Eduardo Rodriguez Has Disaster Outing Thursday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez just didn't have it Thursday night, allowing six runs on seven hits and four walks to the Toronto Blue Jays in 3 1/3 innings. If there's one positive, it's that Rodriguez struck out eight batters. He took the loss to drop his record to 7-6. Despite severe bad […]

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 July 29th 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 […]

Matt Barnes Records 23rd Save Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes recorded his 23rd save of the year in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out one batter and did not allow a baserunner. Barnes now has seven consecutive scoreless outings. With a 2.30 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts in 43 […]

Jarren Duran Triples, Drives In Two In Nightcap

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was dynamic in the nightcap of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays, going 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored. The triple originally appeared to be an inside-the-park home run, but was later ruled to be a triple with a bobble by the center fielder. […]

Tanner Houck Dominant For Four Innings Wednesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck confounded the Toronto Blue Jays for four innings Wednesday, allowing just one run on two hits and a walk while striking out seven batters. He took a no-decision and has yet to be credited with a win in six games and four starts this year. Still, his 2.45 […]

Kevin Plawecki Records Four Hits In Doubleheader

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki started both games of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays, going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in the first game, and 3-for-3 with a run scored in the second game. Plawecki has had some success in limited at-bats this season, recording a .764 OPS with one […]

Garrett Richards Takes Loss In Game One Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards took his sixth loss of the season in game one of the doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk in four innings while striking out two batters. He yielded two home runs. Richards has not recorded a quality start […]

Yusei Kikuchi Takes Loss Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi took his sixth loss of the year Wednesday, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks in five innings against the Houston Astros. He struck out seven batters Kikuchi was the victim of a tight strike zone as well as an error by shortstop J.P. Crawford […]

Abraham Toro Homers, Steals A Base Wednesday

Seattle Mariners infielder Abraham Toro continued making an immediate impact after Tuesday's trade, going 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run against his former team, the Houston Astros. He also stole his fourth base of the season. Toro has now homered in four consecutive games, two for Houston and two for Seattle. He […]

Kyle Seager Homers In Third Straight Game

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager kept the pedal on the gas Wednesday, going 1-for-4 with a walk and his 21st home run of the year, a two-run shot Houston Astros starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi. It's Seager's third straight game with a home run, a feat he has now accomplished four times in his career. […]

Abraham Toro Hits First Seattle Homer

Seattle Mariners infielder Abraham Toro made his team debut Tuesday night, pinch-hitting and homering against his former team, the Houston Astros. In a strange turn of events, Toro homered on back-to-back nights to essentially the same spot in the ballpark, only on one night the homer came against the Mariners for the Astros, and the […]

Jarred Kelenic Drives In Two

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic has had a simply dismal rookie campaign to this point, slashing .115/.200/.180 in his first 34 games and 122 at-bats, but he showed signs of life Tuesday night, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored, not to mention a sparkling catch in center field to start a double […]

Kyle Seager Homers Again Tuesday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager homered for the second straight day Tuesday, going 1-for-5 with a two-run shot off Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. in the first inning. Seager has quietly been quite productive in the power department this year with 20 homers, seven of which have come in the last 30 […]

Chris Flexen Gives Up Seven Runs Tuesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen had a poor outing Tuesday night, allowing seven runs on nine hits and no walks to the Houston Astros in four innings of work. He also struck out three batters, and was saddled with his fifth loss of the year. Flexen offers very little in the way of strikeouts, […]

Brandon Drury Has A Big Game Off The Bench

New York Mets infielder Brandon Drury entered Tuesday's game in a double-switch, and he made the most of his three at-bats, going 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored. The home run was his third of the year. Drury has been effective in limited duty this season, but it would take quite […]

Jeff McNeil Extends Hitting Streak With Homer

New York Mets second baseman collected two more hits Tuesday, going 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double against the Atlanta Braves. That extends his hitting streak to 14 games, and gives him 100 multi-hit games in the first 310 games of his career. McNeil is simply a hitting machine, with a .373/.439/.569 […]

