Kyle Finnegan Gives Up Four Unearned Runs In Blown Save

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan was saddled with a blown save and a loss Thursday after four unearned runs came around to score against him in the top of the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. Finnegan gave up three hits and a walk while striking out one batter. It's Finnegan's second blown save […]

Joe Ross Solid In Quality Start Against Phillies

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross had a solid showing Thursday, nearly helping the team salvage the last game of the series against the surging Philadelphia Phillies, but he was left with a no-decision when closer Kyle Finnegan blew the save. Ross allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings, […]

Josh Bell Homers Off Aaron Nola Thursday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell had a strong game against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, going 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs scored. The switch-hitter's 19th home run of the season came off Phillies ace Aaron Nola. Bell has been outstanding over the last several months, but even better of late with […]

Martin Perez Manages Just Four Outs

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez managed to record just four outs Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. He gave up three runs on five hits, including a home run to Robbie Grossman to start the game. He struck out two and hit a batter. With the loss, his record falls to 7-8, and his […]

Albert Almora Jr. Adds Three Hits Thursday

New York Mets outfielder Albert Almora Jr. got the spot start in center field Thursday, giving Brandon Nimmo a breather, and he was the team's offensive star of the game. Unfortunately for the Mets, all it took to be the star of the game was to go 3-for-5 with a double, two singles, and a […]

Rich Hill Doesn't Allow An Earned Run Thursday

New York Mets starting pitcher Rich Hill didn't allow an earned run in five innings against the Miami Marlins Thursday. One unearned run did score on three hits and one walk. Hill struck out three batters. This was a very strong outing for Hill, but it also underscores his limitations for fantasy purposes. Despite a […]

Kyle Seager Stays Hot Thursday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager went deep again Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes. Seager now has an RBI in 10 of his last 11 games, and has homered six times in his last 15 games. Despite a pedestrian-at-best .731 OPS on the season, […]

Jarred Kelenic Homers Thursday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic took advantage of the short dimensions in right field at Yankee Stadium Thursday, hitting a home run that would not have been out of any other major league park. He went 2-for-3 with the homer, a walk, and two runs scored. Kelenic now has five home runs on the year, […]

Tyler Anderson Completes Five Innings Thursday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Tyler Anderson provided five strong innings against the New York Yankees Thursday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out four in the no-decision. Anderson has now completed five innings in each and every one of his 20 starts this season, though he has only completed seven […]

Dylan Moore Swipes 17th Bag

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore has taken a slight hit to his playing time since the trade deadline, but that hasn't stopped him from being a leading option in the running game. Moore went 1-for-2 with a single and a steal in Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays before being lifted for the […]

Michael Conforto Showing Sides Of Improvement

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto had a solid game Wednesday night against the Miami Marlins, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Conforto has endured a nightmare season in a contract year, but he's now had two doubles and three hits in eight at-bats over his last three games. That qualifies as […]

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 Thursday August 5th 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 […]

Tommy La Stella Reaches Four Times In Return

San Francisco Giants infielder Tommy La Stella came off the injured list Wednesday and got the start at third base batting second. He went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored before being lifted for a pinch-runner. La Stella showed no signs of rust despite the fact that this was his first game since […]

Donovan Solano Hits Fifth Homer

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano continued his hot hitting Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a run scored. The solo home run, off Arizona Diamondbacks' starter Zac Gallen, was Solano's fifth of the year. Solano has been on fire over his last seven games, putting up a .429/.448/.750 slash […]

Alex Dickerson Hits Three-Run Shot

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson had a nice night at the plate Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored. Despite only having four hits in his last 17 at-bats, Dickerson has put up a .706 slugging percentage in his last seven games. He now has a […]

Brandon Crawford Steals Ninth Bag

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford continued his renaissance season Wednesday night, going 1-for-5 with his ninth steal of the season. Crawford is becoming more opportunistic as the season goes on, with five of those nine coming in his past 30 games. Crawford has enjoyed an outstanding season with an .895 OPS, 18 homers, 58 […]

