July 12-14 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Pitching Performances | Dylan Cease, Blake Snell, Logan Gilbert, Taj Bradley, Kyle Hendricks and More
Discussing some of the best pitching performances from July 12-14.
The MLB All-Star break is here. As fantasy owners get a brief break from setting lineups, the grind of the fantasy baseball season really never stops.
Let’s look at the top performers from over the weekend (July 12-14). It's time to look at the top pitchers after already discussing the best hitters.
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Top Pitchers
San Diego Padres’ Dylan Cease struck out 11 batters over seven scoreless innings this weekend. While picking up the win, Cease allowed just one hit and three walks.
San Francisco Giants’ Blake Snell worked seven scoreless innings, but didn’t get the win. He allowed one hit, while striking out eight and walking none.
Seattle Mariners’ Logan Gilbert worked seven scoreless innings and also didn’t get the victory. He allowed two hits, while striking out nine and walking none.
Tampa Bay Rays’ Ryan Pepiot and Taj Bradley each posted scoreless outings.
Bradley worked seven scoreless on his way to earning a win. He allowed five hits and two walks, while punching out eight.
Pepiot had four strikeouts over six scoreless. He gave up two hits and also hit a batter.
Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks tossed seven scoreless innings and got the win. He allowed five hits and one walk, while striking out three batters.
Boston Red Sox’s Kutter Crawford worked seven scoreless and got a win. He allowed two hits and a walk, while striking out four.
New York Mets’ Sean Manaea struck out nine over seven innings on his way to a win. He allowed three runs on five hits and one walk.
Cincinnati Reds’ Carson Spiers got a win after striking out nine over five innings. He allowed three runs on six hits and no walks.
Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal struck out eight over six innings. He didn’t get the decision after allowing two runs on two hits and a walk.
Texas Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi didn’t earn a decision despite allowing just one run over seven innings. He gave up eight hits and hit a batter, while striking out seven and walking none.
Kansas City Royals’ Cole Ragans earned a win after working seven strong innings. He allowed a run on four hits and a walk, while striking out seven.
Atlanta Braves’ Spencer Schwellenbach allowed a run over seven innings and got the win. He gave up three hits and one walk, while striking out three.
New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole got a win after striking out seven over six innings. He allowed a run on five hits and a walk.
Yankees’ Luis Gil also struck out seven over six innings while getting a victory. He allowed a run on five hits and one walk.
Seattle Mariners’ George Kirby punched out seven over six innings but was tagged with the loss. He allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks.
Houston Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti took a no decision despite allowing just one run over six frames. He allowed a run on two hits and three walks, while striking out seven.
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Yilber Diaz got a win after working six strong innings. He allowed a run on four hits and two walks, while striking out a pair.
Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Soriano earned a victory after striking out five over six frames. He allowed a run on five hits, four walks and two hit batsmen.
Rays’ Zack Littell also allowed one earned run (two total) across six innings. He gave up six hits and two walks, while also hitting a batter. Littell struck out three and took a no decision.
Angels’ Hans Crouse earned two wins out of the bullpen this weekend. He allowed an unearned run on two hits, two walks and a hit batter over two innings, while striking out four.
Texas’ Kirby Yates and Washington Nationals’ Kyle Finnegan earned two saves each this weekend.
Yates allowed a run on a hit and two walks, while striking out two. He worked two innings and faced nine batters in total.
Finnegan faced seven batters over his two frames. He allowed a walk and struck out a pair.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Anthony Banda, Tampa Bay’s Colin Poche and Toronto’s Brendon Little all picked up two holds.
Banda faced six batters over 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and striking out one.
Poche retired all six batters he faced, striking out two of them.
Little faced seven batters over two innings. He gave up a hit and struck out one.
