Elvis Andrus Hits Grand Slam Saturday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Elvis Andrus hit a grand slam Saturday night, pitching in in a 13-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Andrus has slashed .276/.311/.414 in 14 games and 58 at-bats since joining the club. He went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Saturday's game. Andrus now has a seven-game hitting streak, and he's […]

Kenley Jansen Blows Save Saturday

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kenley Jansen could not convert the save opportunity Saturday night and was fortunate to allow just one run after loading the bases with no outs. He recorded just two outs and allowed two hits and a walk against the Miami Marlins, though Atlanta recovered to win the game 2-1. Jansen has […]

Austin Riley Homers In Fourth Straight Game

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley homered in his fourth consecutive game Saturday night, launching a solo shot for his 35th long ball of the year in a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins. Riley went 1-for-3 with a walk in the game. The past seven games have been Riley's best of the year, as […]

Taylor Rogers Records 30th Save

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Taylor Rogers recorded his 30th save of the season Saturday, striking out two batters in a perfect inning of relief to secure an 8-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has now gone eight consecutive outings without allowing an earned run, though he only has two saves in that span. Fantasy […]

Corbin Burnes Gives Up Five Again

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes did not get the bounce-back start he was looking for Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, as he gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five batters. Burnes has now given up four earned runs or more in each of […]

Tyrone Taylor Homers Twice Saturday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor broke out in a big way on Saturday night, going 3-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, a double, three RBI, three runs scored, and a stolen base. Taylor now has 15 home runs and three steals on the season to go with 38 runs scored and 44 RBI […]

Shea Langeliers Has Three-Hit Day

Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers had his first multi-hit game of his career Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Langeliers is off to a strong start with six hits in his first 19 at-bats with one home run, four runs scored, and four […]

JP Sears Improves To 5-0

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher JP Sears continued his charmed beginning to his major-league career, earning his fifth win in his 10th game and fifth start. Sears allowed one run on six hits and a walk in five innings of work against the Seattle Mariners. He struck out three batters. The left-hander, included in the trade […]

Sean Manaea Picks Up Seventh Win

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea earned his seventh win of the season Sunday, throwing seven strong innings against the Washington Nationals. He allowed one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts. This is Manaea's first quality start in four August trips to the mound. Fantasy managers will be glad for […]

Josh Bell Hits Two-Run Shot

San Diego Padres first baseman Josh Bell carried the team to victory Sunday, providing all the offense in a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals with a two-run home run. Bell went 1-for-4 against his old team to give him round-trippers in back-to-back games. Fantasy managers will hope this is a return to earlier success […]

Ryan Pepiot Earns Second Win

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot earned his second win of the season Sunday, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings against the Miami Marlins. He struck out seven batters. This is Pepiot's first quality start of the season in seven outings, after failing to reach the six-inning […]

Will Smith Drives In Three Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith had a strong game against the Miami Marlins Sunday, going 3-for-5 with a double, three RBI, and a run scored in a 10-3 victory. Smith is on a roll, along with much of the Dodgers lineup, slashing .304/.379/.539 with five homers in his last 30 games. For the season, […]

Max Muncy Hits 16th Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy was one of several players to have big games on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBI in a 10-3 victory. Muncy now has 16 home runs on the season. After a rough start to the year, Muncy has turned […]

Sandy Alcantara Endures Rare Rough Start

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara endured a rare bad start on Sunday, allowing six runs on 10 hits and one walk to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five batters and took his sixth loss of the season. Alcantara is a frontrunner for the National League Cy Young Award […]

Jorge Mateo Drives In Three Sunday

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo came through with the game-winning hit in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, clearing the bases with a double to put the team up for good. Mateo also singled in four at-bats. Mateo is most fantasy-relevant for his contributions on the bases, stealing 27 bases this season, but he […]

Kyle Wright Earns Win In Return

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kyle Wright made his return to the mound Friday night after having a turn skipped with arm fatigue, and he earned his 15th win of the season against just five losses. Wright allowed two runs on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work against the […]

