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The right-hander also walked a pair of batters in the ballgame while striking out three. All of the damage done against him came via the long ball, with Riley Greene crushing a two-run shot in the opening inning and Dillon Dingler adding a two-run blast in the second. Lugo got just three whiffs on 69 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he brings a 3.45 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 45/17 K/BB ratio (60 innings) into Thursday’s matchup against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Lugo is up to make a start against the Tigers after missing a couple of weeks with a finger sprain. The 35-year-old should remain a solid — if unspectacular — fantasy option, and returns to a 3.02 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over his 56 2/3 innings over nine starts.

Lugo will rejoin Kansas City’s rotation after missing just a couple weeks with a right finger sprain. The 35-year-old righty holds a strong 3.02 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 42/15 K/BB ratio across 56 2/3 innings (nine starts) this season. His return pushes both Michael Wacha and Kris Bubic back to the weekend.

Lugo hit the injured list back in mid-May with a right finger sprain. It sounds like he’ll be ready to rejoin Kansas City’s rotation without a minor league rehab assignment. He’ll likely take the ball at some point during a three-game series against Detroit that gets underway on Friday.

Lugo was going to have his start skipped on Saturday regardless, but it’s a notable development that he’s going to get some extra time off to rest and recover with a trip to the injured list. The 35-year-old command-oriented veteran figures to be ready to rejoin Kansas City’s rotation at some point in early June, but there’s nothing official regarding his return timetable.

As of now, it doesn’t sound like there’s any plan to place the 35-year-old hurler on the injured list, the Royals may simply hope that he’s good to go at some point before his turn in the rotation would come around again. Quatraro noted that Noah Cameron will “most likely” be recalled to start in his place.

The four hardest-hit balls of the game all came off Lugo, and they resulted in two homers and two singles. With five strikeouts and no walks, Lugo still managed to turn in a fifth straight quality start. However, it wasn’t enough to prevent him from dropping to 3-4 with a 3.02 ERA. He’ll face the Cardinals next.

The 35-year-old right-hander walked three and struck out three opposing hitters on the evening. The White Sox scratched out a run on an RBI single by Brooks Baldwin in the fourth inning, then they added an unearned run on a throwing error made by Jonathan India in the sixth. Lugo got five swings and misses on 98 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll look to get back in the win column as he carries a 2.84 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 37/15 K/BB ratio (50 2/3 innings) into Sunday’s showdown against the Red Sox.

Lugo gave up a leadoff homer to Yandy Diaz, but then didn’t give up another run until the sixth on an RBI single from Jonathan Aranda. He scattered five hits, and he didn’t walk anyone while punching out five. It’s another solid effort from the 35-year-old, and at least over the first month of the season, he’s shown that his 2024 campaign was no fluke. Lugo has a very friendly matchup next week against the White Sox, and he’ll take a 3.07 ERA into that contest.

Lugo struck out eight and walked one. The Astros actually had the nine hardest-hit balls of this game, all off of Lugo, but they produced two singles and eight outs (the hardest of all was a double-play ball). It’s some much-needed good fortune for the Royals and Lugo, who came into the day 1-3 with a 3.90 ERA. Lugo will take on the Rays next week.