Dauri Moreta

Pirates GM Ben Cherington said the team expects Dauri Moreta will be out for a while.

Fantasy Impact

Moreta left Sunday's game early with a right elbow injury. The team is still learning more about the specifics of his injury, but it appears he'll open the season on the injured list. He posted a 3.72 ERA across 58 innings over 55 appearances out of the bullpen for the Pirates last season.

Dauri Moreta closed out the Reds' 7-6 extra-inning victory over the Yankees Thursday for his first career save.

Fantasy Impact

Reiver Sanmartin started the tenth with a chance to close the game out but couldn't get the job done, so Moreta was summoned. It was a nice moment for Moreta but likely nothing of interest for fantasy purposes.

Reds starter Dauri Moreta lasted just 1/3 of an inning during Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Pirates. He gave up two runs on two hits while recording one strikeout. He was hit with the loss as Cincinnati fell to Pittsburgh by a score of 8-5.

Fantasy Impact

Moreta has been used as a reliever over his two-year career but found his way into the opener role during the doubleheader. He's now 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, .200 OBA, 9.95 K/9, and 4.26 BB/9 through 12.2 innings this season.