Pedro Severino Sits Sunday With Left Wrist Soreness

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino (wrist) did not start Sunday's game against the Nationals after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch in Saturday's game. Manager Brandon Hyde had intended to start Severino until checking on him prior to the game, per MASN Sport's Roch Kubatko. Severino has gotten off to a hot […]

Austin Slater Homers Twice Saturday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater had a huge day at the plate in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Slater went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs (both against Clayton Kershaw) and two strikeouts. The 27-year-old has started to produce and now has a .310/.394/.586 slash line with three RBI and two stolen bases. […]

Mike Yastrzemski Plates Two Saturday, Stays Hot

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski continued to hit Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run (his fourth of the season), two RBI, and a strikeout. Yastrzemski has been a huge fantasy asset this season and now has a .321/.449/.679 slash line with 10 RBI. He […]

Trevor Gott Earns Fourth Save Of Season Saturday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott picked up his fourth save of the season in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Gott pitched a scoreless ninth inning with no hits and a walk with no strikeouts. He has now converted all four of his save opportunities with a 1.80 ERA and two strikeouts over […]

Pedro Severino Hits Pinch-Hit Home Run Saturday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals. Severino came into the game down 3-1 to pinch hit and took Sean Doolittle deep after his teammate Pat Valaika did the same the previous at-bat. Severino is now hitting .316 with three HR and […]

Anthony Santander Hits Go-Ahead Home Run Saturday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander only had one hit in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals, but made it count. Down 3-2 in the eighth inning, Santander took a Daniel Hudson fastball to the opposite field for a three-run home run. The 25-year-old is now hitting .250 with three HR and 12 RBI. Santander has […]

Renato Nunez Homers Twice Thursday, Heating Up

Baltimore Orioles third baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez had a huge night at the plate in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the Marlins. Nunez went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old showed that he could hit for power and go on batting streaks last season. He could be gearing up for […]

Mauricio Dubon Hits Three-Run Home Run Thursday

San Francisco Giants second baseman/shortstop Mauricio Dubon had a nice day at the plate (playing center field) in Thursday's. 6-4 loss to the Rockies, going 2-for-3 with a single and a three-run home run. Dubon took Kyle Freeland deep in the seventh inning for his first long ball of the season. The 26-year-old is hitting […]

Donovan Solano Stays Red Hot Thursday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano continued to hit in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Rockies, going 3-for-4 with a single and two doubles. The veteran showed that he could hit for average last season and is doing it again this season, posting a ridiculous .465/.478/.674 slash line with 13 RBI. He is just […]

Tyler Anderson Pitches Well In Spot Start Thursday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Anderson turned in a great performance in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Rockies. Anderson pitched five innings, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. The 30-year-old has now made two starts and four total appearances and owns a 2.19 ERA with seven strikeouts over […]

Kevin Gausman Takes Loss Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman fell to 0-1 in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rockies. Gausman pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits (including a solo home run) and one walk with seven strikeouts. The 29-year-old has always had fantasy intrigue but has struggled to piece everything together over the […]

John Means Takes Tough Loss Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means had a nice rebound start but took the loss in Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the Marlins. Means pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing a single run on two hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with four strikeouts. The 27-year-old had an impressive 2019 rookie season but now […]

Alex Dickerson Hits Solo Home Run Monday, Stays Hot

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson went 2-for-5 with a single, a solo home run, and a strikeout in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies. Dickerson pulled a Phillip Diehl curveball to right field for his second long ball of the season. Fantasy players are likely more focused on Dickerson's teammate Mike Yastrzemski, who has […]

Johnny Cueto Takes No-Decision Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto did not factor in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies. He navigated Coors Field fairly well, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits (including a two-run home run) and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings. The veteran now owns a 4.97 ERA with 11 strikeouts […]

Cole Sulser Earns Multi-Inning Save Sunday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cole Sulser pitched two scoreless innings to earn his third save of the season in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Sulser started the eighth inning up 4-1 and got three straight outs and then stayed on to pitch a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He finished the game with no walks or […]

Evan Longoria Homers, Plates Two Sunday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Giants. The HR was Longoria's first of the season. The veteran now owns a .429/.444/.786 slash line with five RBI over 18 plate appearances. Longoria's fantasy value over the past several seasons […]

Renato Nunez Homers, Plates Two Sunday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, two. RBI, a walk, and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Nunez took Yonny Chirinos deep in the third inning for his second HR in the last two games. The 26-year-old was one of baseball's streakiest […]

Tommy Milone Pitches Well, Takes No-Decision Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tommy Milone had a nice bounceback start in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Milone pitched five innings, allowing a single run on six hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with eight strikeouts. He now owns a 5.63 ERA over eight IP this season. His next start will […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 3

Welcome back to the second installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 3 through August 9. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the […]

Logan Webb Turns In Inefficient Start Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb pitched just 3 2/3 innings in Friday's 9-2 win over the Rangers. Webb threw 79 pitches and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits (including a leadoff home run) and four walks with four strikeouts. The 23-year-old now has a 2.23 ERA with five walks and six […]

Alex Cobb Takes No-Decision Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Alex Cobb turned in a decent start but took a no-decision in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Cobb pitched four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts. The veteran now owns a 2.89 ERA with eight strikeouts and three walks over his first two […]

Cole Sulser Earns Second Save Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cole Sulser picked up his second save of the season in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Sulser pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning with two strikeouts to secure the win. The 30-year-old has now converted two of three save opportunities and has a 6.75 ERA. It looks like Sulser will be […]

Anthony Santander Plates Three Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 3-for-4 with two singles, a two-run home run, and a strikeout in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Santander took Blake Snell deep in the fourth inning for his second long ball of the season. The 25-year-old is now hitting .273 with seven RBI on the season and is […]

Johnny Cueto Not Sharp In Wednesday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto stumbled in his second start of the season, a 7-6 win over the Padres. Cueto pitched just 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. The veteran now has a 5.87 ERA and 1.70 WHIP with seven strikeouts over 7 2/3 […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits Two Home Runs Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had a huge day at the plate in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Padres. Yastrzemski went 3-for-5 with a single and two solo home runs, one of which was a walk-off into McCovey Cove. The 29-year-old had a solid rookie season and has picked up where he left off, […]

Dwight Smith Jr. Hits Two-Run Home Run Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Yankees. Smith Jr. crushed a seventh-inning Gerrit Cole fastball over the right-field wall for his first HR of the season. The 27-year-old is now 1-for-5 on the short season and will likely need […]

Asher Wojciechowski Roughed Up In Wednesday Start

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski had a tough first outing in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Yankees. Wojciechowski pitched five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits (including three home runs) and two walks with seven strikeouts. The 31-year-old owns a career 5.76 ERA, so he should not be on fantasy players' […]

Trevor Gott Earns Second Save Of Season Sunday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott picked up his second save of the season in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Gott allowed a leadoff double to AJ Pollock but then got the next three hitters out, ending the game with a strikeout of Max Muncy. The 27-year-old has now converted both of his […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 2

It is finally time for fantasy baseball, which means it is also time to start scouring the waiver wires for hitting streamers! This first edition of the column is for July 27 through August 2. I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the […]

Trevor Gott Earns Save Saturday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott earned his first save and the Giants' first save in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Gott started the ninth inning up 5-3 and allowed a leadoff home run to Will Smith before retiring the heart of the order in order. The Giants had mentioned Tyler Rogers and […]