Drew Steckenrider Picks Up Fifth Relief Win

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider pitched the ninth inning Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays, earning his fifth win of the season when Seattle walked it off in the bottom of the ninth on a Jarred Kelenic walk. Steckenrider allowed two hits and a walk, but managed to keep anyone from crossing the plate. […]

Diego Castillo Unhittable Again

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Diego Castillo turned in another scoreless performance Friday night, getting four outs against the Toronto Blue Jays, walking one and striking out one. Castillo has now allowed just one hit in eight appearances since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays, though he also has just one save in two opportunities. […]

Chris Flexen Exits After Six Innings With Quality Start

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen (hamstring) was removed after just 74 pitches Saturday, having delivered a quality start. He allowed two runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Flexen later said he wasn't feeling very comfortable on the mound in the last few innings. It remains to be seen whether Flexen […]

Tom Murphy Hits Two-Run Shot

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy has not received as much playing time since the call-up of Cal Raleigh, but he made the start Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays and went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run. It was his ninth long ball of the season, and came off of the lefty Robbie Ray. Murphy […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Saturday August 14th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Friday August 13th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB […]

Jake Fraley Hits Eighth Homer Thursday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley went deep for the eighth time this season in Thursday's matchup against the Texas Rangers. It was his only hit in three at-bats. Fraley has been on a slide over his last 15 games with just a .562 OPS in that time, but this home run gives him eight homers […]

J.P. Crawford Hits Homer Thursday

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford hit his sixth home run of the season Thursday en route to a 2-for-4 day against the Texas Rangers. He also doubled. Crawford has been a better baseball player in real life than in fantasy, where he gets no credit for his stellar defense and his lack of counting stats […]

Marco Gonzales Throws Complete-Game Gem

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales was at his best Thursday, throwing a complete game against the Texas Rangers. He allowed just one run on two hits and one walk with nine strikeouts on 108 pitches. Gonzales's outing just serves to highlight how good he has been lately, with three consecutive quality starts and six […]

Tanner Houck Flashes Upside In Loss

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck took his third loss of the season Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, but in doing so he flashed his terrific potential, especially as a fantasy asset. Houck allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and no walks in five innings, but it's his strikeout totals that […]

Kyle Finnegan Takes A Loss Thursday

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan took the loss in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the New York Mets, yielding a walk-off home run to slugger Pete Alonso. Finnegan, the newly-minted closer for the Nationals, retired one batter before facing Alonso. Finnegan has largely been effective this year with a 3.18 ERA, but […]

Erick Fedde Lasts Four Innings Thursday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde lasted four innings in the second game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets Thursday. He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts, taking a no-decision in the team's eventual 5-4 loss. Over his last seven starts, Fedde has allowed a 6.25 […]

Juan Soto Walks Five Times In Doubleheader

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto drew five walks in seven plate appearances in Thursday's doubleheader against the New York Mets. Following the trade deadline fire-sale, there simply isn't much punch left in the Washington offense, giving teams the option to pitch around Soto in favor of other options. This'll keep his already-excellent on-base percentage high, […]

Tyler Anderson Extends Five-Inning Streak Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Tyler Anderson collected a high pitch count over his first few innings Wednesday, but he still managed to extend his streak of starts with five or more innings, collecting 16 outs against the Texas Rangers. He allowed one run on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Anderson has been […]

Bobby Dalbec Drives In Five Wednesday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec drove in five runs Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks (one intentional), a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored. The five RBI bring his season total to 46. Dalbec has been disappointing overall this year, with just a .676 OPS and […]

J.D. Martinez Reaches In All Six Plate Appearances

Boston Red Sox J.D. Martinez had a banner day in Wednesday's 20-8 blowout win over the Tampa Bay Rays, going 4-for-4 with a double, two walks (one intentional), and a hit-by-pitch. He drove in two runs and scored three. This is Martinez's second four-hit game in his last three, and he now has a .414/.469/.621 […]

Xander Bogaerts Homers, Drives In Four

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had the only home run in a 20-8 blowout win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night. He went 2-for-4 with the three-run home run, a double, two walks, four RBI, and three runs scored. In stuffing the stat sheet, Bogaerts broke out of a mini-slump, with just his […]

Hunter Renfroe Drives In Four From Two-Spot

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe was elevated to the second spot in the lineup Wednesday night, and he responded by going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk four RBI, and three runs scored. The Red Sox had it all working in a 20-8 blowout win against the Tampa Bay Rays, and Renfroe was right […]

Kike Hernandez Scores Three Runs Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez got the offense going right away in Wednesday's blowout 20-8 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, leading off with a double and eventually going 3-for-5 with another double and three runs scored. Hernandez is no longer in question as the leadoff option for Boston, and though the offense […]

Nathan Eovaldi Has Everything Clicking Wednesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had everything clicking against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night as he threw a seven-inning gem. He allowed just one run on three hits and a walk with ten strikeouts. It turned out to be a better performance than Boston needed as they blew out the Rays 20-8, […]

Joe Ross Can't Hold Lead In Bulk Outing

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross took over for Paolo Espino Wednesday in the holdover suspended game from Tuesday against the New York Mets, and he wasn't able to hold onto the 4-1 lead he was staked to. Ross gave up four runs on six hits and a walk in five innings while striking out […]

Yadiel Hernandez Walks Three Times, Swipes Bag

Washington Nationals outfielder Yadiel Hernandez has been one of the main beneficiaries of the team's trade deadline sell-off, at least in terms of playing time, and he's taken advantage of it in a big way, putting him on the radar for fantasy manager's. In Tuesday's suspended game which was completed Wednesday, Hernandez reaches three times […]

Juan Soto Homers, Reaches Four Times

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto went 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk against the New York Mets in Tuesday's suspended game which was completed Wednesday. His three-run home run came off of Carlos Carrasco in the first inning on Tuesday, and was his 19th homer of the year. Soto has been so superlative […]

Hunter Renfroe Hits Three-Run Bomb Tuesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer at home against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday. The homer, the biggest hit of the day for Boston, came off of starter Luis Patino and headed out to the deepest part of the park in center field. Renfroe now has […]

Rafael Devers Homers Tuesday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers hit his 28th homer of the season Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk against the Tampa Bay Rays. The solo home run came off of starter Luis Patino in the second inning. It's his first homer since July 26, but he's still been as hot as ever with […]

Matt Barnes Takes Loss With Four-Run Outing

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes took the loss Tuesday, yielding four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. He struck out two batters. This was another rough one for Barnes, who's going through a tough stretch lately. He now has a 12.60 ERA […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Strikes Out Eight Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez turned in his second effective start Tuesday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk to the Tampa Bay Rays in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight batters. The biggest upside for Rodriguez is his strikeout rate, as he's whiffed 139 batters in 110 innings this […]

Tanner Houck Strikes Out Six In Rotation Tune-Up

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck made his first start since Martin Perez was demoted to the bullpen Saturday, lasting 3 2/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits and two walks to the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out six batters. While Houck has not officially been added to the starting rotation, […]

Rafael Devers Scores Two Runs Against Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Devers has now scored 71 runs on the season to go with his 27 home runs, 82 RBI, and three steals. He's the top fantasy option at third base, despite producing just a .602 OPS over […]

Xander Bogaerts Scores Two Runs Sunday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday with two runs scored. Bogaerts has just six hits in 27 at-bats in August, and he's struggled to a .241/.320/.380 with three home runs in his last 30 games and 120 plate appearances. Even so, Bogaerts remains a top fantasy option […]