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4 days ago
It was a disastrous start to the game for Prielipp, who saw the first three batters he faced on the day reach base via a single, a hit by pitch, and an error. Steven Kwan came home to score on the error that allowed José Ramírez to reach base, and a sac fly by Rhys Hoskins gave the Guardians an early 2-0 lead. Two batters later, Prielipp would surrender a two-run homer to Travis Bazzana to push the Guardians’ lead to 4-0, but he would settle in to pitch four scoreless frames and was fortunate enough to have only one of those four runs count against him in the earned runs department. Prielipp has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his four starts this season and saw his ERA lowered to 3.32 on the season with Friday’s outing. He’ll look to rebound from this tough loss in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Marlins.
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10 days ago
Prielipp served up a pair of solo homers to Lenyn Sosa and Myles Straw in the second inning. That was the only damage Toronto could do over five frames. He scattered one other hit and two walks while collecting four strikeouts. The 25-year-old left-hander has a 3.86 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and a 15/5 K/BB ratio across 14 innings over three starts as he’s filled in for the injured Mick Abel (elbow). He’ll take the mound for at least one more start on Friday in Cleveland against the Guardians.
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15 days ago
He struck out five. The two runs came in the fifth after he walked back-to-back batters to start the inning and gave up a single and a sac fly. Priot to that, he’d retired 12 of 13 batters. Control could be an issue for Prielipp, but the stuff is there for him to continue to contribute. His excellent slider was especially effective tonight; he got first-pitch strikes 10 of the 11 times he used it to start an at-bat, and the Mariners were 0-for-6 when they put it into play. He’ll get the Blue Jays on Saturday.
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20 days ago
He didn’t issue a walk while filling in for Mick Abel (elbow). Prielipp, a second-round pick from 2022, has been impressive as a pro but hasn’t always been healthy enough to take the field. The 25-year-old southpaw could draw a home start against the Mariners if he sticks in the Twins’ rotation.