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  • MLB Designated Hitter
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    Fred McGriff was the lone player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era committee on Sunday.
    It seemed like it would come down to McGriff, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy when the nominating team picked five far more controversial players (Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro and Curt Schilling) for the eight-man ballot, and things set up especially well for McGriff, who had his former Blue Jays COO Paul Beeston and a bunch of contemporaries doing the voting today. As it turned out, McGriff was elected unanimously. No one else came close to the 12 votes needed from the 16 voters; Mattingly got eight, Schilling seven and Murphy six. McGriff hit 493 homers in a career that spanned from 1986 to 2004, leading the league twice in that category. He also led in OPS once. Overall, he hit .284/.377/.509 in 10,174 plate appearances.

  • TB Starting Pitcher #57
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    Drew Rasmussen blanked the Blue Jays for six innings in the Rays’ 3-1 victory Friday.
    Rasmussen allowed four hits, walked two and struck out three. He’s pitched six scoreless innings in back-to-back starts, and he’s now up to four scoreless starts on the season. It’s hard to believe the Rays are 4-6 in his starts, given that he has a 2.60 ERA in 52 innings. He’ll face the Twins next week, unless maybe the Rays add a spot starter at some point to give their guys a little rest. If that happens, he’d pitch in Houston.
    Top prospect Clarke to be called up by Athletics
    Following the Atheltics' announcement that they are calling up prized outfield Denzel Clarke, James Schiano discusses what the toolsy prospect with "blazing speed" will bring to the pro level.
  • TB Relief Pitcher #29
    Pete Fairbanks turned in a hitless ninth with a two-run lead for his ninth save Friday versus the Blue Jays.
    Fairbanks struck out two and walked one. The appearance tonight was his third in four days, so he’ll probably be held out of Saturday’s game. Manuel Rodriguez or Garrett Cleavinger could wind up with a save then.
  • TOR Starting Pitcher #56
    Eric Lauer gave up three runs in 4 1/3 innings Friday in a loss to the Rays.
    Lauer gave up two homers. He averaged only 90.9 mph with his fastball tonight, which was down a tick from his previous start. Lauer was a solid starter for Milwaukee while averaging 93 mph a few years back, but he’s mostly been around 91 mph since 2023. If he makes another start next week, it’ll probably come against the Rangers.
  • TB 2nd Baseman #8
    Brandon Lowe homered in a second straight game Friday against the Blue Jays.
    This one was off a lefty in Eric Lauer. Lowe hit third tonight in spite of the fact that the Rays were facing a lefty, which seems like a good thing for his fantasy value. It probably did play into the Rays’ thinking, though, that Lauer wasn’t likely to pitch deep into the contest. Lowe is batting .159 with two homers in 47 plate appearances against lefties this season.
  • TOR Right Fielder #25
    Anthony Santander walked as a pinch-hitter and was removed for a pinch-runner Friday against the Rays.
    Something of a contribution. It really seems like Santander ought to be on the IL as he deals with hip inflammation. He’s hitting .159 over his last 22 games, and he’s at .188/.270/.327 for the year.
  • SD 3rd Baseman #13
    Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and was caught stealing in a 2-1 win over the Braves on Friday.
    This game was locked in a 1-1 tie from the second inning until Machado’s blast off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth. It was a relief for the Padres who had barely threatened otherwise and were desperate to snap their six-game losing streak. Surprisingly, this was only Machado’s fourth home run of the season despite sporting a strong .835 OPS.
  • SD Relief Pitcher #75
    Robert Suarez worked around two hits during his inning of work to secure the save against the Braves on Friday.
    Suarez was the beneficiary of a strange play in the ninth inning when Ozzie Albies hit what looked like it would be a game-tying single, but Eli White thought the ball was caught, hesitated, and wound up being caught heading back to second base. Nevertheless, he finished the job afterwards and it was nice to see him work through trouble after a couple recent blown saves.
  • SD Starting Pitcher #27
    Nick Pivetta allowed four hits and one run with three walks and seven strikeouts across six innings in a no-decision against the Braves on Friday.
    Pivetta was greeted rudely by Ronald Acuña Jr. who hammered the first pitch of the game 467 feet into the bleachers. Then, things didn’t get a whole lot easier as the Braves worked plenty of long at-bats and put consistent traffic on the bases. Yet, that Acuña Jr. was the extent of the damage against him. Notably, this was the first time all season – and the first time since May 24th, 2023 – that Pivetta threw more curveballs than fastballs in a start. Perhaps that wrinkle helped him to regularly work around trouble and work a quality start against this talented Braves’ lineup, but it’s nice to see Pivetta’s growth through the early part of the season. His next start is scheduled to come against the Marlins.
  • ATL Right Fielder #13
    Ronald Acuña Jr. went 2-for-4 with a solo home run on Friday against the Padres.
    Acuña Jr. wasted no time in his return from the injured list. Nick Pivetta challenged him with a 93 mph on the first pitch of the game and Acuña Jr. turned it around at 115.5 mph off that bat. At 467 feet, it’s the fourth farthest home run of the season, and it only took Acuña Jr. one pitch to do so. Possibly more encouraging than that blast, Acuña Jr. busted it down the line and nearly beat out a ground ball to shortstop in the fifth inning. He also had an outfield assist to boot. It was refreshing to see him look so healthy off the bat.
  • ATL Starting Pitcher #51
    Chris Sale allowed four hits and one run with one walk and six strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision on Friday against the Padres.
    Sale did well to throw a gem in a game where he clearly didn’t have his best stuff. While his fastball was sitting up around 97 mph through the first couple innings, it sank down to about 94 mph during the middle innings and wasn’t generating many swings-and-misses. That being said, his slider was lethal as ever and helped to pick up the slack. He’s put his early season struggles far in the rear-view mirror and is all the way back down to a 3.36 ERA. His next start is scheduled to come against the Phillies.