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  • Jhoan Duran RP | PHI

    Phillies' Jhoan Duran: Slams door for 21st save

    Duran secured the save Sunday against the Mets, allowing no runs on no hits and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning.

    The Mets brought the possible winning run to the plate in a one-run game, but Duran got Luis Torrens to fly out and seal the win for Philadelphia. The hard-throwing right-hander has now submitted seven scoreless outings in a row and 26 for the season among 30 appearances. Through 28.2 innings, Duran sports a 1.57 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 44:6 K:BB while converting all but one of his 22 save opportunities.

  • Dodgers' Edgardo Henriquez: Nabs first save

    Henriquez walked one and struck out none in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

    Henriquez's high-leverage chances have been increasing lately. He's earned the opportunities by allowing just three runs with a 21:4 K:BB over his last 18.2 innings. Tanner Scott was utilized in the seventh and eighth innings to deal with the middle of the Padres' order, and Henriquez was able to get Fernando Tatis to ground into a game-ending double play after the lineup turned over. Through 32.2 innings this season, Henriquez has a 2.76 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 33:11 K:BB while adding five holds. While save chances probably won't become a regular thing for the right-hander, he's earned manager Dave Roberts' trust to handle late-inning situations.

  • Jesus Luzardo SP | PHI

    Phillies' Jesus Luzardo: Fans six in five strong innings

    Luzardo took a no-decision Sunday against the Mets, allowing one run on four hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out six.

    Luzardo mostly cruised through four scoreless innings to begin the afternoon, but the Mets were able to scratch a run across during the fifth frame. Sunday also marked four consecutive starts with two earned runs allowed or fewer for the hard-throwing southpaw, who has also accomplished that feat in eight of his last nine outings. Luzardo will take a 3.88 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 116:33 K:BB over 97.1 innings into his next scheduled start against the lowly Royals.

  • Emmet Sheehan SP | LAD

    Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan: Bounces back for fourth win

    Sheehan (4-5) allowed one run on two hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out five over five innings to earn the win over the Padres on Sunday.

    Sheehan put together a decent performance, throwing 55 of 84 pitches for strikes to snap his four-game losing streak and six-game winless stretch. He had fallen short of the five-inning mark in two of his previous three outings. While Sunday's outing was better, he still has a shaky 5.08 ERA with a 1.27 WHIP and 81:22 K:BB across 72.2 innings over 15 starts this season. Sheehan's next start is projected to be at home in a rematch with the Padres.

  • Mitch Keller SP | PIT

    Pirates' Mitch Keller: Earns sixth win

    Keller (6-5) earned the win Sunday over the Reds, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out four.

    The win is the first since May 24 for Keller, who had struggled to an 8.25 ERA across 24 innings in his previous five starts. Overall, the right-hander sports a 4.87 ERA with a 1.30 WHIP and 73:33 K:BB through 17 starts (94.1 innings) this season. Keller is currently in line to face the Nationals on the road in his next outing.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Knocks three hits

    Olson went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss to San Francisco.

    Olson accounted for half of Atlanta's hits. He earned his third multi-hit effort in the last four games, a span that includes two doubles. The first baseman is still in a bit of a power drought -- that pair of two-baggers represents his only extra-base hits since his last homer, which came June 12 versus the Mets. Olson is batting .276 with an .875 OPS, 20 homers, 52 RBI, 54 runs scored, 21 doubles and two stolen bases over 82 contests this season.

  • Chris Sale SP | ATL

    Braves' Chris Sale: Strikes out 10 in loss

    Sale (8-6) allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk while striking out 10 over six innings, taking the loss versus San Francisco on Sunday.

    Sale was good, throwing 68 of 94 pitches for strikes, but Robbie Ray was a little more efficient in this pitching duel. Sale hadn't completed six innings in any of his last four outings, giving up nine runs (seven earned) over 22 frames in that span. This was his second game with double-digit strikeouts this season. The star southpaw has a 2.10 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 109:22 K:BB through 90 innings across 15 starts this season. Sale is projected to make his next start at home versus the Mets.

  • Kodai Senga RP | NYM

    Mets' Kodai Senga: Promising results as long reliever

    Senga (0-7) took the loss Sunday against the Phillies, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk in five innings of relief. He struck out four.

    The Mets elected to roll with the struggling Senga as a bulk reliever for the first time in his major-league career, and the decision may have helped yield one of the hurler's better outings of the season. The 33-year-old right-hander still hasn't permitted fewer than two runs in any appearance, but Sunday marked just the third time this year that he completed at least five frames. Still searching for win No. 1, Senga will carry a woeful 9.09 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 38:23 K:BB across 32.2 innings into his next scheduled outing in Atlanta.

  • Heliot Ramos LF | NYY

    Giants' Heliot Ramos: Gets on base twice

    Ramos went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.

    Ramos missed about six weeks due to a quadriceps strain. The outfielder is expected to take over as the starting right fielder for the Giants, but he served as the designated hitter in this contest. He's now hitting .268 with a .734 OPS, four home runs, 20 RBI, 20 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 45 games this season. Ramos' return adds a little bit of power to the lineup.

  • Caleb Kilian RP | PHI

    Giants' Caleb Kilian: Records sixth save

    Kilian allowed one run on two hits and struck out one without walking a batter over one inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.

    Kilian was tasked with protecting a two-run lead after eight strong innings from Robbie Ray. It was a little shaky, but Kilian was able to come away with his first save since Tuesday. He had blown a save in his previous outing Thursday, allowing four runs in a loss to the Athletics. Kilian is at a 4.11 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 41:17 K:BB over 35 innings this season. He's converted six of eight save chances while adding three holds. While he hasn't been at his best in late June, he still has the edge for save opportunities at this time.

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