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  • Jason Foley closes out White Sox on Friday night
    Jason Foley recorded the final four outs against the White Sox on Friday night, protecting a one-run advantage to earn his 13th save of the season.

    Advice: Foley came on with the tying run on base with two outs in the eighth inning and got Andrew Vaughn to ground out to second base. He then returned for the ninth where he plunked Paul DeJong with one out in the inning to bring the go-ahead run to the plate again. Andrew Benintendi then lined out to center field and DeJong forgot how many outs there were, easily getting doubled off of first base to end the ballgame. On the season, Foley now sports a 2.67 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a 22/9 K/BB ratio (26 1/3 innings) to go along with 13 saves in 15 opportunities. Rotoworld Today, 5:56 pm
    Jason FoleyDET - RP
    W, 2-1 vs CWS
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  • Jack Flaherty strikes out eight in win on Friday
    Jack Flaherty delivered an excellent performance in Friday night’s victory over the White Sox, racking up eight strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of one-run baseball.

    Advice: The right-hander scattered five hits on the night while issuing a pair of free passes. The lone tally against him came on a solo homer off the bat of Tommy Pham in the fifth inning. Aside from that though, he was in complete control. Flaherty got 14 swings and misses on 98 pitches in the ballgame — seven of those on his slider — while posting a strong CSW of 34 percent. Now 5-4 on the season, the increasingly popular trade candidate will carry a sublime 2.92 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a 108/13 K/BB ratio (83 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Phillies. Rotoworld Today, 5:56 pm
     
  • Tommy Pham goes deep as White Sox fall to Tigers
    Tommy Pham clubbed his fourth home run of the season on Friday night, accounting for the White Sox’ lone run in a loss to the Tigers.

    Advice: Pham turned on a first-pitch changeup from Jack Flaherty in the fifth inning and tucked a 370-foot (112.4 mph EV) solo shot just inside the foul pole in left field to get the White Sox on the board and trim their deficit to 2-1. That would be the extent of the scoring in the ballgame. The 36-year-old outfielder finished the night 2-for-4 and is now hitting .282/.353/.410 to go with four long balls and 14 RBI. Rotoworld Today, 5:56 pm
    Tommy PhamCWS - LF,CF,RF
    L, 1-2 @DET
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  • Erick Fedde pitches well in loss to Tigers Friday
    Erick Fedde pitched well in a losing effort against the Tigers on Friday night, allowing just two runs on five hits over seven strong innings of work.

    Advice: The right-hander punched out three batters on the evening while issuing only one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came on one mighty swing of the bat by Carson Kelly on a 2-1 sweeper in the second inning. He settled in beautifully after that and retired the final 14 batters that he faced in the contest, but the White Sox were unable to provide the requisite support. Fedde got 12 whiffs on 92 pitches on the night — six on his sinker — while registering a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll carry a 5-2 record, 3.05 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and an 86/24 K/BB ratio (94 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s showdown against the Dodgers. Rotoworld Today, 5:56 pm
     
  • Jose Iglesias goes 4-for-5, drives in three
    Starting at second base over Jeff McNeil against a lefty, Jose Iglesias went 4-for-5 and knocked in three runs Friday against the Cubs.

    Advice: Iglesias is now 14-for-32 since being called up, giving him a nice .438 average. He has 40% as many runs batted in as McNeil (six to 15) in 14% as many at-bats (32 to 233). It wouldn’t hurt to give him some playing time against righties; McNeil actually has an even lower OPS against them than he does lefties (.583 to .609). Rotoworld Today, 2:35 pm
     
  • Blue Jays activated Yariel Rodriguez from IL
    Blue Jays activated RHP Yariel Rodriguez from the 15-day injured list.

    Advice: Rodriguez will start Friday night’s game against the Guardians. He made four starts with Toronto earlier this season and had a 4.11 ERA and 1.76 WHIP. Rodriguez never pitched more than four innings in any of his starts. The 27-year-old right-hander is off the fantasy radar until he can he work deeper into games. Rotoworld Today, 9:48 am
     
  • Slated for bulk relief
    Ortiz is in line to serve as a bulk reliever in Friday's game versus the Rays, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

    Advice: Carmen Mlodzinski will open for the Pirates before handing things off to Ortiz. Each of Ortiz's last two appearances have come in bulk relief and he's fared well, yielding just one run with a 6:1 K:BB over 9.1 innings of work. Rotowire.com Today, 9:27 am
     
  • Reinstated to start Friday
    The Blue Jays reinstated Rodriguez (back) from the 15-day injured list to start Friday against the Guardians.

    Advice: The right-hander has been on the shelf since late April due to thoracic spine inflammation, but he'll re-enter Toronto's rotation for Friday's series opener in Cleveland. Rodriguez built up to 79 pitches in his final rehab outing and should be able to handle a full workload. However, the Blue Jays were handling the 27-year-old carefully prior to the injury, so it's possible Rodriguez is deployed in tandem with Bowden Francis, who has been handling a bulk-relief role. Rotowire.com Today, 7:59 am
     
  • Homers twice in win
    Naylor went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Mariners.

    Advice: Naylor opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning. He then added a two-run home run in the fifth and a solo homer in the seventh. Naylor has hit safely in six of his last seven games, going 10-for-26 with three homers and seven RBI. While Naylor's current .237 average is well below last year's .308 mark, he has a .272 expected batting average and is just one homer shy of tying his career high of 20 in 2022. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 7:51 pm
    Josh NaylorCLE - 1B
    W, 7-1 vs TOR
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