Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed one run across seven dominant innings, but had to settle for a no-decision Saturday versus the Astros. The only damage came on a solo home run by Kyle Tucker as Manaea allowed just three hits and one walk while picking up eight strikeouts. The Oakland lefty has been impossible to predict lately, as he allowed four-plus runs in each of his last two starts. Before that, he had allowed just two runs across 14 innings. Even with this start, ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed four runs on eight hits to suffer his 10th loss of the season Monday versus the Mariners. The left-hander walked one and picked up just three strikeouts in his latest disappointing start. Manaea has now allowed nine runs in his last 10 innings and has a 6.95 ERA going back to the start of August. He did have back-to-back seven inning starts with nine strikeouts back on September 3 and 9, but other than those starts, Manaea has not pitched ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea didn't have his best game on Wednesday night, but the offense bailed him out and the left-hander gutted his way through five innings to secure his 10th victory. Manaea allowed five earned runs on nine hits and a walk while only picking up just three strikeouts after he had earned nine K's in each of his previous two starts. On the season, Manaea has a 3.95 ERA supported by a 3.74 FIP and 3.55 xFIP as he's been one of the more reliable mid-tier ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed one run across seven dominant innings to pick up his ninth win of the season on Thursday versus the White Sox. Manaea allowed five hits and just one walk while picking up nine strikeouts in his latest strong start. Manaea hit a rough patch in August, he pitched to a 9.90 ERA in the month, but he has since rebounded with back-to-back seven-inning efforts with nine K's. On the season, the left-hander is sporting a 3.79 ERA supported by an ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed two runs across seven innings pitched with nine strikeouts against the Tigers on Friday. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, the bullpen couldn't hold a six-run lead and get Manaea the win, but it was a nice bounce-back start for the left-hander. Manaea hadn't pitched past the fifth inning in five straight starts as he's struggled mightily with a 6.10 ERA since the All-Star break. The good news is Manaea's xFIP in that span is only 3.44, ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea struggled again on Friday versus the Yankees as he allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings to take his ninth loss. Manaea was once again plagued by the long ball as he served up three homers in the contest. The Oakland lefty has had a nightmarish month of August as he hasn't pitched past the fifth innings in five starts this month while sporting a 9.90 ERA in that span. His recent struggles are concerning, but Manaea still has a decent 3.97 ERA on the ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed seven runs across five innings in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Manaea couldn't keep the ball in the yard in this one, as he served up three homers to a Texas lineup that had been struggling to score runs. The Oakland lefty has now turned in three bad starts in a row and fantasy managers should be a little concerned as he got bombed in what should've been a get-right start for Manaea. Across his last three starts, Manaea has allowed 15 ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea had another rough start on Tuesday as he allowed three runs in just 1 2/3 innings at Cleveland. Manaea needed a whopping 69 pitches despite turning in his shortest outing of the season. The 29-year-old has now given up eight earned runs in his last six innings as he's scuffled a tad after a brilliant stretch where he whiffed 29 batters across 18 innings in his previous three starts. On the season, Manaea is still rocking career-bests with a 26.7% ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea fired six innings of shutout ball to earn his eighth win of the season Wednesday at San Diego. Manaea was brilliant yet again as he allowed just one hit, one walk, and collected nine strikeouts. The right-hander has had more than a strikeout-per-inning in six of his last seven starts as he's morphed into a must-start option in fantasy. Manaea's 12.7% swinging-strike rate and 29.7% CSW rate are both above league average and they represent ...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea had another brilliant outing on Thursday as he struck out a career-high 13 batters across seven dominant innings. Manaea allowed just three hits and three walks with a solo home run accounting for the only damage against the Oakland lefty. The win improves his record to 7-6 on the season, but Manaea has been better than his record indicates as he's sporting a 3.16 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP and has 128 strikeouts across 116 2/3 innings. His ERA indicators ...