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Felix Pena Falls Apart In Oakland
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena allowed four earned runs, four hits and a walk across just 3 2/3 innings in a loss against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. He was able to post three strikeouts, but he managed to throw just 32 of his 61 pitches for strikes while also hitting a batter. […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoAnthony Duclair, Brady Tkachuk Stay Hot In Ottawa
Ottawa Senators left wing Anthony Duclair posted two goals with an assist and a plus-two rating in Saturday's 4-2 home win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Duclair has fit in nicely with the Sens, posting five goals and nine points with a plus-four rating across the past eight contests. Rookie Brady Tkachuk added two assists […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoAuston Matthews Registers 37th Goal In Loss
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews lit the lamp for the 37th time in Saturday's 4-2 road loss against the Ottawa Senators. He has racked up seven goals with 12 points over the past 10 games. Unfortunately for goaltender Garret Sparks, the offense was only able to provide him with two goals of support. Sparks […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoPetr Mrazek Shoots Down The Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek allowed two goals on 32 shots to pick up a victory in Saturday's 5-2 matinee action. He improved to 21-14-3 with a 2.46 goals-against average and .911 save percentage. Mrazek is also 9-2-0 over his past 11 starts, as he and Curtis McElhinney have kept the Hurricanes in the playoff […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoTeuvo Teravainen Has Two-Point Performance In Home Win
Carolina Hurricanes left wing Teuvo Teravainen registered a goal with an assist and a plus-one rating in Saturday's 5-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. He has managed three goals with 20 points and a plus-six rating across his past 18 outings. Defenseman Jaccob Slavin also lit the lamp, posting a shorthanded goal, but he was […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoJames van Riemsdyk Chips In With Two Helpers
Philadelphia Flyers left wing James van Riemsdyk posted two assists with a minus-one rating with one hit across 18:50 of ice time across 22 shifts in Saturday's 5-2 road loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. Van Riemsdyk has posted nine goals with 14 points in 14 games during March for his most productive month of the […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoEvgenii Dadonov, Jonathan Huberdeau Post Two Points Each
Florida Panthers right wing Evgenii Dadonov registered two goals with a plus-two rating in Saturday's 4-1 road win against the Boston Bruins. Center Jonathan Huberdeau picked up two assists with a plus-two rating as the Panthers snapped Boston's 12-game home winning streak. Dadonov has managed six goals and 19 points with a plus-two rating in […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoDraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/1/19): MLB DFS Lineups
For Monday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll focus on the evening contests (first pitch of 7:07 PM EST and later). Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Weather is not expected to be a problem, with three games being played in stadiums with retractable roofs or indoors, […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoO'Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR DFS: Practice Report
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The Monster Energy Cup Series moves to Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET. Chevrolets did a great job in qualifying, securing the first three spots in the starting grid, but this has been a race dominated by Ford and Toyota in […]
Daniel Dobish PREMIUM 6 years agoCraig Anderson Set To Face Leafs On Saturday
Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will make the start in Saturday's home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He enters with a dismal 16-25-4 record, 3.46 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. The 37-year-old netminder has split a pair of starts against the Leafs this season, going 1-1-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .881 […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoGarret Sparks Scheduled To Start Saturday
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Garret Sparks will be in between the pipes for Saturday's road game against the Ottawa Senators. The Leafs will be looking to avenge a 6-2 drumming from the Sens back on March 16 in the same building. Sparks has been a train wreck on the road, going 4-5-0 with a 3.58 […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoTuukka Rask Starts Saturday, Jaroslav Halak Set For Sunday
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask will be in between the pipes for Saturday's start against the Florida Panthers, while Jaroslav Halak will get the starting nod on Sunday on the road against the Detroit Red Wings. Rask enters the day 26-11-5 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .915 save percentage across 42 starts and 43 […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoCam Talbot To Start Saturday Afternoon
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Cam Talbot will make the start in Saturday's matinee road game against the Carolina Hurricanes, head coach Scott Gordon confirmed. Talbot enters with an 11-15-3 record, 3.32 goals-against average and .894 save percentage in 30 starts and 33 appearances between Edmonton and Philadelphia. He has made just two appearances for the Flyers […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoClint Bowyer Unhappy With Qualifying Situation
Stewart-Haas Racing's Clint Bowyer failed to advance to the second round in qualifying on Friday, and he vented his frustration about the new qualifying procedure at Texas Motor Speedway, calling the outcome of the session an "epic failure." He ended up in the 25th starting spot for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 after a best […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoKevin Harvick Looks To Make Noise In Texas
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick heads into Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 from Texas Motor Speedway with a 129.0 driving rating across his past five starts at the track, and he has run 98.0 percent of his laps inside the top 15 during the span while leading 379 laps. He'll head into the race with two […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoJimmie Johnson On The Pole For Sunday's Race