Jerad Eickhoff Left To Allow 10 Runs Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff had a disaster of an outing Tuesday, allowing 10 runs on seven hits and five walks in just 3 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves. He struck out four batters. The Mets were simply in need of outs in this one with the bullpen heavily taxed, so Eickhoff […]

Kyle Finnegan Posts Fifth Consecutive Scoreless Outing

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan threw a scoreless frame against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night on his third consecutive day of action. He now has five scoreless outings in a row, and has only allowed a run once in his last 11 appearances. He also collected his 11th hold in Tuseday's 6-4 victory. With […]

Brad Hand Secures 21st Save

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Brad Hand secured his 21st save of the year Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing no runs and no hits in one inning of work while striking out one batter. Third time was the charm for Hand, who blew saves on both Sunday and Monday before finally coming through on […]

Erick Fedde Knocked Out In The Fifth

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde was knocked out in the fifth inning of Tuesday's start against the Philadelphia Phillies having allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk. He struck out four batters and allowed two home runs, including an inside-the-park shot off the bat of Bryce Harper. Fedde has now allowed at […]

Juan Soto Hits Three-Run Shot Tuesday

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto continued his post-break surge Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored against the Philadelphia Phillies. The long ball, Soto's 18th of the season, came off of starting pitcher Matt Moore. Soto is slashing .358/.507/.792 with seven homers, 15 runs, and 16 RBI in his last […]

Josh Bell Hits Three-Run Shot Tuesday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell put the Nationals out in front over the Philadelphia Phillies right away Tuesday, hitting a three-run home run off of starting pitcher Matt Moore in the top of the first inning. Bell went 1-for-3 with a walk in the game. It's Bell's 16th home run of the year and […]

Paul Sewald Saves Fourth Game

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald recorded his four save of the year Monday, shutting down the three Astros he faced in order with one strikeout to preserve an 11-8 comeback win. Sewald now has a 2.30 ERA, a 0.89 WHIP, and a whopping 54 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings. With the Mariners rising up […]

Darren McCaughan Rocked Monday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Darren McCaughan was not up to the task of facing the Houston Astros Monday, allowing seven runs on eight hits and a walk in four innings of work. He struck out two batters, and three of his eight hits allowed went for home runs. Despite a sparkling debut in his last […]

J.P. Crawford Reaches Four Times Monday

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford played the pest Monday, reaching base four times and scoring two runs against the Houston Astros. Crawford went 3-for-4 and was hit by a pitch. Crawford has put together a .268/.329/.367 slash line with five homers, three steals, 51 runs, and 31 RBI this season, while playing a key role […]

Kyle Seager Hits Three-Run Shot Monday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager played a key part in Seattle's comeback win from seven runs down Monday, smacking a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning off Luis Garcia to bring the team within a run of Houston. Seager also walked and score two runs in four plate appearances. He's […]

Cal Raleigh Drives In Three With Double Monday

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh went 1-for-4 against the Houston Astros Monday, with his one hit being a bases-loaded double off starter Luis Garcia in the fourth inning that brought Seattle's first three runs around to score. Raleigh only has four hits in his first 27 career at-bats at the major league level, but three […]

Dylan Moore Hits Game-Winning Grand Slam

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore was the hero Monday night, hitting a two-out laser grand slam over the left-field fence off reliever Brooks Raley to bring the Mariners from down 8-7 to up 11-8 for good over the Houston Astros. It was his only hit in two at-bats after coming off the bench as […]

Edwin Diaz Strikes Out The Side For Save 22

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz was in dominant form in the second half of Monday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, setting down all three batters he faced via the strikeout to secure his 22nd save of the season. Diaz has now posted three consecutive scoreless outings, during which he has struck out seven […]

Jeff McNeil Doubles Home Winning Run Monday

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, and it turned out that his one RBI was all the Mets needed to secure a split for the day. McNeil was removed for a pinch-runner after that game-winning […]