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Zac Thornton allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four across seven innings in Saturday's 12-2 victory over the New York Yankees.
Fantasy Impact
After allowing six runs and four homers in his previous start, Thornton bounced back with a tremendous outing on Saturday. The 24-year-old lefty surrendered just two runs, allowing an RBI single to Cody Bellinger in the fourth inning and a solo homer to Bellinger in the sixth. Thornton owns a 3.44 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 55 strikeouts across 73.1 innings this season. His next scheduled start is on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Zac Thornton allowed six runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six across five innings in Saturday's 9-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Fantasy Impact
Thornton struggled to keep the ball in the park, as he gave up a solo shot to Rafael Devers in the first inning, a two-run homer to Christian Koss in the third, another solo shot to Koss in the fifth and a two-run homer to Devers later in the inning. The only positive was that he recorded six strikeouts, helping offset some of the damage for fantasy managers. He owns a 3.53 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 51 strikeouts across 66.1 innings to begin his big-league career. His next scheduled start is on Friday against the New York Yankees.
Zac Thornton allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with five strikeouts in a no-decision on Sunday against the Astros.
Fantasy Impact
Thornton did his job to keep the Mets in the game. He’ll take a solid 2.93 ERA into his next start Saturday against the Giants.
Zac Thornton allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out four across six innings in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Fantasy Impact
Thornton's lone earned run of the contest came in the fourth inning when he allowed an RBI single to Luis Lara. He's been excellent to start his MLB career, posting a 2.88 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 40 strikeouts across 56.1 innings. His next scheduled start is on Sunday against the Houston Astros.
Zac Thornton allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven across five innings in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.
Fantasy Impact
Thornton gave up two homers to Fernando Tatis Jr. in this one, which accounted for all three of his earned runs. Outside of those homers, he put together a strong outing, striking out seven, his highest total since also recording seven on June 26. Across four starts in August, the southpaw owns a 3.92 ERA and 1.45 WHIP with 14 strikeouts over 20.2 innings. His next scheduled start is on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers.