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Doug Goldring is an actor and a writer. After growing up in Long Island, he graduated from Northwestern University, then moved back to New York City for good. He is a lifelong fan of the Mets and Knicks, and a converted fan of the Seattle Seahawks. His favorite food is mangos.
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Carlos Rodon Brilliant Amidst Trade Rumors
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Carlos Rodon was at his best Sunday evening, allowing just two hits to the Chicago Cubs in a 4-0 victory. He neither gave up a run nor walked a batter while striking out 10. If the Giants do choose to trade Rodon in the coming days, they could not have... Read More
Will Smith Homers Friday
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit his 15th home run of the season Friday, a two-run shot off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Kuhl. Smith went 2-for-3 in the game with a walk. Smith has slashed .270/.367/.514 with six homers, 13 runs scored, and 20 RBI over his last 30 games, bringing him up... Read More
Julio Urias Goes Seven Strong Innings Against Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias threw seven strong innings against the Rockies at Coors Field Friday, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks to pick up his 10th win of the season in a 5-4 victory. He struck out four batters. Urias now has three consecutive quality starts and has a... Read More
Martin Perez Earns Ninth Win
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez earned his ninth win of the season Friday, throwing seven innings of one-run ball against the Los Angeles Angels. He gave up three hits and two walks and struck out six batters. Perez has pitched at least five innings in each of his last 18 starts, and now has... Read More
Blake Snell Earns Third Win
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell cruised to his third win of the season Friday, allowing one run on four hits and a walk to the Minnesota Twins in six innings of work in a 10-1 victory. He struck out seven batters. This is just the fourth time this year out of 12 starts... Read More
Ha-Seong Kim Adds Homer And Steal
San Diego Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim contributed across the board in Friday's 10-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, picking up two hits in three at-bats with a home run, a steal, and two runs scored. He now has six homers and six steals on the season. With just a .692 OPS in 338 plate appearances... Read More
Luke Voit Homers, Drives In Three
San Diego Padres designated hitter Luke Voit participated in the offensive onslaught against Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins Friday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored. Voit now has 13 home runs on the season to go with 38 runs scored and 47 RBI. He's gone deep... Read More
Joe Ryan Implodes Friday Night
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan got blitzed by the San Diego Padres Friday night, giving up 10 runs on eight hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings of work, including five home runs. He struck out seven batters. The loss drops his record for the year to 7-4. This is by far the... Read More
Patrick Wisdom Blasts 19th Homer
Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom went deep Friday, blasting his 19th home run of the season in a 2-for-3 effort at the plate with a double, a walk, and two runs scored. He has now gone deep in two straight games after a stretch that saw him without a round-tripper since July 2. Wisdom... Read More
Marcus Stroman Goes Six Scoreless Innings
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman managed not to allow a run to the San Francisco Giants Friday despite scattering eight hits and a walk across his six innings of work. He struck out three batters and was credited with the win in a 4-2 contest, improving his season record to 3-5. Stroman now has... Read More
Alex Cobb Whiffs 11 In Loss
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Cobb took the loss Friday, despite allowing just one run on three hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out 11 batters, which is a season high for the righty, and the first time he's reached double digits since his first start of the season. Cobb now... Read More
Wilmer Flores Homers In Three-Hit Game
San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores provided all the offense in a losing effort Friday, as he went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in a 4-2 defeat to the Chicago Cubs. Flores has been swinging the bat well of late, slashing .258/.358/.570 with seven home runs in 106 plate appearances over... Read More
Mitch White Scatters Nine Hits In Quality Start
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Mitch White gave up plenty of hits to the Washington Nationals Tuesday, but those nine base knocks only resulted in two runs over six innings. White struck out four and did not walk a batter, leaving the game in position for a win before a late bullpen implosion. White has... Read More
Luis Garcia Comes Double Short Of Cycle
Washington Nationals shortstop Luis Garcia enjoyed a strong evening at the plate Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple and two RBI in an 8-3 win over Los Angeles. Garcia now has three homers on the year to go with one steal, 15 runs scored, 17 RBI and a... Read More
George Kirby Sharp In Return
