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However, I'm willing to take a chance on Odorizzi and his cheap salary while stacking top-dollar hitters throughout my lineup. Odorizzi was fantastic through the first two months of the season, holding the American League's best ERA for a good portion of that. He has hit a wall over the past six weeks, but the Twins' righty bounced-back for a strong showing at Miami (5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 K) earlier this week. Continue to Article

August 04, 2019 10:18:am EST

Three was the charm for Nelson Cruz again on Saturday as the Minnesota Twins designated hitter belted three home runs in an 11-3 pounding of the Kansas City Royals. Cruz's outburst came just 10 days after he smacked three homers in a game against the Chicago White Sox. Cruz, who notched his fourth game of the season with five runs-batted-in, got the ball rolling with a two-run homer to the opposite field in the first inning that put the Twins up 2-0. Continue to Article

August 04, 2019 12:50:am EST

Tanner Roark ($29) was dealt, as he got moved from the Reds to the Athletics. While Roark comes in with a 4.18 FIP, that's while pitching his home games in Cincinnati. Kenta Maeda ($42) possesses some pretty extreme home/road splits this year. Continue to Article

August 04, 2019 12:18:am EST

Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings and the bullpen held on to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. Nick Pivetta pitched a perfect eighth before navigating trouble in the ninth, including shortstop Jean Segura's throwing error to open the inning and Yolmer Sanchez's RBI single later in the frame. Pivetta recovered to strike out pinch hitter Adam Engel with the tying run at third to notch his first career save. Continue to Article

August 03, 2019 10:49:pm EST