MLB Player News
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Sonny Gray SP | BOS
Cardinals' Sonny Gray: Turns in quality start
Gray did not factor in the decision during Sunday's win over Arizona. He allowed three runs on nine hits over six innings while striking out five.
Gray coughed up a pair of runs in the first inning but settled in for the most part after that. He kept the Diamondbacks in check until Pavin Smith drove in Eugenio Suarez in the sixth. Gray has produced quality starts in three of his last four outings and has six on the year. He now owns a 4.06 ERA with a 66:13 K:BB through 62 frames. Gray has not been taken deep in either of his last two outings after coughing up three long balls in Philadelphia on May 14. His next matchup is projected to be on the road against the Rangers.
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Reed Garrett RP | NYM
Mets' Reed Garrett: Secures first save
Garrett collected the save in Sunday's 3-1 win against the Dodgers, allowing one hit and no walks over a scoreless inning. He struck out two.
After regular Mets closer Edwin Diaz pitched in back-to-back games Friday and Saturday, Garrett was called upon to convert his fifth career save. The 32-year-old showed no unsteadiness in working around a single to wrap the win easily on 15 pitches. Garrett was only filling in for Diaz, but given that he has been dependable with a 0.82 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 23:12 K:BB across 22 innings, he could enter the picture for saves in Queens if anything happens to Diaz.
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Brandon Pfaadt SP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Falls short of quality start
Pfaadt did not factor in the decision during Sunday's loss to St. Louis. He yielded three runs on five hits and a walk over 5.2 innings while striking out five.
Pfaadt gave up a run in each of the first, third and sixth innings, including Masyn Winn's solo shot in the third. Pfaadt has been taken deep five times in his last three outings after giving up just three home runs in his previous six starts. He struck out 41 batters through 46.2 frames to begin the year but has since punched out only eight batters in 15.2 innings. He now owns a 3.90 ERA across 11 starts. He's currently in line for a home tilt against the Nationals next weekend.
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Phil Maton RP | CHC
Cardinals' Phil Maton: Picks up second save
Maton allowed a hit and struck out two batters during a scoreless inning to earn a save against the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Maton also hit a batter but was able to protect the 4-3 lead. He's now converted two of his three save chances this year and picked up his first since April 9. Overall, Maton has been successful this season; he's registered a 2.84 ERA across 19 innings and all six runs he's allowed so far came during two appearances. Ryan Helsley did not appear in the game after pitching Friday and Saturday.
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Kodai Senga SP | NYM
Mets' Kodai Senga: Collects fifth win
Senga (5-3) earned the win Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing one run on five hits and four walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
The New York right-hander toiled a bit against the vaunted Dodgers, generating just seven whiffs out of 101 total pitches. The lone blemish on Senga's performance was a leadoff homer conceded to Shohei Ohtani. Despite an elevated walk rate (4.2 K/9) across 55.2 innings, Senga has yet to allow more than three runs in any outing. He'll carry a 1.46 ERA and 1.24 WHIP into his next start, which is currently slated to be against the feeble Rockies at home next weekend.
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Landon Knack SP | LAD
Dodgers' Landon Knack: Saddled with second loss
Knack (2-2) took the loss in Sunday's contest against the Mets. He yielded three runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks over six innings with five strikeouts.
The Los Angeles right-hander secured his first quality start of the season with this 91-pitch performance in Queens. After allowing two unearned runs on a Pete Alonso homer in the opening frame, Knack handcuffed the Mets across the next five innings, allowing just one run on three hits. With this effort, Knack lowered his season ERA from 6.17 to 5.22 across 29.1 innings. The 27-year-old should continue to stick in the Dodgers rotation either as a starter or bulk reliever. He currently lines up for a difficult test in his next appearance, scheduled to be against the Yankees at home next weekend.
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Gavin Sheets 1B | SD
Padres' Gavin Sheets: Slugs 10th homer
Sheets went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Sunday's 5-3 victory over Atlanta.
The 29-year-old reached double-digit home runs for the fifth consecutive season with a 423-foot blast off Atlanta starter Spencer Schwellenbach in the sixth inning. Sheets has been a steady power bat in May so far, hitting .307 (23-for-75) with seven homers, 19 RBI and 11 runs scored across 20 games. Although he posted four straight years of 10-plus homers with the White Sox, Sheets is breaking out this year in San Diego with a .283/.327/.517 slash line through 171 plate appearances.
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Robert Suarez RP | ATL
Padres' Robert Suarez: Collects 17th save
Suarez earned the save in Sunday's 5-3 win at Atlanta, pitching a clean inning with no strikeouts.
The right-handed closer succinctly wrapped the game on nine pitches, seven of which were strikes, to tally his NL-leading 17th save. After allowing five runs in a blown save May 14, Suarez has gotten back on track with four consecutive outings without allowing an earned run. Across 22 total innings, the 34-year-old has pitched to a 2.45 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB while going 16-for-18 on save opportunities.
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Dylan Cease SP | TOR
Padres' Dylan Cease: Notches eight Ks in no-decision
Cease did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 5-3 win at Atlanta, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out eight.
Cease, a Georgia native, racked up 19 whiffs in this 88-pitch outing. With this performance, the San Diego right-hander struck out six or more batters for the fourth consecutive start. Over that span, he's pitched to a 3.20 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 33:5 K:BB across 25.1 innings. Through 59 total innings, Cease now sports a 4.58 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 72:20 K:BB. He is currently scheduled to make his next start next weekend against the Pirates, who are dead last in runs scored.
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Spencer Schwellenbach P | ATL
Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach: Fans 11 in losing effort
Schwellenbach (3-4) took the loss Sunday against San Diego. He pitched seven innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits and no walks with 11 strikeouts.
After conceding a run in the first on a Jackson Merrill single, Schwellenbach breezed through the Padres' lineup until two unearned runs scored on a Gavin Sheets long ball in the sixth. Schwellenbach generated an astounding 20 whiffs on 101 total pitches to notch his first performance with double-digit Ks since April 4 against Miami. The Atlanta right-hander has pitched to a 3.42 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 60:12 K:BB across 68.1 total innings. He currently lines up to make his next start against the Red Sox at home next weekend.