Jarred Kelenic Homers Twice Against Royals Friday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic had a big game Friday against the Kansas City Royals, homering twice off of starting pitcher Jon Heasley in four at-bats. Both homers were two-run shots, and Kelenic now has 12 home runs on the season in 287 at-bats. While his year has been disappointing, Kelenic has put up a […]

Kyle Finnegan Blows Save, Fading From Fantasy Relevance

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan had his moment in the sun as a relevant fantasy closer, but that time appears to be over. Finnegan blew the save and took the loss against the Colorado Rockies Friday allowing two runs on three hits and a walk with no strikeouts in an inning of work. With […]

Josiah Gray Allows Five Runs Yet Again Friday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray had another tough start against the Colorado Rockies Friday, giving up five runs on three hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five batters. Gray was fortunate to leave the game in position for a win, but the bullpen immediately gave up the lead. Gray […]

Keibert Ruiz Has Second Three-Hit Game In A Row

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz made his first start since being hit in the face by a pitch Friday against the Colorado Rockies, and he went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored before being removed for a pinch-hitter. That gives him six hits in his last two starts. Ruiz has shown […]

Juan Soto Reaches Four Times For Eighth Time This Month

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto reached base four times again Friday against the Colorado Rockies, going 1-for-2 with three walks and a run scored. He has now reached base four times in a game eight separate times in the month of September out of 16 games. The next time he does so he will break […]

Lane Thomas Homers, Fills Stat Sheet Friday

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas had another big game Friday night against the Colorado Rockies, going 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored. The three-run shot was his fifth of the season, and he now has three consecutive multi-hit games. Thomas is somewhat inexplicably slashing .310 /.402/.549 as a […]

Alex Verdugo Has Three Hits, Scores Twice

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has been batting eighth in the lineup against a string of left-handed starters, but that hasn't stopped him from producing. On Friday, against the Baltimore Orioles, Verdugo with 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Verdugo has slashed .355/.418/.477 over his past 30 games, and while he has only two homers […]

Bobby Dalbec Hits 23rd Homer

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec homered yet again Friday night, continuing to turn around the narrative on his young career. He now has 23 homers on the season, as he went 1-for-3 with a walk to go with the solo shot against the Orioles. He's now homered 12 times in his last 30 […]

Hunter Renfroe Drives In Three Against Orioles Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe drove in three runs against the Baltimore Orioles Friday, going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Renfroe has just three hits in 27 at-bats over his last seven games, but he's been a consistent power threat all season with 28 homers and a .500 slugging […]

Matt Barnes Returns From COVID List, Strikes Out Two

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes was reinstated from the COVID list prior to Friday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles. He pitched the eighth inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two batters in a scoreless inning. Barnes was removed from the closer role before testing positive for COVID, so […]

Chris Sale Strong In Return From COVID-19 List

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale came off the COVID list to start Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles and he pitched very well, allowing just one run on two hits and no walks with one strikeout in five innings. With this win, Sale now has a 4-0 record to go with a 2.40 […]

Kyle Finnegan Implodes Wednesday

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan has been among the best relievers in the major leagues since the trade deadline, but that was not apparent from his appearance in Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins. Finnegan allowed four runs on four hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings, striking out one batter. He earned […]

Josh Rogers Allows One Hit In Five Innings Wednesday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josh Rogers made his third start of the year Wednesday night against the Miami Marlins, and it was his finest yet. Rogers allowed just one hit and one walk in five innings of work, striking out six batters. He's now allowed just five runs through the first 17 1/3 innings of […]

Lane Thomas Reaches Three Times, Drives In Two

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas continued his hot streak Wednesday, going 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, two RBI, and a run scored. Thomas has slashed .306/.397/.528 in 108 at-bats with the Nationals, and he needs to be in fantasy lineups until his hot streak comes to an end. He should contribute in some form […]

Josh Bell Has Three Hits Wednesday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell had another strong game Wednesday, going 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in an 8-6 loss to the Miami Marlins. Bell now has 27 homers on the season, eight of which have come in his last 30 games, during which time he has slashed .296/.412/.574. Bell […]

