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Suarez

Suárez pitched out of bases-loaded jams, both fueled by Alex Bohm miscues, in the first and second innings, and it was hard to say what he had left in the tank afterwards. Still, with the curveball working as well as it ever has, he got 13 outs before being replaced by Jeff Hoffman. Suárez didn’t factor into the decision, of course, but he lowered his career postseason ERA to 1.43 ERA in eight starts and two relief appearances.

It will be a battle of left-hander with Suárez up against Jose Quintana. Suárez was one of the best pitchers in baseball over the few couple of months of the season but predictably settled in as just a solid depth piece in the rotation. He finishes with a 3.46 ERA in 27 starts but gives the Phillies a solid option in a crucial Game 4.

Suárez was in the Cy Young mix through the All-Star break this season, but he lost five of his final seven decisions to finish 12-8 with a 3.46 ERA in 27 starts. Of course, none of that matters nearly as much to the Phillies as what he does next month.

Suárez allowed five hits, but the two blemishes were solo homers by Francisco Alvarez and Luisangel Acuña. He did also walk three, so the WHIP took a bit of a hit while also seeing his ERA rise slightly to 3.15 to the 3.13 he carried before the outing. Meh? Is that the right word? His final start is scheduled for Friday against the Nationals, but obviously that could change with the Phillies locked into a playoff spot.

Suárez gave up a two-run double in the third, and another run in the fourth. He had some issues with free passes as he gave up three walks in the contest, and needed 104 pitches — 62 of those strikes — to get his 15 outs. It’s far from a disaster, but it’s back-to-back so-so starts from the 29-year-old southpaw. Suárez will still take a solid 3.13 ERA into his scheduled start against the Mets on Saturday.

Suárez allowed 12 hits but only three of them went for extra bases, and the left-hander allowed an average exit velocity of 88 mph on the day. Of course, he also induced just five whiffs on 48 swings for a 10 percent whiff rate and 22 percent CSW. It was not a good start against a mediocre lineup, and now Suárez will have to right the ship against a much tougher Brewers offense next week.

Suarez gave up three hits, walked two and struck out four. The win was his 12th of the season. Suarez hasn’t completed more than five innings in any of his three starts since he returned from his back injury. He has a 2.90 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 132 strikeouts in 133 1/3 innings on the year. The 29-year-old left-hander is set to face the Rays at home next week.

Suárez started out hot in this one, striking out the first five batters he faced. Then, Orlando Arcia and Sean Murphy jumped on him for back-to-back home runs in the third inning, Atlanta sustained another rally in the fourth, and Suárez’s night was over. He had no feel for either his curveball nor changeup and couldn’t put away many right-handed hitters without them. In total, the Braves had 23 foul balls on just 42 swings as they chiseled Suárez down in seemingly every at-bat. He’ll try to right the ship against the Blue Jays next time out.

Suarez gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six. The win was his 11th of the year. Suarez was making his first start since July 22nd after missing time with a back injury. He only went five innings and threw 72 pitches, but looked like the pitcher we’ve seen all year. Suarez has a 2.82 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 122 strikeouts in 124 1/3 innings this season. His return figures to be a major boon to fantasy managers for the rest of the season. The 28-year-old left-hander is set to face the Braves at home next week.

Suárez returns to Philadelphia’s starting rotation to take the ball on Saturday evening against the Royals after missing nearly one month due to lower back soreness. The 28-year-old southpaw boasts a stellar 2.87 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 116/27 K/BB ratio across 119 1/3 innings (20 starts) this season. There shouldn’t be any workload concerns right out of the gate after Suárez threw 57 pitches over a four-inning simulated game earlier this week.