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Report: 4-time Gold Glove winner Kiermaier placed on waivers by JaysThe Blue Jays have placed veteran center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on waivers, according to a report by SportsNet. The club has not confirmed...
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Mike Yastrzemski - Pair of hits, homerYastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
ImpactYastrzemski came into Thursday's game hitless in his last 11 at-bats, but snapped the streak with an infield single in the fourth inning and doubled down with a solo homer in the ninth frame off Chad Green. Yastrzemski is slashing .225/.302/.407 with eight home runs and a 28.8 percent strikeout rate.
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Spencer Horwitz - Lifts fourth homerHorwitz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Thursday's 5-3 win over San Francisco.
ImpactHorwitz tagged Jordan Hicks for a solo homer in the fifth inning as part of the second baseman's third multi-hit game in his last five starts. Horwitz has been swinging a hot bat in July, going 12-for-36 (.333) with two homers and four RBI.
JULY 12, 2024•ROTOWIRE
Danny Jansen - Snaps out of slumpJansen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 5-3 win over the Giants.
ImpactJansen entered Thursday's contest 9-for-74 (.122) over his last 25 games but broke the dry spell with a pair of hits, including a solo homer off Jordan Hicks. The long ball was his first in 34 games after lifting five home runs in 22 games to open the season. Overall, the catcher owns a .715 OPS in 207 plate appearances.
JULY 12, 2024•ROTOWIRE
Kevin Gausman - Lands seventh victoryGausman (7-8) picked up the win Thursday against San Francisco, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks across seven innings. He struck out three.
ImpactBoth runs charged to Gausman came in the first inning when Heliot Ramos launched a two-run home run. Outside of the long ball, Gausman was able to induce enough soft contact to make it through seven innings while generating only seven whiffs. The 33-year-old entered Thursday's start with losses in four of his previous five appearances, and had allowed four or more runs three times during that stretch. However, he's logged a quality start in back-to-back outings and owns a 4.50 ERA across 104.0 innings heading into the All-Star break.
JULY 12, 2024•ROTOWIRE
Jordan Hicks - Hit hard by Blue JaysHicks (4-6) took the loss Thursday against Toronto, allowing five runs on eight hits and one walk over 4.1 innings He struck out one.
ImpactHicks surrendered solo home runs to Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz in the loss. Hicks has now allowed multiple long balls in three of his last eight starts after not doing so in his first 11 starts of 2024. The 27-year-old hasn't earned a win since May 19 and owns a 5.57 ERA in 42.0 innings since. The reliever-turned-starter has completed only six innings three times this season and hasn't gone deeper than five innings since May.
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