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Ben Williamson drove in four runs in the Mariners’ rout of the Marlins on Saturday.
Williamson continues to impress, and he has a new career-high in RBI with the four Saturday evening. The pair of hits now has him slashing .310/.356/.429 on the year, and he’s been excellent with the glove as expected. He doesn’t have much power, but Williamson’s bat-to-ball skills make him someone to keep an eye on in formats with a shallower pool.
Connor Gillispie was shelled for seven runs in two innings in a loss to the Mariners on Saturday.
Gillispie gave up six runs in the first and another in the second before mercifully exiting. The 27-year-old gave up back-to-back homers in the first inning and a pair of two-run doubles in that frame. Gillispie is just not good enough to be a rotation option, and his 8.65 ERA tells that story well. He gets the A’s in their Triple-A ballpark next weekend.
Roki Sasaki gave up three runs over 5 2/3 innings while not factoring into the decision Saturday against the Pirates.
Framber Valdez took a complete-game loss after allowing two runs and three hits over eight innings Saturday against the Royals.
It’s just the third complete game by a pitcher this season and first that wasn’t a shutout victory (Nathan Eovaldi and Michael King got those). Valdez now has eight career complete games, three of which have been shutouts. That puts him tied for seventh in compete games among active pitchers, and he might rate first or second (Sandy Alcantara has 12) in a few years once the old guard retires. He’ll face the White Sox next, making No. 9 a possibility.
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