Alcides Escobar Has Four-Hit Day

Washington Nationals shortstop Alcides Escobar came to the plate six times Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, and he registered four singles with an RBI in an 8-6 loss. It's Escobar's first four-hit game of the season, and while he did not record an extra-base hit, he should score plenty of runs if he keeps this […]

Jake Bauers Steals A Base Wednesday

Seattle Mariners first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers entered as a pinch-hitter in Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox and stole a base after being hit by a pitch in his only plate appearance. Bauers now has six steals on the year. With only 19 plate appearances in 10 September games, Bauers is simply not rosterable […]

Jarred Kelenic Scores Twice, Steals A Bag

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic had a strong game Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and his fifth stolen base of the year. He came close to ending the game with a walk-off double, but he struck out after the ball was ruled just foul, and Seattle went on to lose 9-4 in 10 […]

Marco Gonzales Delivers Quality Start In No-Decision

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales got off to a tough start against the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, giving up three runs over his first two innings of work, but he recovered and was not scored upon in his final four innings. He gave up three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Gonzales has […]

Adam Ottavino Earns Win In Relief Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino got four outs against the Seattle Mariners Wednesday, striking out two batters without allowing a baserunner. He now has a 7-3 record on the year to go with 20 holds, 11 saves, a 3.68 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and 67 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings. Since Matt Barnes […]

Tanner Houck Strikes Out Seven In Short Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck once again flashed his excellent stuff, striking out seven Seattle Mariners, but as usual he did not complete five innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk in 4 1/3. As such, he's still in search of his first win of the season. Houck has […]

Kyle Schwarber Scores Twice, Drives In Two Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber once again delivered with the bases loaded Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, delivering a two-run single as part of a six-run top of the 10th inning. For the game, he went 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBI. Schwarber has slashed .277/.411/.465 in 29 games and 101 […]

Bobby Dalbec Swipes A Bag Wednesday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec didn't homer for once Wednesday, going 1-for-3 with two walks and a lucky double against the Seattle Mariners. He did steal a base, swiping second in the second inning for his second theft of the year. Fantasy managers are already thrilled with Dalbec's power surge, but to contribute […]

Hunter Renfroe Blasts 28th Homer

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe went deep Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, knocking a solo shot in the first inning of a 9-4 victory. He also walked and scored a total of two runs in his five plate appearances. Renfroe now has 28 home runs on the year, with 10 of those coming in […]

Juan Soto Reaches Four Times Yet Again

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto reached base four more times Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with an intentional walk and an RBI in an 8-2 victory over the Miami Marlins. He's now reached base four times in four of his last six games. He's the only batter in the major leagues with more walks than strikeouts, and […]

Alcides Escobar Drives In Two Tuesday

Washington Nationals shortstop Alcides Escobar drove in two runs with a double and a sacrifice fly against the Miami Marlins in an 8-2 win, going 1-for-4 on the day. Despite just a .691 OPS on the season, Escobar has racked up 41 runs scored and 20 RBI in 242 at-bats from the second spot in […]

Lane Thomas Reaches Three Times Against Miami Tuesday

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas reached base three times Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI. He's slashing .301/.392/.524 with 20 runs and 17 RBI over his last 30 games, and fantasy managers simply cannot ignore his production any longer. Despite little pedigree, Thomas is having a major […]

Ryan Zimmerman Homers Against Miami Tuesday

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman hit a prodigious home run to right-center field against the Miami Marlins Tuesday. It was his 14th homer of the season and his only hit in five at-bats. Zimmerman has slashed .297/.321/.604 against lefty pitching this year, making him a viable play on those days when Washington draws a […]

Keibert Ruiz Has Three-Hit Game

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz had the first three-hit game of his career Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with a run scored against the Miami Marlins in an 8-2 victory. Ruiz only has eight hits in the first 44 at-bats of his young career, but he's showing signs that he could be a top-10 catcher as soon […]

Erick Fedde Strikes Out Eight Marlins Tuesday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde had a strong showing against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, allowing one run on three hits and no walks in five innings of work with eight strikeouts. He was credited with the win, raising his record to 7-9. Despite this performance, Fedde should still not be an add down the […]