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Noah Cameron SP | KC
Royals' Noah Cameron: Stuck with loss in quality start
Cameron (2-3) took the loss Saturday, giving up three runs on five hits over six innings as the Royals fell 4-2 to the Cardinals. He struck out four without walking a batter.
The southpaw needed 82 pitches (55 strikes) to record his second quality start of the season, but a lack of run support landed Cameron in the loss column. After a promising beginning to the campaign, the 26-year-old has allowed at least three runs in six straight starts, stumbling to a 6.68 ERA, 1.65 WHIP and 36:14 K:BB over 31 innings during that span. However, Saturday's outing was the first time since April 7 that he didn't issue multiple walks, and he's kept the ball in the yard in four straight trips to the mound. Cameron will look to build on this performance in his next start, which is scheduled to come at home next weekend against the Mariners.
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Heliot Ramos RF | NYY
Giants' Heliot Ramos: Placed on injured list
The Giants placed Ramos on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right quad strain.
Ramos was taken out of Friday's contest early after his quad tightened up on him in the sixth inning, and he'll now spend at least the next 10 days on the sidelines. Drew Gilbert will likely take over as San Francisco's primary left fielder as long as Ramos is sidelined, and Will Brennan will come up from Triple-A Sacramento to replenish the team's outfield depth.
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Daniel Susac C | SF
Giants' Daniel Susac: Sitting Saturday
Susac isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Susac went 0-for-4 with a strikeout during his first game back from the injured list Friday, and the Giants will sit him down Saturday in an effort to ease him back into major-league action. Jesus Rodriguez will handle catching duties and bat ninth while Susac rests.
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Kyle Tucker RF | LAD
Dodgers' Kyle Tucker: Getting breather Saturday
Tucker isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Tucker will grab a seat on the bench to begin Saturday's contest after going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the series opener Friday. Alex Call will fill in as Los Angeles' right fielder and bat eighth.
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Casey Mize SP | SD
Tigers' Casey Mize: Blanks Jays in return to rotation
Mize didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays, scattering two hits over six scoreless innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.
Making his first start since April 28 after recovering from an adductor strain, Mize was fantastic over 71 pitches (51 strikes), giving up just a first-inning single to Yohendrick Pinango and a fifth-inning double to Daulton Varsho before being lifted with the Tigers up 1-0. The bullpen couldn't lock up what would have been Mize's third win of the year, but it was still an encouraging return to the mound. He'll take a 2.43 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 39:11 K:BB through 37 innings into his next outing, which is set to come at home next week against the Guardians.
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Logan O'Hoppe DH | TEX
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: In Saturday's lineup
O'Hoppe (wrist) will start at catcher and bat eighth against the Dodgers on Saturday, Jack Janes of TheSportingTribune.com reports.
O'Hoppe was taken out of Friday's game prematurely due to irritation in his left wrist -- the same wrist that fractured in late April and caused him to spend three weeks on the IL. However, he seems to be feeling better ahead of Saturday's contest and will return to the lineup without missing a start. The 26-year-old backstop went 0-for-2 before his removal Friday and currently owns a .566 OPS through 95 plate appearances on the year.
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Yohendrick Pinango LF | TOR
Blue Jays' Yohendrick Pinango: Belts first big-league homer
Pinango went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
The rookie outfielder took Kyle Finnegan deep in the seventh inning to get the Blue Jays on the board and give Pinango his first career homer in the majors. He's seeing regular playing time against right-handed pitching due to Addison Barger (elbow) being back on the IL, and through his first 15 games with Toronto, Pinango is slashing .364/.404/.477 with two doubles, three runs and seven RBI.
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Louie Varland RP | TOR
Blue Jays' Louis Varland: Nabs win in extras
Varland (2-1) picked up the win in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning victory over the Tigers, allowing two hits and striking out two over two scoreless innings.
Entering a tie game in the ninth inning, Varland gave up a couple singles but prevented Detroit from walking it off, and the right-hander remained on the mound after Toronto pushed across a run in the top of the 10th. Varland has reeled off nine straight appearances without giving up an earned run, and he sports a dazzling 0.38 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 34:9 K:BB over 23.2 innings on the season while converting all five of his save chances since taking over as the Jays' closer.
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Moises Ballesteros C | LAA
Cubs' Moises Ballesteros: Sitting down Saturday
Ballesteros isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
After going eight straight games without a hit, Ballesteros notched a single in Friday's win to break his streak. He'll step out of the lineup to begin Saturday's contest, putting Ian Happ in the DH spot and allowing Michael Conforto to start in left field.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Day off Saturday
Swanson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Swanson snapped his four-game hitless streak with a double in Friday's contest, and he'll now receive a day to reset after posting just a .369 OPS through 53 plate appearances since the start of May. Nico Hoerner will slide to shortstop in Swanson's absence, opening up second base for Matt Shaw.