Nick

Lodolo

The 27-year-old southpaw struck out four batters on the day and didn’t allow a base on balls. The only time that the Marlins put a runner in scoring position against him came as Xavier Edwards reached on a two-out bunt single in the third inning and swiped second base before being stranded there. Lodolo generated 10 swings and misses on 91 pitches in the ballgame, posting a CSW of 25 percent. He has been a major asset for fantasy managers in the first half of the season, going 6-6 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 97/22 K/BB ratio over 102 2/3 innings in 19 starts.

Lodolo kept the Phillies scoreless through four innings before Edmundo Sosa took him deep for a solo homer in the fifth. Alec Bohm then got to him in the sixth, going yard for a go-ahead, two-run homer. Lodolo would complete the sixth with eight strikeouts on the day. The 27-year-old left-hander will take a 3.58 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and a 93/22 K/BB ratio across 100 2/3 innings into a start against the Marlins in Cincinnati on Thursday.

Lodolo held the Padres scoreless through three innings until Xander Bogaerts took him deep for a solo blast to lead off the fourth. He allowed the first two batters to reach in the sixth and move into scoring position on sacrifice bunt before he was relieved at 95 pitches. Lodolo struck out five. The 27-year-old left-hander will take a 3.52 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and an 85/20 K/BB ratio across 94 2/3 innings into a start against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Saturday.

It certainly wasn’t a vintage Lodolo performance as he was lifted after throwing a whopping 94 pitches (65 strikes) and recording only 13 outs. He piled up six strikeouts and didn’t hand out a free pass. The only damage against him came courtesy of a first-inning homer by Yankees icon Aaron Judge. He’ll carry a respectable 3.63 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 80/18 K/BB ratio across 89 1/3 innings (16 starts) into a home outing on Sunday against the Padres.

Lodolo allowed three hits, walked two and struck out four in his 10th quality start this season. It’s a cheap way to get a complete game, but he deserves some good luck after often being limited by non-arm injuries and a lack of run support since debuting in 2022. The win makes him 20-19 with 4.31 ERA in 63 career starts. He’ll face the Yankees next.

Carlos Santana’s third-inning grand slam did most of the damage. Lodolo struck out six and allowed just two hard-hit balls besides the slam. It’s his shortest outing of the year and just the third time he’s allowed more than three runs. He’ll likely fare better next week against the Twins.

TJ Friedl and Christian Encarnacion-Strand have homered for Cincinnati. Nick Lodolo was at 86 pitches through six innings, and it seems unlikely, though not impossible, that he would have come back out for the seventh. He’ll definitely get a no-decision now after play resumes Saturday at 2:10 p.m. EDT. Still, the suspension might work out for the Reds; Elly De La Cruz is expected to rejoin the team Saturday and could be inserted right into the game. Lodolo is slated to make his next start Wednesday in Cleveland.

The wind was blowing in at Wrigley today, but Lodolo really didn’t need it while allowing just three hard-hit balls on the day. He struck out five and lowered his ERA to 3.10. Next up for him is a start Friday against the Diamondbacks.

He also struck out six and walked two on the day while registering a 20 percent whiff rate and 27 percent CSW. Lodolo’s secondaries carried him on a day when he got just one whiff on his four-seam fastball despite throwing 1.1 mph harder than he has all season. Lodolo will now carry a 3.39 ERA into a start in Wrigley Field against the Cubs next week.

Lodolo gave up six balls hit at least 105 mph, including a 400-foot fly from Joey Bart, but they produced a total of five total bases (two doubles, one single). It’s Lodolo’s sixth quality start, and he improved to 4-4 with a 3.22 ERA. He’ll face the Cubs next weekend.