Kyle Tucker Hits 22nd Homer

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker had two more extra-base hits Friday, as he went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The solo shot was his 22nd home run of the season to go with an .820 OPS, 18 stolen bases, 54 runs scored, and 81 […]

Austin Riley Hits Three-Run Shot

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley hit his 31st home run of the year Friday night, a three-run shot off Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. as part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate. Riley hadn't homered since August 9. It's been a tough August for the slugger, relatively speaking, as he's slashed […]

Jose Miranda Homers Friday

Minnesota Twins infielder Jose Miranda went deep Friday against the Texas Rangers, hitting his 13th home run of the season in a 2-1 victory. Miranda has been on fire lately, slashing .348/.402/.563 with seven home runs and 28 RBI over his last 30 games. The rookie has been nothing but excellent since the calendar turned […]

Luis Arraez Goes Deep Friday

Minnesota Twins infielder Luis Arraez continued his excellent season Friday, hitting a solo home run in three at-bats with a walk to help the team to a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers. It's Arraez's seventh long ball of the season. He has slashed .344/.385/.492 in August, and by OPS he is the Twins' best […]

Connor Joe Homers Friday

Colorado Rockies outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe had a strong game Friday, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants. The solo shot was Joe's sixth of the year to go with a .708 OPS, 53 runs scored, 25 RBI and six stolen bases. It's been […]

Joc Pederson Breaks Home Run Drought

San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson went deep Friday night, smacking his 18th home run of the season off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jose Urena in a 7-4 loss. Pederson went 2-for-4 with the sixth-inning solo shot. He had not gone deep since June 25. Despite the power outage, Pederson has managed to stay productive, […]

Austin Slater Drives In Two, Steals A Base

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater did not start Friday night's game against the Colorado Rockies, but came off the bench to go 1-for-2 with two RBI and a stolen base. Slater now has 10 steals on the year to go with a .767 OPS and five home runs. While Slater is stuck in a […]

Daniel Bard Strikes Out Three In 25th Save

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard recorded all three outs via the strikeout Friday night to earn his 25th save of the season in a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants. He allowed no hits and one walk. Bard has appeared in 42 games for the Rockies this season, earning a 3-3 record with […]

Elehuris Montero Homers Twice Friday

Colorado Rockies corner infielder Elehuris Montero was the star of Friday's 7-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants, going 2-for-4 at the plate with two home runs and five RBI. Both long balls came off Giants starter Alex Wood. Montero has just 93 major league at-bats to his name, but he's put together a terrific […]

Josh Hader Takes Fifth Loss

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Josh Hader took his fifth loss of the season Friday, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk without recording an out. Hader has appeared in just five games since being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers, and he has recorded a 16.20 ERA with four strikeouts in those 3 […]

Keibert Ruiz Reaches Five Times, Steals A Base

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz reached base five times Friday, going 2-for-2 with two walks, a hit-by-pitch, one RBI and one run scored. He also stole a base, his sixth of the year in seven attempts. Ruiz has only managed a .665 OPS in 381 plate appearances this season, but he has shown the potential […]

Cole Irvin Touched Up By Seattle

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Cole Irvin took his 11th loss of the season Friday after allowing six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks to the Seattle Mariners. He struck out two batters. Five of those six runs allowed came off the bat off Seattle third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who took Irvin deep […]

Eugenio Suarez Homers Twice Friday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suarez led his team to a 10-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics Friday night, going 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI. Each time Suarez went deep was off Oakland starting pitcher Cole Irvin, and he now has 22 home runs on the year. Four of those long balls […]

Paul Goldschmidt Homers Against D-Backs Friday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt combined with Nolan Arenado to provide nearly all the offense in Friday's 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. Goldschmidt has hit safely in eight of his last nine games with three consecutive multi-hit […]