Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 7/18

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PIT 7 – CLE 1

Pittsburgh Pirates
Carmen Mlodzinski – HLD (2)	3.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	34% CSW
Isaac Mattson	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	35% CSW

Isaac Mattson — Four-Seamer up 1.8 MPH (95.8 vs. 94.0 season avg)

Cleveland Guardians
Matt Festa	1.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	7 Whiffs	39% CSW
Codi Heuer	1.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	11% CSW

Matt Festa — Four-Seamer up 1.5 MPH (93.9 vs. 92.4 season avg); Four-Seamer usage 79% (+37 pts vs. 42% usual); Sweeper usage 14% (-27 pts vs. 42% usual)

PIT 3 – CLE 5

Pittsburgh Pirates
Khristian Curtis	5.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	2 BB	4 K	8 Whiffs	28% CSW
Yohan Ramírez – HLD (6)	0.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Brandon Eisert – HLD (2)	0.2 IP	3 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	32% CSW
Gregory Soto – BS (5)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	47% CSW
Dennis Santana – L (5)	0.1 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. But seriously, this is the last we see of Dennis Santana with the Pirates, right?

Cleveland Guardians
Shawn Armstrong	1.0 IP	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	90% CSW
Erik Sabrowski	0.2 IP	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Franco Aleman	1.0 IP	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Colin Holderman	1.0 IP	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Will Dion	1.0 IP	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Cade Smith – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	54% CSW

Shawn Armstrong — Sinker usage 50% (+34 pts vs. 16% usual)

MIN 2 – CHC 6

Minnesota Twins
Mike Paredes	2.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	1 BB	4 K	6 Whiffs	32% CSW
Kendry Rojas	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW

Chicago Cubs
Caleb Thielbar	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Trent Thornton	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	20% CSW
Jacob Webb	1.0 IP	0 ER	3 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	35% CSW

Caleb Thielbar — Four-Seamer up 1.1 MPH (94.3 vs. 93.2 season avg)

NYM 1 – PHI 6

New York Mets
Kodai Senga	1.1 IP	2 ER	3 H	3 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	28% CSW
Xzavion Curry	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW

Kodai Senga — Four-Seamer up 1.2 MPH (97.4 vs. 96.2 season avg)

Philadelphia Phillies
Orion Kerkering – HLD (9)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
José Alvarado	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Chase Shugart	2.0 IP	0 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW

Chase Shugart could get a boost in usage with Keller out for the season (although expect the Phillies to add).

CHW 0 – TOR 1

Chicago White Sox
Sean Newcomb	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	47% CSW
Jordan Hicks	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW

Sean Newcomb — Four-Seamer down 1.4 MPH (93.2 vs. 94.6 season avg)
Jordan Hicks — Sinker up 0.8 MPH (99.5 vs. 98.7 season avg)

Toronto Blue Jays
Jeff Hoffman – HLD (11)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	57% CSW
Tyler Rogers – HLD (20)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW
Louis Varland – SV (20)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW

One of the best late-inning trios in baseball right now.

CIN 3 – COL 10

Cincinnati Reds
Julian Garcia	2.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	34% CSW
Caleb Ferguson	1.0 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	44% CSW
Sam Moll	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	30% CSW
Pierce Johnson	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW

Pierce Johnson — Four-Seamer up 1.4 MPH (96.7 vs. 95.3 season avg)

Colorado Rockies
Juan Mejia	0.2 IP	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Brennan Bernardino	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	47% CSW
Zach Agnos	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW

Juan Mejia — Four-Seamer usage 81% (+35 pts vs. 46% usual)

BAL 4 – HOU 2

Baltimore Orioles
Rico Garcia – BS (2)	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW
Yennier Cano	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	30% CSW
Tyler Wells	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	43% CSW
Andrew Kittredge – W (1)	1.0 IP	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	20% CSW
Cam Sanders – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	44% CSW

Tyler Wells continues to see the ninth inning/closer “A” usage…

Houston Astros
AJ Blubaugh	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	25% CSW
Bryan Abreu	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	27% CSW
Josh Hader	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	62% CSW
Steven Okert	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	50% CSW
Enyel De Los Santos – L (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW

Bryan Abreu — Four-Seamer up 0.9 MPH (96.1 vs. 95.2 season avg)
Enyel De Los Santos — Four-Seamer down 0.9 MPH (94.1 vs. 95.0 season avg)

SDP 1 – KCR 6

San Diego Padres
Matt Waldron	2.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Ron Marinaccio	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW
Jhony Brito	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	45% CSW

Jhony Brito — Sinker down 0.8 MPH (93.6 vs. 94.4 season avg)

Kansas City Royals
Steven Cruz	0.2 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Daniel Lynch IV – W (3)	2.0 IP	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Beck Way	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	50% CSW
Eli Morgan	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW

Steven Cruz — Four-Seamer up 1.0 MPH (99.2 vs. 98.2 season avg)
Daniel Lynch IV — Sinker down 1.4 MPH (93.0 vs. 94.4 season avg)

STL 3 – ARI 5

St. Louis Cardinals
Gordon Graceffo	1.0 IP	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	43% CSW
Justin Bruihl	1.0 IP	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Matt Svanson	1.0 IP	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW

