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Hunter Stratton - Has ruptured patella tendon Stratton was diagnosed Saturday with a left knee patella tendon rupture, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.

Impact Stratton will undergo imagining to determine the severity of the injury, but it's likely he'll be sidelined for at least a couple of weeks. The 27-year-old slipped and awkwardly fell into the wall while chasing down a wild pitch during Saturday's game against the Reds and was subsequently carted off. Stratton has been a reliable arm out of the bullpen for the Pirates, logging a 3.58 ERA in 37.2 innings prior to Saturday's game.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Stratton - Has ruptured patella tendon Stratton was diagnosed Saturday with a left knee patella tendon rupture, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.

Impact Stratton will undergo imagining to determine the severity of the injury. The 27-year-old slipped and awkwardly fell into the wall while chasing down a wild pitch during Saturday's game against the Reds and was subsequently carted off. Stratton has been a reliable arm out of the bullpen for the Pirates, logging a 3.58 ERA in 37.2 innings prior to Saturday's game.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Julian Aguiar - Gets first career win Aguiar (1-0) got the win against the Pirates on Saturday. He allowed two runs over six innings on three hits, two walks and four strikeouts.

Impact Aguiar lone mistake Saturday was the home run ball served up to Rowdy Tellez, but he was otherwise lights out in his second career start. Aguiar kept the Pirates off balance all night and possibly earned himself another turn in the rotation. It helps that the rookie has allowed just three walks and seven hits in his first 10 innings of work.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Julian Aguiar - Gets first career win Aguiar (1-0) earned the win against the Pirates on Saturday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings.

Impact Aguiar's lone mistake Saturday was the home-run ball served up to Rowdy Tellez, but he was otherwise lights out in his second career start. Aguiar kept the Pirates off balance all night and possibly earned himself another turn in the rotation. It helps that the rookie has allowed just three walks and seven hits in his first 10 innings of work.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Woodford - Roughed up by Reds Woodford (0-6) gave up eight runs (six earned) in 3.1 innings. He allowed six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in Saturday's loss to the Reds.

Impact Woodford was jumped by the Reds for four runs in the first inning and another four in the fourth. The 27-year-old allowed a career-worst eight runs and failed to get out of the fourth inning for the first time in four starts with the Pirates. Woodford has now given up seven or more runs in back-to-back starts and will carry a 7.71 ERA into his next start.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Woodford - Roughed up by Reds Woodford (0-6) gave up eight runs (six earned) on six hits and three walks over 3.1 innings in a loss to the Reds on Saturday. He struck out three.

Impact Woodford was jumped by the Reds for four runs in the first inning and another four in the fourth. The 27-year-old allowed a career-worst eight runs and failed to get out of the fourth inning for the first time in four starts with the Pirates. Woodford has now given up seven or more runs in back-to-back starts and will carry a 7.71 ERA into his next start, if he sticks in the rotation.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rowdy Tellez - Goes deep in loss Tellez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 10-2 loss against the Reds.

Impact Tellez took Julian Aguiar deep in the second inning for his 11th home run of the season. Tellez got off to a rough start this campaign, but since June he's been hitting .302/.343/.529 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI over 62 games. The 29-year-old is a mainstay in the middle of the Brewers order and will continue to play on the strong side of the platoon at first base.

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE