July 19-21 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Pitching Performances | Seth Lugo, Dylan Cease, Taj Bradley, Tyler Phillips, Freddy Peralta and More
Discussing some of the best pitching performances from July 19-21.
The MLB regular season is back in full swing again. Before we turn our attention to week 18 though, we need to go over the weekend of games.
Let’s take a look at the top pitching performances from July 19-21 after already looking at the top hitters.
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Top Pitchers
Kansas City Royals’ Seth Lugo worked all nine innings in a winning effort over the weekend. He allowed a run on three hits, no walks and a hit batter, while striking out six.
Kansas City’s Michael Wacha tossed seven scoreless innings on his way to a win. He allowed four hits and a walk, while striking out seven batters.
San Diego Padres’ Dylan Cease got a win after tossing seven scoreless frames. He allowed one hit and walk, while punching out 10.
Tampa Bay Rays’ Taj Bradley got a win after working seven innings. He gave up one hit and two walks, while striking out five.
Kansas City’s Brady Singer worked seven scoreless innings on his way to a win. He gave up five hits and two walks, while striking out seven batters.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Luis L. Ortiz got a win after tossing seven scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and two walks, while striking out a pair.
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt took a no decision despite working seven scoreless. He allowed one hit and one walk, while striking out seven.
Cincinnati Reds’ Andrew Abbott tossed 6 2/3 innings, but also didn’t get the decision. He gave up two unearned runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out one.
Cleveland Guardians’ Tanner Bibee got a victory after working 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and three walks, while striking out three.
Chicago White Sox’s Drew Thorpe worked six scoreless but didn’t get a decision. He surrendered three hits, two walks and a hit batter, while punching out five.
San Francisco Giants’ Kyle Harrison worked five scoreless, but didn’t get the win. He allowed a hit, a hit batter and four walks, while punching out six.
Houston Astros’ Hunter Brown got a win after striking out five over six scoreless innings. He allowed four hits and three walks.
Philadelphia Phillies’ Tyler Phillips tossed six scoreless innings to get a win. He allowed four hits and one walk, while striking out three.
Arizona’s Zac Gallen earned a win after tossing five scoreless. He allowed three hits and six walks, while striking out four batters.
Milwaukee Brewers’ Freddy Peralta took a no decision despite working six scoreless frames. He allowed two hits and two walks, while striking out eight.
New York Mets’ Luis Severino got a victory after working six scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, a hit batter and three walks, while striking out seven.
Boston Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta took a no decision despite working six scoreless. He allowed two hits and a walk, while punching out eight.
Texas Rangers’ Andrew Heaney worked five scoreless frames and got a win. He gave up two hits and three walks, while striking out four.
San Francisco’s Hayden Birdsong struck out 12 batters over six innings and got a win. He allowed two runs on two hits and two walks.
St. Louis Cardinals’ Sonny Gray struck out 10 over seven innings. He got the win despite allowing five runs on eight hits, including four home runs.
Chicago Cubs’ Shota Imanaga took a no decision despite striking out 10 over seven innings. He gave up a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batter.
Washington Nationals’ Kyle Finnegan earned three saves over the weekend. He worked 2 1/3 innings, allowing no hits and one walk, while striking out a pair.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Daniel Hudson, Arizona’s Paul Sewald, Houston Astros’ Josh Hader and Miami Marlins’ Tanner Scott all earned two saves.
Hudson got five outs. He allowed a hit, while striking out one and walking none.
Sewald allowed three hits over two innings, but struck out three to work out of trouble.
Hader struck out three batters in his two innings of work. He allowed a walk for the lone baserunner against him.
Scott also had three punchouts, but over 2 1/3 innings. He did not allow a hit or a walk.
