Hancock is currently lined up for a tough home matchup with Atlanta next week. Rotowire.com 2 minutes ago
     
  • Solid against Baltimore
    Stripling did not factor into the decision Friday against the Orioles, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out three over 5.2 innings.

    Advice: Stripling was sharp against a hot Orioles offense, eventually winding up with a no-decision to end a stretch of five straight losses to open the year. The veteran right-hander lowered his ERA to 4.98 with a 1.49 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB through six starts (34.1 innings) this season. Stripling will look for his first win in his next start, currently slated for next week against the Pirates. Rotowire.com 10 minutes ago
     
  • Zac Gallen leaves start with hamstring tightness
    Zac Gallen was pulled from Friday evening’s start against the Mariners mid at-bat in the sixth inning due to tightness in his right hamstring.

    Advice: With as bad as it looked initially on the field, it’s actually encouraging that it’s not an elbow, shoulder or oblique issue that the 28-year-old right-hander is dealing with. The severity of the injury still isn’t known, but there’s a possibility that he may not even require a trip to the injured list. A lot will probably depend on how he wakes up feeling on Saturday, but for now fantasy managers and Diamondbacks’ fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Rotoworld 15 minutes ago
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  • Dominant again in seventh save
    Miller earned the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Orioles, striking out two in a perfect inning.

    Advice: Miller delivered another lights-out performance Friday, striking out a pair while stranding the free runner at second in the 10th inning to seal a one-run Oakland victory, earning a second save in as many days. After allowing a pair of runs in his first outing this year, Miller's now held opponents scoreless in his subsequent 11.1 innings while allowing just one hit and one walk in his last seven appearances. The 25-year-old right-hander is up to seven saves on the year as he lowered his ERA to 1.46 with a 0.89 WHIP and an outstanding 18.24 K/9. Rotowire.com 25 minutes ago
     
  • Brent Rooker delivers in 10th as A’s edge Orioles
    Brent Rooker went 2-for-4 and hit a go-ahead double in the 10th as the A’s edged the Orioles 3-2 on Friday.

    Advice: It seemed like the A’s had botched this one after the automatic runner, who had advanced to third on a groundout to open the top of the 10th, was thrown out in a rundown between third and home for the second out of the inning. Shea Langeliers, who hit the weak grounder resulting in the out, didn’t even try to make it to second while the rundown was ongoing, even though he easily could have. Rooker, though, followed that with a double, and Langeliers scored all of the way from first, thanks in no small part to Colton Cowser missing the cutoff man on the play. Rooker is now batting .200/.290/.527, and even though he’s striking out plenty, he shouldn’t have to worry about sitting much against righties in the near future. Rotoworld 31 minutes ago
     
  • Mason Miller perfect in 10th for save
    Mason Miller pitched a perfect 10th with a one-run lead for a save Friday against the Orioles.

    Advice: The automatic runner should score most of the time in these situations, resulting in an undeserved blown save, but not when it’s Miller on the mound. He got two strikeouts and a weak groundout in racking up his seventh save tonight. Rotoworld 31 minutes ago
     
  • Corbin Burnes holds A’s to one run in no-decision
    Corbin Burnes wasn’t involved in the decision after allowing one run over six innings Friday against the Orioles.

    Advice: Burnes outdueled Ross Stripling and left with a one-run lead, but the A’s let Stripling off the hook for once by scoring a run in the ninth and then winning the game in 10. Baltimore had been 5-0 with Burnes on the mound. The right-hander has a 2.55 ERA and a 32/8 K/BB ratio in 35 1/3 innings. Rotoworld 32 minutes ago
     
  • Craig Kimbrel walks three in blowing save
    Craig Kimbrel took his second blown save after walking three and giving up two hits in one-third of an inning versus the A’s on Friday.

    Advice: Incredibly, he allowed just one run during all this. His lone out came on a play at home plate, and after he exited, Keegan Akin was able to strand the bases loaded and send the game to extras. Kimbrel somehow went his first nine outings without walking a batter, but he’s issued five free passes and hit a batter in his last three appearances. This is just his second blown save and his first to cost the Orioles a game, so he’ll surely keep closing for now. However, if the wildness continues. the Orioles could give him a break and turn to Yennier Cano in the ninth. Cano got four outs for his fifth hold tonight. Rotoworld 32 minutes ago
     
  • Brice Turang steals 13th base in win over Yankees
    Brice Turang went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in a win over the Yankees on Friday in 10 innings.

    Advice: That steal is already the 13th of the season for Turang. The speedy infielder also singled twice to improve his average to .329 on the season with an .855 OPS to go along with it. This is obviously not sustainable, but it’s worth noting that Turang is a former first-round pick that was considered a top prospect not that long ago. Rotoworld 36 minutes ago
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