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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Mariners' Rowdy Tellez: Goes deep in Saturday's win
Tellez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.
Tellez tied the game at 1-1 with his eighth homer of the season, a fifth-inning solo shot. The first baseman had gone 0-for-8 over his previous four games. He's been flirting with the Mendoza Line all year, and he's now at a .200/.252/.484 slash line with 22 RBI, 14 runs scored and three doubles over 103 plate appearances. Interestingly enough, Tellez has hit six of his homers and supplied 15 of his RBI on Fridays or Saturdays this season.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs 15th homer
Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.
Raleigh took San Diego reliever Adrian Morejon's first pitch deep to lead off the seventh inning. Over the last five games, Raleigh has gone 6-for-17 (.353) with three homers, six RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base. The catcher is already up to 15 long balls on the year, and he's added a .968 OPS, 31 RBI, 31 runs scored, five stolen bases and eight doubles over 44 contests.
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Andres Munoz RP | SEA
Mariners' Andres Munoz: Grabs four-out save
Munoz struck out one and didn't allow a hit or a walk over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.
Munoz entered with a 2-1 lead and two outs in the eighth inning. Xander Bogaerts stole a base right after Munoz entered, but he prevented a scoring play before pitching a perfect ninth. This was Munoz's first action since his blown save Tuesday versus the Yankees, which was the result of an error. Munoz's has yet to be charged with an earned run while posting a 0.74 WHIP and 27:8 K:BB over 20.1 innings while earning 14 saves in 16 chances.
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Emerson Hancock SP | SEA
Mariners' Emerson Hancock: Inefficient in no-decision
Hancock allowed a run on six hits and a walk while striking out three over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Saturday.
Hancock did alright Saturday, but he needed 88 pitches (56 strikes) to get 14 outs. It was still a bit of a rebound effort after he allowed seven runs over five innings to the Yankees in his previous start. Overall, Hancock's numbers are skewed by two bad outings -- he's at a 6.21 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 25:12 K:BB across 33.1 innings over seven starts. He's not guaranteed another turn in the rotation, but the addition of Bryce Miller (elbow) to the injured list Wednesday, joining fellow starters George Kirby (shoulder) and Logan Gilbert (elbow), makes it more likely Hancock gets another start. That outing is tentatively projected to be on the road in Houston.
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Pablo Lopez SP | MIN
Twins' Pablo Lopez: Dominates Brewers in victory
Lopez (4-2) earned the win over Milwaukee on Saturday, allowing two hits and issuing two walks while striking out six batters over six scoreless innings.
Lopez racked up 14 whiffs and didn't allow any extra-base hits to cruise to his third victory over his past five starts. The right-hander finished with his third quality start of the campaign and lowered his season ERA to 2.40. Lopez has struck out at least six batters in each of his past six outings, posting a 41:8 K:BB over 33 innings during that span. He's projected to face the Royals in his next start.
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Jarren Duran LF | BOS
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Plates four runs in victory
Duran went 2-for-5 with a home run and four total RBI in a 7-6 victory versus Atlanta on Saturday.
Duran put Boston on the board with a two-run homer in the third inning and added a two-run single to tie the score with two outs in the eighth. The outfielder has three multi-hit efforts over his past four games and is batting .368 (7-for-19) during that span. Duran is slashing a solid .262/.309/.406 on the campaign, but he has just three homers, and Saturday's long ball was his first since April 29 (a stretch of 15 games).
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Belts first walk-off homer
Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and two total RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win against Atlanta.
Devers was a big factor in Boston's comeback victory, first plating a run with a single in the seventh inning. He then ended the game with a 402-foot solo shot in the ninth for the first walk-off long ball of his career. Devers has reached base safely in 19 of his past 20 contests and is batting .397 with six home runs and 20 RBI during that span.
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Lucas Giolito SP | SD
Red Sox's Lucas Giolito: Serves up three homers Saturday
Giolito tossed four innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three batters in a no-decision against Atlanta on Saturday.
Giolito gave up a trio of homers in the outing, including two in the first inning. The right-hander needed 87 pitches to get through four frames, and he yielded six runs for the second time in four starts since returning from the injured list to make his season debut April 30. Giolito looked like he had shaken off the rust in his previous start, when he allowed just one run over 6.2 frames in a victory over the Royals, but Saturday's poor performance was a step backward. He now holds a 7.08 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB through 20.1 innings on the campaign.
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Jose Caballero SS | NYY
Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes two bags in win
Caballero went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Marlins.
Caballero sparked a four-run fifth inning, leading off with a single, swiping two bases and scoring the game's first run. The 28-year-old has hit safely in five straight games and has tallied nine steals in the month of May. On the season, he's hitting .260 with one home run, 13 RBI, 12 runs scored and 12 steals across 113 plate appearances.
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Drew Rasmussen SP | TB
Rays' Drew Rasmussen: Tosses six scoreless in win
Rasmussen (2-4) earned the win against the Marlins on Saturday, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out five over six scoreless innings.
Rasmussen needed only 81 pitches to complete six frames for the first time this year. While Saturday marked his first win since his season debut March 31, the 29-year-old has allowed three earned runs or fewer in eight of nine starts. He'll carry a 2.93 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 40:10 K:BB across 46 innings into a home matchup with the Blue Jays next weekend.