Will Smith Will Sit On Friday Evening

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith will rest on Friday evening versus the New York Mets. Smith has been having a strong offensive showing this year and is hitting .260 with 18 home runs and 59 RBI. Replacing Smith in the lineup will be backup catcher Austin Barnes and he will bat eighth. Barnes hasn't […]

Patrick Wisdom Hits 19th Homer

Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Patrick Wisdom went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. Wisdom put the Cubs on the board early with his rocket to left field against Brad Keller, but the lead would only last a couple of innings. Wisdom has shown plenty of power this season, […]

Zach Davies Racks Up Another Loss

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies fell to 6-10 with Friday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. The veteran was able to go six innings in the contest, but allowed five hits, four runs, one walk and struck out five on the evening. All four runs given up were from home runs and Salvador Perez […]

Blake Treinen Records Fourth Save

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen worked a perfect 1-2-3 inning to earn his fourth save of the season versus the New York Mets on Thursday. Treinen struck out all three batters that he faced. Closer Kenley Jansen was unavailable on Wednesday with him pitching on Monday and Tuesday, but seemed to get an […]

Andrew Vaughn Continues To Have Strong Second Half

Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Vaughn went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run in Thursday's loss versus the Oakland Athletics. Vaughn's home run came off of Cole Irvin in the bottom of the fifth inning and gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead at the time. The rookie came into the season […]

Michael Kopech Suffers Loss In Relief

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Michael Kopech struggled in an inning of relief and picked up the loss on Thursday versus the Oakland Athletics. Kopech was called upon for the top of the seventh inning in a tie game, but allowed two hits, two runs and struck out one during his lone inning of work. […]

Dylan Cease Earns Quality Start In No-Decision

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease recorded a quality start in Thursday's no-decision versus the Oakland Athletics. The right-hander went six innings and allowed four hits, three runs, four walks and five strikeouts. The four walks weren't ideal for Cease and that has been a major weakness for him this season, but he otherwise […]

Kenley Jansen Records 25th Save

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen earned his 25th save on the season versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The veteran was called on to protect a two-run lead and was shaky during his outing. Jansen allowed two hits, one run, one walk and struck out one. The closer has had a rough second half, […]

David Price Fails To Go Five Innings

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher David Price went 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday's no-decision versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The lefty allowed three hits, two runs, one walk and struck out three on the evening. Price has been solid as a starter for the Dodgers, but the issue for fantasy managers is that manager Dave Roberts […]

Reynaldo Lopez Earns Victory On Tuesday

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez shined in Tuesday's victory versus the Oakland Athletics. Lopez tossed five innings and allowed one hit, zero runs, two walks and struck out four on the evening. The right-hander has filled in admirably for Carlos Rodon (shoulder) and has now tossed eight innings with no runs allowed in […]

Jake Lamb Hits Sixth Home Run

Chicago White Sox infielder/outfielder Jake Lamb went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs and home run in Tuesday's blowout victory versus the Oakland Athletics. Lamb crushed a two-run rocket off of Burch Smith in the bottom of the second to give the White Sox their first runs of the game. The veteran is now hitting […]

Jose Abreu Continues His Power Surge

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's victory versus the Oakland Athletics. Abreu had a slow first half for his standards, but has really been hitting the ball well in the second half of the season and has now homered in four of his last seven […]

Ian Happ Has Begun To Warm Up

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory versus the Cincinnati Reds. Happ hit a pair of singles and crushed a solo home run off of Vladimir Gutierrez in the top of the sixth inning that would wind up being the game winning run. Happ has been have […]

Codi Heuer Picks Up First Save

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Codi Heuer recorded his first save of the season in Tuesday's victory versus the Cincinnati Reds. Heuer recorded the final six outs of the game and struck out two with no hits or walks allowed. Saves have been few and far between with the Cubs since the trade deadline and the […]

Kyle Hendricks Snags 14th Victory

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks earned his 14th victory of the season on Tuesday evening versus the Cincinnati Reds. Hendricks retired the first 15 batters he faced and finished with a line of three hits, one run, three walks and three strikeouts in six innings. The only run that the veteran allowed was a […]

Dodgers Activate Gavin Lux, Option Andre Jackson

Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Gavin Lux (hamstring) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Lux has been sidelined since July 19 with a left hamstring strain. With Lux sidelined, shortstop Corey Seager returned from the injured list and the club acquired middle infielder Trea Turner to play second base. Lux was […]

Adrian Sampson Will Start Wednesday For Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will call up starting pitcher Adrian Sampson from Triple-A Iowa to start on Wednesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Sampson, 29, last pitched in the big leagues in 2019 for the Texas Rangers and went 6-8 with 5.89 ERA in 35 games (15 starts). Sampson will take the spot of recently released starting […]

Cubs DFA Dan Winkler, Call Up Michael Hermosillo

The Chicago Cubs announced on Tuesday that they have designated relief pitcher Dan Winkler for assignment. Winkler got off to a nice start to the season with a 0.51 ERA on the season entering June, but that's when the train started to fall of the tracks. Winkler had a very rough July with an 8.22 […]

Luis Robert Will Rest On Tuesday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert will get a day off on Tuesday versus the Oakland Athletics. Robert has homered in two of his last three games and has been producing across the board since his return from the 60-day injured list on August 9. For the season, the young star in the making is […]

Billy McKinney Hits Ninth Home Run

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Billy McKinney went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The outfielder tied the game at 1-1 with his rocket to center field off of Anthony Banda in the bottom of the seventh inning. McKinney has been playing regularly with outfielder Mookie Betts (hip) on […]

Andre Jackson Looks Good In Debut

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Andre Jackson made his debut on Monday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers went with pitcher Justin Bruihl as the opener, but Jackson followed him with four innings of work. The 25-year-old excelled in his debut and allowed two hits, zero runs, four walks and struck out five on the […]

Kenley Jansen Picks Up 24th Save

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen converted his 24th save of the season on Monday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jansen allowed a hit during his inning of work and also recorded one strikeout. The closer was shaky at the beginning of the second half, but he has now gone five straight outings without allowing a […]

Max Muncy Swats 26th Home Run

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy continued his power surge in Monday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Muncy went 1-for-2 with a walk and solo home run. His solo home run off of Chasen Shreve in the bottom of eighth inning would wind up being the game winner. Muncy has started to heat up again […]

Liam Hendriks Tosses A Perfect Ninth Inning

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks worked a perfect 1-2-3 inning with three strikeouts to earn his 27th save of the season on Monday versus the Oakland Athletics. The White Sox closer had been shaky entering the contest with a blown save and seven runs (six earned) allowed over his last two outings. Hendriks came […]

Luis Robert Stays Hot With Third Home Run

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base and a solo home run in Monday's victory versus the Oakland Athletics. Robert's solo shot off of Deolis Guerra in the bottom of the eighth inning would give the White Sox some added insurance with a 5-2 lead. Robert has been […]

Dallas Keuchel Picks Up Eighth Victory

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel went five innings in Monday's victory versus the Oakland Athletics. The lefty hurler allowed five hits, two runs, two walks and struck out two on the evening. The veteran is now 8-6 with a 4.48 ERA in 24 starts this season. Keuchel has been having a solid season […]

Justin Steele Picks Up Second Loss

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele picked up a loss in his second start of the season versus the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Steele went four innings and allowed five hits, two runs, three walks and struck out five on the evening. The pitching prospect will be in the rotation for the rest of the […]

Max Scherzer Improves To 10-4

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer improved to 10-4 in Sunday's win versus the New York Mets. Scherzer tossed six frames and allowed four hits, two runs, two walks and struck out seven on the evening. The former Washington National has been everything the Dodgers expected to get and is now 2-0 with a […]

Will Smith Homers For Third Straight Game

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith continued his power surge on Sunday versus the New York Mets. Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and a solo home run. The backstop has been crushing everything in sight this weekend and has now homered in three consecutive ballgames. Smith has been having a very productive […]

Justin Turner Goes Yard In Return

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner returned to the starting lineup on Sunday and went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run. Turner hadn't started since last Sunday with a groin injury, but pinch-hit on Saturday. Turner made an instant impact on Sunday and homered in his first at-bat. The aging veteran has shown no […]