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The Boston Red Sox starter goes into the All-Star break boasting a 6.12 ERA. And while he showed signs of a turnaround over his last two starts, The Athletic’s Jayson Stark still gave Buehler the American League first half “Cy Yuk.”
The Cincinnati Reds' rotation is set coming out of the All-Star break, and the pitchers involved have their marching orders.
In a season full of rocky losses, the Rockies’ 4-3, walk-off loss to the Reds on Saturday was one of the rockiest.
Boston acquired a 2025 Competitive Balance Round A — which is No. 33 — in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Quinn Priester. The Red Sox forfeited their second-round pick when Alex Bregman signed with the team in February, but received a compensatory draft pick after Nick Pivetta signed with the San Diego Padres in free agency.
"There's so much less certainty of the grouping near the top," said Reds director of amateur scouting, Joe Katuska said.
MLB.com lists Lawrence Academy right-hander John Paone as its top draft prospect from Massachusetts. Paone, listed at No. 134 overall on MLB’s rankings, is a 6-foot-3 right-hander with a low-to-mid 90s fastball and some intriguing secondary pitches. He will be a name to watch in the round 4-6 range.
Will Benson tied it in the ninth inning with an RBI triple and scored on second baseman Orlando Arcia's fielding error to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
The best start of the four Chase Burns has logged so far for the Cincinnati Reds wasn't enough to spur the team a win.
The Rockies entered Friday night 21-72. Seventy-two losses, and the Reds couldn't beat them in a 3-2 loss Friday night. Colorado started German Marquez Friday night, who entered with a record of 3-10. The Reds scored just one run off him.