Kevin Gausman Bounces Back Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman had endured three consecutive tough outings entering Wednesday's matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he appeared to once again be in all-star form for this one. Gausman allowed just one run on five hits and no walks in six innings while striking out eight batters, leading him to […]

Austin Hays Steals Second Base Of The Year

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays swiped his second base of the year Wednesday against the New York Yankees. He also went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI. It's been a disappointing season for the 26-year-old, as he's managed just a .715 OPS with 11 homers in 283 at-bats. He's had an especially tough go […]

Ryan Mountcastle Homers Again Amidst Tear

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle continued his hot hitting Wednesday against the New York Yankees, coming through with another home run, his 19th of the season. In addition to the solo shot, Mountcastle also provided a sacrifice fly in four plate appearances. Mountcastle has provided a .464/.467/.893 slash line with three homers in his […]

Matt Harvey Sees Scoreless Streak End Before Tweaking Knee

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey (knee) hadn't allowed a run in his last three outings entering Wednesday, but that streak came to an end against the New York Yankees. Harvey allowed two runs on three hits and two walks in four innings pitched. He struck out one batter. Harvey had only thrown 63 pitches […]

J.D. Davis Encounters Wrist Setback

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis (hand) experienced a flare-up with his left hand last week. It's the same injury that caused him to be placed on the injured list in April and cost him months of the season before returning on July 16. The injury figures to persist for the rest of the […]

Edwin Diaz Placed On Paternity List Before Wednesday's Game

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz was placed on the paternity list prior to Wednesday night's game against the Miami Marlins. Relief pitcher Jake Reed was called up to take his place on the roster. With Diaz absent, Trevor May figures to take over the closer role. Diaz has been somewhat ineffective of late, […]

Trevor May Earns Fourth Save With Diaz Absent

New York Mets relief pitcher Trevor May stepped into the ninth inning role Wednesday with Edwin Diaz on the paternity list, and he earned his fourth save of the season against the Miami Marlins. May did not allow a baserunner and struck out two of the three batters he faced in an inning of work. […]

Carlos Carrasco Gets 13 Outs Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco offered a glimpse of his potential Wednesday, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on five hits and no walks. He struck out five batters. Carrasco didn't allow a hit until the third inning, and was cruising until appearing to hit a wall in the fifth. […]

Pete Alonso Walks Twice And Steals A Bag

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso didn't record a hit against the Miami Marlins Wednesday, but he did reach twice via the walk in five plate appearances. On one of those occasions, he took advantage of a snoozing Zach Thompson to steal his second base of the season. It was only the fourth of […]

Javier Baez Hits Second Mets Homer

New York Mets infielder Javier Baez hit his second homer as a Met Wednesday, knocking an Anthony Bass pitch over the fence in right field for an opposite-field solo shot. It was his 24th of the year, and gave the Mets an important insurance run in a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. Baez went […]

Matt Barnes Saves 24th With Easy Inning

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes locked down his 24th save of the year Wednesday evening, setting down the Detroit Tigers he faced one-two-three. He recorded two strikeouts in the outing. He now has secured 24 of his 28 save opportunities, with a 2.25 ERA, a 0.80 WHIP, and 68 strikeouts in 44 innings. […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Strikes Out 10 Tigers

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez had an outstanding start Wednesday, allowing no runs on two hits and four walks in five innings against the Detroit Tigers. He struck out a season-high 10 batters and picked up his eighth win of the year. This is the type of start that Rodriguez's fantasy managers have […]

J.D. Martinez Hits 21st Homer Wednesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez got the scoring going against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, with a solo home run off starter Casey Mize in the second inning. It was his 21st long ball of the season. Martinez has now had too good days in a row after after a five-game stretch in which […]

Jarren Duran Hits Solo Shot Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit a solo shot Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, with his second homer of the season coming as the second half of a back-to-back set with Kike Hernandez off starter Casey Mize. It was Duran's only hit in five at-bats. Though Duran has only contributed a .528 OPS in […]