August 13 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Pitching Performances | Nestor Cortes, Hunter Greene, Valente Bellozo, Tarik Skubal, Michael King and More

There was a full 15-game slate of MLB games on Tuesday, August 13, so it’s time to go over the day’s top performers, as we do every weekday.

We’ll take a look at how pitchers fared in this story after looking at top hitters already. Here are the writeups from Monday’s games (hitters and pitchers).

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Nationals 9, Orioles 3

Jake Irvin improved to 9-10 after working the first six innings for Washington. He allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out three. Irvin has a 3.72 earned run average this season.

Trevor Rogers fell to 2-11 after allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out two batters.

Reds 4, Cardinals 1

Hunter Greene got the win for Cincinnati to improve to 9-4 on the year. He allowed a run on four hits and a walk over seven innings, while striking out eight batters. Greene has a 2.83 ERA so far.

Tony Santillan earned a hold before Alexis Diaz got his 24th save.

Erick Fedde fell to 8-6 after giving up four runs on six hits and two walks over six frames. He struck out two batters and now has a 3.40 ERA this season.

Guardians 2, Cubs 1

Matthew Boyd started for Cleveland, allowing a run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked none.

Pedro Avila pitched next and got the win for the Guardians. Cade Smith and Hunter Gaddis each picked up saves before Emmanuel Clase earned his 37th save.

Javier Assad made it 4 2/3 innings in his start for Chicago. He gave up a run on five hits and two walks, while striking out two. Assad has a 3.19 ERA this season.

Drew Smyly got the next four outs, but also took the loss after allowing a run.

Tigers 15, Mariners 1

Tarik Skubal moved to 14-4 after striking out nine batters over six frames. He allowed a run on three hits and a walk. Skubal has a 2.53 ERA this season.

Joey Wentz picked up a save after working the final three innings.

George Kirby was rocked in his start for Seattle. He allowed 11 runs (six earned) on 12 hits and a walk over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five and saw his ERA rise to 3.42.

Marlins 5, Phillies 0

Valente Bellozo improved to 2-1 after tossing seven scoreless innings for Miami. He allowed four hits and a walk, while striking out four batters. Bellozo has a 2.28 ERA across five starts.

Taijuan Walker took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over four frames. He struck out five batters.

Astros 3, Rays 2

Yusei Kikuchi improved to 6-9 after working 5 2/3 innings for Houston. He allowed a run on three hits, while striking out five and walking none.

Bryan Abreu and Ryan Pressly earned holds before Josh Hader got his 26th save.

Shane Baz took the loss after giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out six along the way.

Red Sox 9, Rangers 4

Kutter Crawford improved to 8-9 after working the first 5 1/3 innings for Boston. He surrendered four runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out four.

Lucas Sims and Bailey Horn earned holds before Kenley Jansen grabbed his 22nd save.

Jose Urena fell to 3-8 after allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three batters.

Athletics 9, Mets 4

Joe Boyle started for Oakland, but made it just four innings. He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out six.

Austin Adams earned the win after getting the next three outs.

Paul Blackburn took the loss against his former team. He allowed seven runs (six earned) on six hits and two walks, while striking out four.

Twins 13, Royals 3

Zebby Matthews earned a win in his MLB debut for Minnesota. He allowed two runs on five hits over five innings, while striking out five and walking none.

Seth Lugo dropped to 13-7 after being rocked for eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits and two walks over four frames. He struck out four and saw his ERA rise to 3.04.

Yankees 4, White Sox 1

Nestor Cortes picked up the win for New York, improving to 6-10. He worked seven scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks. Cortes struck out nine along the way.

Tommy Kahnle earned a hold and Jake Cousins got the save.

Jonathan Cannon fell to 2-6 after allowing three runs on five hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters.

Dodgers 7, Brewers 2

Gavin Stone got the win and is now 10-5 with a 3.63 ERA. He gave up a run on three hits, while striking out six and walking none.

Landon Knack got the save after allowing a run over four innings.

Colin Rea fell to 10-4 after being tagged for seven runs on 10 hits over six frames. He struck out four, walked none and now has a 3.72 ERA.

Blue Jays 6, Angels 1

Kevin Gausman improved to 11-8 after tossing seven scoreless innings for Toronto. He gave up six hits and two walks, while striking out five.

Carson Fulmer allowed five runs on five hits and two walks over three innings and took the loss for Los Angeles. He struck out three batters.

Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3

Eduardo Rodriguez started and struck out five over five frames for Arizona. He gave up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out five batters.

Joe Mantiply eventually got the win after tossing a scoreless frame.

Austin Gomber started for Colorado, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out four.

Noah Davis and Tyler Kinley earned holds before Victor Vodnik blew the save and took the loss. Vodnik allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth. 

Padres 3, Pirates 0

Michael King improved to 10-6 after striking out 10 over six scoreless innings. He allowed seven hits and no walks and now has a 3.19 ERA.

Jason Adam and Tanner Scott earned holds before Robert Suarez picked up his 27th save of the season.

Luis L. Ortiz took the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks over five frames. He struck out three along the way.

Braves 4, Giants 3 (10 inn.)

Charlie Morton started for Atlanta, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out eight batters.

Jesse Chavez earned a hold before Pierce Johnson blew a save. Dylan Lee picked up the win and Raisel Iglesias earned the save.

Kyle Harrison started for San Francisco, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out six along the way.

Randy Rodriguez took the loss after allowing an unearned run in the 10th inning.