Gordon Graceffo — Four-Seamer down 0.9 MPH (94.7 vs. 95.6 season avg)
Justin Bruihl — Sinker down 0.8 MPH (89.5 vs. 90.3 season avg)

Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Thompson – HLD (6)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW
Jonathan Loáisiga – HLD (8)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Brandyn Garcia – HLD (11)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	50% CSW
Kevin Ginkel – HLD (9)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	11% CSW
Paul Sewald – SV (23)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW

Jonathan Loáisiga — Sinker usage 67% (+35 pts vs. 32% usual)
Kevin Ginkel — Four-Seamer up 0.8 MPH (96.1 vs. 95.3 season avg)

TBR 6 – BOS 7

Tampa Bay Rays
Kevin Kelly	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW
Casey Legumina – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Cole Sulser – HLD (10)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	27% CSW
Garrett Cleavinger – L (3)	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	22% CSW
Cam Booser	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	17% CSW

Casey Legumina — Sinker usage 47% (+26 pts vs. 21% usual)
Cole Sulser — Four-Seamer up 1.1 MPH (93.3 vs. 92.2 season avg)

Boston Red Sox
Ryan Watson – W (1)	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	30% CSW
Garrett Whitlock – HLD (18)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Aroldis Chapman – SV (21)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW

Ryan Watson — Sinker up 0.9 MPH (94.3 vs. 93.4 season avg)
Aroldis Chapman — Sinker down 1.8 MPH (96.1 vs. 97.9 season avg)

TEX 7 – ATL 6

Texas Rangers
Robby Ahlstrom – HLD (4)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Tyler Alexander – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW
Jakob Junis – HLD (12)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW
Jacob Latz – SV (19)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	27% CSW

Robby Ahlstrom — Sinker down 0.9 MPH (93.9 vs. 94.8 season avg)
Jakob Junis — Four-Seamer up 1.4 MPH (93.6 vs. 92.2 season avg)
Jacob Latz — Four-Seamer up 0.8 MPH (95.5 vs. 94.7 season avg)

Atlanta Braves
Dylan Dodd	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	42% CSW
JR Ritchie – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	27% CSW
Tyler Kinley – L (4)	0.1 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW
Dylan Lee	0.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	6 Whiffs	50% CSW
Danny Young	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW
Didier Fuentes	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	40% CSW
Raisel Iglesias	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	62% CSW

Dylan Lee — Four-Seamer down 1.3 MPH (91.9 vs. 93.2 season avg)
Didier Fuentes — Four-Seamer up 1.4 MPH (98.5 vs. 97.1 season avg); Four-Seamer usage 93% (+27 pts vs. 66% usual)

MIA 6 – MIL 8

Miami Marlins
Cade Gibson	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW
Tyler Zuber – HLD (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Calvin Faucher – L (5)	0.2 IP	4 ER	3 H	2 BB	1 K	7 Whiffs	32% CSW
Ryan Gusto	2.1 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	34% CSW

Tyler Zuber — Four-Seamer up 0.9 MPH (96.0 vs. 95.1 season avg)

Milwaukee Brewers
Abner Uribe – HLD (14)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	47% CSW
Craig Yoho	1.0 IP	3 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	22% CSW
Trevor Megill – SV (15)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW

Abner Uribe — Sinker up 1.4 MPH (100.1 vs. 98.7 season avg); Sinker usage 41% (-26 pts vs. 67% usual); Slider usage 59% (+26 pts vs. 33% usual)

SFG 3 – SEA 4

San Francisco Giants
Sam Hentges	1.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Keaton Winn	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW
Erik Miller	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	42% CSW
Dylan Smith – L (2)	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW

Sam Hentges — Sinker usage 0% (-27 pts vs. 27% usual); Four-Seamer usage 53% (+27 pts vs. 26% usual)

Seattle Mariners
Gabe Speier	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Eduard Bazardo	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	41% CSW
Andrés Muñoz	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	67% CSW
José A. Ferrer – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	31% CSW

Gabe Speier — Sinker up 1.4 MPH (96.2 vs. 94.8 season avg)
Eduard Bazardo — Sinker up 1.3 MPH (96.5 vs. 95.2 season avg)
Andrés Muñoz — Four-Seamer up 0.9 MPH (100.2 vs. 99.3 season avg)

WSN 1 – ATH 15

Washington Nationals
Max Kranick	0.2 IP	5 ER	3 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	31% CSW
Carson Palmquist	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	43% CSW
Jorbit Vivas	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	6% CSW

Nope

Athletics
Hogan Harris	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW
Mark Leiter Jr. Jr.	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Luis Medina	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	42% CSW

Mark Leiter Jr. Jr. — Sinker down 0.9 MPH (91.2 vs. 92.1 season avg)
Luis Medina — Four-Seamer up 1.8 MPH (99.2 vs. 97.4 season avg)

DET 7 – LAA 0

Detroit Tigers
Jacob Waguespack	0.2 IP	1 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	22% CSW
Kyle Finnegan	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Brenan Hanifee	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	11% CSW

Kyle Finnegan — Four-Seamer down 0.8 MPH (95.5 vs. 96.3 season avg)

Los Angeles Angels
Brent Suter	3.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	31% CSW
José Fermin	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	31% CSW

José Fermin — Sinker down 0.9 MPH (95.5 vs. 96.4 season avg)

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