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson captured the pole on Friday for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 from Texas Motor Speedway. He turned in a best speed of 188.890 mph for his first pole of the season. Johnson is looking to snap a career-worst 65-race winless drought, and Texas could be a favorable place to do […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoDerek Holland Shaky In Friday's Road Loss
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Derek Holland allowed three earned runs, four hits and two walks over just four innings in a loss Friday night to the San Diego Padres. He managed to salvage the stat line somewhat with five strikeouts. It was a rather uneven performance, as he threw first-pitch strikes to 11 of […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoGreg Holland Nails Down First Save
Arizona Diamondbacks new closer Greg Holland struck out two batters in a perfect 13th inning to secure his first save of the season in Friday's marathon game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He worked a tidy frame, throwing nine of his 11 pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to each of the three batters he […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoA.J. Pollock Goes Bonkers Against His Former Team
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder A.J. Pollock finished Friday's 5-4 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a pair of singles, a double and a solo home run while adding a walk, two runs scored and three RBI. Pollock took former teammate Robbie Ray deep for a solo shot in the second inning, and he ended up just […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoRoss Stripling Strikes Out Five In No-Decision
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling allowed three hits and a walk with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision on Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed to throw 51 of his 76 pitches for strikes, posting 13 first-pitch strikes to the 20 batters he faced. It was a solid […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoChristian Walker Launches Another Homer
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker swatted a three-run pinch-hit home run off of Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly in the seventh inning of Friday's 5-4 victory in 13 innings. That's two games and two homers for Walker. First baseman Jake Lamb made the start at first and was 1-for-5 with three strikeouts. Manager […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoRobbie Ray Whiffs Nine In No-Decision In L.A.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray allowed three earned runs, three hits and five walks while recording nine strikeouts over five innings in a no-decision Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He needed 102 pitches to record the five outs, and he threw just eight first-pitch strikes to the 23 batters he faced. The strikeouts […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoKendrys Morales Makes His Oakland Debut
Oakland Athletics first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales made his team debut on Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels. He was batting fifth in manager Bob Melvin's lineup while playing first base, and he finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. He is expected to see a pretty sizable role in the offense with […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoMarco Estrada Has To Settle For No-Decision
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada allowed just two hits with two walks over six scoreless frames while recording three strikeouts in a no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. He threw 46 of his 77 pitches for strikes, and he induced several double plays. However, Joakim Soria imploded in the eighth inning for […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoMike Trout Picks Up First Two RBI Of New Campaign
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored and two RBI in Friday's 6-2 road victory against the Oakland Athletics. Trout has hit safely in each of his first two games, which is to be expected, and he also has a pair of walks and no strikeouts […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoMatt Harvey Turns In Quality Start In Team Debut
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Matt Harvey allowed two earned runs, four hits and three walks with one strikeout over six innings in a no-decision Friday night against the Oakland Athletics. The only mistake Harvey made was a two-run homer given up to slugger Khris Davis, as he took a hanging curveball deep into the […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoTyler Bertuzzi, Danny DeKeyser And Dylan Larkin Shine
Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi registered a goal with three points and a plus-three rating, four shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 4-0 victory against the New Jersey Devils. Defenseman Danny DeKeyser finished with a goal, an assist and a plus-three rating with a blocked shot, while center Dylan Larkin ended […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoJonathan Bernier Leaves Early, Jimmy Howard Finishes
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier (upper body) left Friday's 4-0 win against the New Jersey Devils due to an upper-body injury. He all 21 shots he faced through two periods before departing. Jimmy Howard stopped the seven shots he faced in the third period to preserve the shutout. If Bernier is unable to play […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoElvis Andrus Off To a Blazing-Hot Start
Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus collected three hits, including a two-run homer off of Jon Lester, in Thursday's 12-4 home loss against the Chicago Cubs. Apparently Andrus was the only Texas hitter who remember to pack his hitting shoes from spring training, as the rest of the Rangers lineup managed just three other hits. The […]
Daniel Dobish 6 years agoMike Minor Humbled In Opening Day Start
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor allowed six earned runs, five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in Thursday's Opening Day loss against the Chicago Cubs. Minor managed to throw just 44 of his 76 pitches for strikes, serving up a solo homers to Javier Baez, one of the slugger's two homers. Minor also […]
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