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Antonio Senzatela RP | MIL
Rockies' Antonio Senzatela: Earns win with quality start
Senzatela (1-3) allowed one run on six hits and a walk over six innings during Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against Washington. He struck out two batters and earned a win.
Senzatela gave up a run in the first inning before delivering five scoreless frames to produce his first quality start of the year. It was also the first time he finished at least six innings this season, and the solid outing snapped a three-start losing streak. Senzatela dropped his ERA to 4.81 alongside a lackluster 9:5 K:BB through 24.1 frames. He's given up a whopping 42 hits during that span. Senzatela is lined up for a home matchup with the Reds next weekend.
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Andry Lara SP | WAS
Nationals' Andry Lara: Returns to Triple-A
Lara was optioned to Triple-A Rochester following Sunday's doubleheader against the Rockies.
Lara served as the team's 27th man for Sunday's action with Colorado, but he failed to make an appearance out of the bullpen. The right-hander will now return to Triple-A, having posted a 9.26 ERA over 11.2 innings in three starts with Rochester so far this season.
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Tyler Kinley RP | DET
Rockies' Tyler Kinley: Notches first save
Kinley allowed a hit and struck out three batters in a scoreless inning during Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals. He earned a save in the win.
Kinley coughed up a leadoff single to Dylan Crews before striking out the next three batters to close out the 3-1 victory. It was Kinley's first save of the year. He's thrown eight consecutive scoreless frames after coughing up two runs in each of his first two appearances of the season. Seth Halvorsen pitched 1.1 innings during Game 1 of the doubleheader.
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Zac Veen LF | COL
Rockies' Zac Veen: Belts first home run
Veen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a stolen base during Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against Washington.
Veen's solo shot in the third inning was his first career big-league home run, and he added his first career steal after being hit by a pitch in the fifth. However, he followed up the big performance by going 0-for-4 with three punchouts in the second game of the doubleheader. The rookie outfielder has struggled in his first taste of MLB action, slashing .118/.189/.235 through 11 games.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CLE
Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe: Collects four hits in doubleheader
Lowe combined to go 4-for-7 with an RBI and a walk during Sunday's doubleheader against the Rockies.
Lowe went 1-for-3 with a walk during the Game 1 victory and followed that up with a 3-for-4 performance during a loss in the second game. He's collected multiple hits in three of his last six games after going 5-for-29 (.172) over his previous nine appearances. Lowe is now slashing .295/.375/.474 with 17 RBI through 22 games.
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Kyle Finnegan RP | DET
Nationals' Kyle Finnegan: Earns save Sunday
Finnegan issued a walk in a scoreless inning during Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against Colorado. He struck out one and earned a save.
Finnegan threw just seven of 15 pitches for strikes but held on to the 3-2 lead for his eighth save of the year. He's converted a save in each of his last eight appearances and has not blown a chance this season. Finnegan owns a strong 1.86 ERA with a 12:6 K:BB through 9.2 innings.
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Tanner Scott RP | LAD
Dodgers' Tanner Scott: Completes shutout of Texas
Scott allowed one hit in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Rangers.
Scott put away the Rangers for his second save of the series and finished off a five-inning scoreless relief effort by the Dodgers bullpen. He's now worked seven straight scoreless innings and is tied for second in baseball with eight saves.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Homers in win
Olson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.
Olson opened the scoring with a two-run blast off Joe Ryan in the first inning. The first baseman has picked things up over his last 10 games, hitting safely in eight of them while driving in eight runs. On the season, he's slashing .233/.371/.411 with three homers, 13 RBI and seven runs scored across 89 plate appearances.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Homers in win
Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.
Baldwin extended Atlanta's lead to 5-0 with a two-run blast in the third inning. The 24-year-old is riding a seven-game hit streak as he competes for time at catcher alongside Sean Murphy. On the season, he's hitting .238 with two homers, six RBI and two runs scored across his first 46 major-league plate appearances.