San Diego's Grisham has first career 3-homer game
Trent Grisham of the San Diego Padres has hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his careerAUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRANDON BIELAK #62 - PITCHER - ATHLETICS
1-0 W-L •
1.75 WHIP •
5.16 ERA
1-0 W-L
1.75 WHIP
5.16 ERA
Slam Diego! Cronenworth hits Padres' 5th slam in 6 games
Padres rookie Jake Cronenworth hit a grand slam in a wild nine-run second inning Saturday night against Houston, making San Diego the first team in major league history to hit five...AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trout drives in 3 as Angels beat Athletics 4-3
AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Davies expected to start as Padres host the Astros
The San Diego Padres face the Houston AstrosAUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No slams, but Machado, Padres end Astros' 8-game win streak
Manny Machado hit a pair of RBI singles and scored a run for the San Diego Padres, who beat Houston 4-3 to snap the Astros’ eight-game winning streakAUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Allows one run in win Bielak (3-0) gave up a run on a hit and four walks and struck out four over six innings in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rockies.
Impact The only hit Bielak gave up was a solo home run to Trevor Story in the third inning. Monday marked Bielak's first win as a starter -- his previous two victories came in relief efforts. The 24-year-old has a 1.69 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 15 strikeouts in 21.1 innings across five total appearances this season. His next turn in the rotation is Saturday in San Diego.
AUGUST 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Swanson's 2-out, 2-run homer in 9th lifts Braves past Nats
AUGUST 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bielak expected to start as Houston hosts Colorado
The Houston Astros host the Colorado RockiesAUGUST 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tucker hits game-ending homer as Astros sweep Mariners 3-2
Kyle Tucker hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 for their fourth straight winAUGUST 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No-decision Tuesday Bielak didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's contest between the Astros and the Giants. He gave up two runs on six hits and one walk while fanning four in five innings.
Impact Bielak has looked serviceable in his first two starts of the season, giving up just two runs in a combined 10 innings, although he owns a 5:4 K:BB in that span. If he stays in the rotation for another start, that would come Aug. 17 at home against the Rockies.
AUGUST 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Crawford's RBI in 10th lifts Giants over Astros 7-6
Brandon Crawford’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday nightAUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
McCullers throws 7 scoreless, Astros beat Giants 6-4
Lance McCullers Jr. pitched no-hit ball into the seventh inning, Michael Brantley and Carlos Correa drove in two runs each and the Houston Astros snapped a five-game skid with a 6-...AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gets another start Bielak is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Giants, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact Bielak made his first two MLB appearances in long relief for the Astros before he was thrust into the rotation Aug. 6 in Arizona as a replacement for Josh James, who was moved to the bullpen. The right-hander was highly impressive in his first big-league start, spinning five shutout innings and permitting five baserunners in the Astros' loss. He'll draw a favorable matchup Tuesday in his second career start, taking the hill at home against a Giants offense that hasn't scored more than five runs in any of its last six games.
AUGUST 10, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Solid in first start Bielak did not factor into the decision during Thursday's loss. He held the Diamondbacks scoreless with one strikeout across five innings, allowing two hits and three walks.
Impact Making his first career start, Bielak had no problem blanking the Diamondbacks over five innings of work. The 24-year-old left the game with the lead, but unfortunately Arizona evened the score and soon took the lead for good. Bielak had previously allowed just one run over his two bullpen appearances this season, bringing his ERA to 0.87 and WHIP to 1.16. Although he was making a spot start, the right-hander just may have earned himself another turn in the rotation. If so, he's projected to battle the Giants on Tuesday.
AUGUST 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Dbacks beat Astros 5-4 on Calhoun's double in ninth
Kole Calhoun lined a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Houston Astros 5-4 to win their first series of the seasonAUGUST 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gallen expected to start as Arizona hosts Houston
The Houston Astros visit the Arizona DiamondbacksAUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
James back to Astros' bullpen; Bielak to start Had the season not been cut down to 60 games because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Astros would have had the luxury of being more patient...
AUGUST 6, 2020 • MLB.COM
Slated to start Thursday Bielak is scheduled to start Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.
Impact Bielak has made a pair of appearances out of the bullpen this season, allowing one run while posting a 6:3 K:BB across 5.1 innings. Seeing as the right-hander isn't fully stretched out, he likely won't pitch long enough to qualify for the win. It remains to be seen whether Bielak will stick in the rotation beyond Thursday's spot start.
AUGUST 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
