Dodgers' Diaz Struggles, Phillies' Painter Rises | MLB News

Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz is struggling post-surgery, giving up eight earned runs and 18 baserunners in under six innings—blaming a posture shift that’s throwing off his fastball command. Meanwhile, Phillies’ Andrew Painter has transformed into a dominant force after mechanical tweaks and a revamped pitch mix, now striking out batters with a near-undefeated new changeup. And don’t sleep on James Wood of the Nationals—he’s smashing historic numbers at 23, standing tall at 6’6” and rivaling legends like Aaron Judge in production despite high strikeout rates.

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