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby was sharp in his return from the minor leagues Tuesday night, allowing no runs on two hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out four batters and was in line for the win before the bullpen gave up the lead. Kirby was not in the minors because... Read More
Cal Raleigh Homers And Doubles
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh went 2-for-4 at the plate Tuesday night with a home run and a double, driving in two runs and scoring two more en route to a 5-4 victory over the division-rival Texas Rangers. Raleigh has been a strong fantasy option at catcher since taking over most of the playing time... Read More
Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM
Baseball is back...do you know who to play in your lineups? Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a Live Q&A chat session on Wednesday July 27th 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... Read More
Eric Haase Swats Grand Slam
Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase had the biggest swing of the night Monday against the San Diego Padres, as he smacked a grand slam off starting pitcher Sean Manaea in the third inning of a 12-4 victory. He finished with two hits in his five at-bats. Haase has been excellent in his past 30 games,... Read More
Jeimer Candelario Homers Twice Monday
Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario was one of the offensive stars of a 12-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI. Candelario now has nine long balls on the season, three of which have come in his last five games. Although he has a... Read More
Jurickson Profar Homers, Reaches Three Times
San Diego Padres utility player Jurickson Profar reached base three times Monday, going 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 12-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Profar now has nine home runs on the season to go with a .741 OPS, four steals, 53 runs, and 39 RBI in 335 at-bats... Read More
Sean Manaea Roughed Up Monday
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea couldn't escape the fourth inning Monday, as he allowed nine runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings. Manaea struck out four batters and took his fifth loss of the season against five wins, as the Padres fell to the Detroit Tigers 12-4.... Read More
JT Brubaker Delivers Quality Start
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker delivered his second consecutive quality start Monday, allowing two runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings against the Chicago Cubs. He struck out four batters in the no-decision, giving him 101 strikeouts in 100 innings this season to go with a 3.96 ERA and 1.43 WHIP.... Read More
Michael Taylor Drives In Three Monday
Kansas City Royals outfielder Michael Taylor had a strong game Monday night, going 2-for-4 with three RBI in a 7-0 drubbing of the struggling Los Angeles Angels. Taylor has put together a respectable campaign this season, slashing .276/.349/.403 with six homers, a steal, 29 runs scored, and 28 RBI in 246 plate appearances. He has... Read More
Kyle Freeland Throws Seven Shutout Innings For Win
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland was at the top of his game Monday night, throwing seven shutout innings against the Milwaukee Brewers to earn the win. He gave up just four hits and one walk while striking out seven batters, raising his record to 5-7 and dropping his ERA and WHIP to 4.64 and... Read More
Aaron Ashby Takes Hard-Luck Loss
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Aaron Ashby was sharp Monday night, throwing seven innings and allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out nine batters against the Colorado Rockies. He was left with the tough-luck loss when the Brewers offense couldn't muster a single run. Ashby's record for the season drops to... Read More
Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM
Baseball is back...do you know who to play in your lineups? Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a Live Q&A chat session on Monday July 25th 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... Read More
Andres Gimenez Smacks 11th Homer
Cleveland Guardians infielder Andres Gimenez smacked his 11th home run of the season Friday, a two-run shot off of Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito. Gimenez went 2-for-5 in the game. He has been a revelation for Cleveland this season, slashing .304/.362/.492 with 34 runs scored, 45 RBI, and seven stolen bases. While fantasy... Read More
Willy Adames Reaches 20 Homers
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames hit his 20th homer of the season Friday night, reaching that plateau for the third time in his career. He appears well on his way to besting his career-high of 25 round-trippers, set in 2021. Adames went 1-for-6 in this contest with two runs scored. While he's enjoying a productive... Read More
Hunter Renfroe Hits 14th Homer Friday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Hunter Renfroe went deep Friday, hitting his 14th home run of the season off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Robert Stephenson. Renfroe also singled in five at-bats, and he now has a five-game hitting streak going. His slash line this season is very close to his career numbers at .247/.299/.489, as he once... Read More
Andrew McCutchen Homers, Reaches Three Times
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen reached base three times Friday, going 1-for-4 with two walks. The one hit was a two-run home run, McCutchen's 10th of the season. While he possesses a career-low .714 OPS at this point, McCutchen still continues to bat in the middle of the Brewers lineup, and he has accumulated 40... Read More
