J.B. Wendelken

Arizona Diamondbacks RP J.B. Wendelken pitched one inning on Monday, allowing two hits for zero earned runs in the Diamondbacks' 9-5 win over the Royals.

Fantasy Impact

Wendelken should not be rostered as he does not see high leverage situations enough as well as the fact that he has a higher ERA of 5.65. The Arizona reliever just managed to be in the right place at the right time on Monday as the Diamondbacks rallied ahead and put the Royals far enough behind just an inning after the reliever was pulled from the game which earned him his first win of the season.

The A's placed RP J.B. Wendelken on the 10-day IL with a strained oblique.

Fantasy Impact

The move was made prior to Sunday's game. Wednelken had been serving a critical relief role in Oakland's pen thus far.

J.B. Wendelken earned his second hold of the season Friday against Baltimore, tossing a scoreless eighth inning.

Fantasy Impact

Wendelken worked around a two-out single by Pedro Severino, tossing a scoreless inning.

J.B. Wendelken threw a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts Saturday against Houston.

Fantasy Impact

Wendelken struck out Myles Straw and Martin Maldonado to close out the game for the Athletics. This was the sixth appearance of the season for Wendelken, allowing one run in four innings pitched.

J.B. Wendelken blew a save and took the loss on Monday in Game 1 of the ALDS as he allowed four runs, none earned, on three hits with one strikeout over 2/3 of an inning in the A's 10-5 loss to the Astros.

Fantasy Impact

Wendelken entered in the sixth inning to protect a 5-3 lead. He got two quick outs before a Marcus Semien error, a mishandled grounder, allowed Josh Reddick to reach base. It all fell apart after that as the Astros recorded three straight hits to take the lead. Officially, Wendelken didn't allow a run as none of them were technically earned but he was still saddled with the blown save and the loss.