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FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We've got more night games than usual for a Wednesday and with it all the fun that goes into breaking down larger slates. The pitcher pool features pair of aces in Carlos Rodon ($11,000) and Tyler Glasnow ($10,800). The Tampa Bay hurler will be a popular play thanks to his crazy 39.7 percent strikeout rate,... Read More
Jose Alvarado Rejoins Phillies After COVID Layoff
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado is back with the team after missing six games on the COVID injured list. Alvarado was deemed a close contact of someone who tested positive and has spent the last week quarantining in his home while training with an exercise bike, a net to pitch into, and his dad... Read More
Sean Murphy Homers In Win Over Rays
Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a win over the Rays in Tropicana Field. It was Murphy's second homer this season as he's producing power numbers despite an anemic .160 batting average. The second-year backstop is making great contact with a 91.8 MPH average exit velocity but has also... Read More
Rhys Hoskins Launches Two More Homers On Monday
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 2-for-4 with two homers in a 2-1 win over the Cardinals. It was Hoskins' second two-homer game in the last three days as his eight round-trippers lead the league as we near the end of April. Hoskins is scalding the ball this season with an elite 19.3 percent... Read More
Sean Manaea Tosses Five Strong Innings At Tampa Bay
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed one run in five innings with six strikeouts while picking up his third win of the season Monday at the Rays. Manaea got hit hard in his first start this season, but has been on fire since then pitching at least five innings with two runs or less... Read More
Zack Wheeler Spins Eight Strong Innings In St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler fired eight innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts to pick up his second win of the season. Wheeler allowed just one hit but did walk three in his longest start of the year. The 30-year-old right-hander has been good this season with a 3.13 ERA and a 3.55... Read More
Hector Neris Nails Down Fourth Save At St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris pitched a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a one-run lead after starter Zack Wheeler pitched eight brilliant innings on Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Neris allowed a hit, but needed just 11 pitches to breeze through the inning and collect save No. 4. There was speculation before the... Read More
Lou Trivino Picks Up Third Save In Tampa
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino pitched a scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to pick up his third save of the season Monday at the Rays. Called on to protect a one-run lead, Trivino walked the tying run on base but managed to escape unscathed and get the A's back in the win column... Read More
Ramon Laureano Homers In Loss To Orioles
Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Orioles on Sunday. Laureano's homer was the only offense the A's could muster against John Means as Oakland's winning streak ended at 13 games. The 26-year-old has cooled off a bit since his torrid start to the season,... Read More
Jesus Luzardo Earns Quality Start In Loss At Baltimore
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched with eight strikeouts, but took the loss Sunday at the Orioles. Luzardo was plagued by Austin Hays who took Luzardo deep twice in the contest. The 23-year-old lefty got off to a rough start this season but has now put... Read More
Mark Canha Scores Three Runs And Collects Two RBI Saturday
Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI in a win over the Orioles on Saturday. Through 20 games this season Canha has a league-leading 23 runs scored as he and Ronald Acuna Jr. are the only players to cross the plate more than 20 times this season. Canha... Read More
Chris Bassitt K's Eight O's At Camden Yards On Saturday
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed two runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts across six innings to earn a win Saturday night in Baltimore. Bassitt now has 16 strikeouts across his last two starts and has gone three straight starts allowing only two runs in at least five innings pitched. His 20.3 percent... Read More
Aaron Nola Navigates Coors Field To Second Win
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola didn't have his best outing this season, but he managed to work through seven innings with four strikeouts and pick up his second win of the season Saturday at Colorado. Nola allowed four runs in baseball's toughest pitching environment, but Rhys Hoskins provided the Philly starter plenty of offensive... Read More
Rhys Hoskins Has Two-Homer Night At Colorado
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins launched two homers and collected five RBI in a win over the Rockies on Saturday. Hoskins took starter Antonio Senzatela deep in the third inning with one man on base, but he wasn't done there blasting a three-run shot off of Jhoulys Chacin in the sixth. The 28-year-old is... Read More
Frankie Montas Hit Hard By Twins On Wednesday
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed six runs in only four innings in a no-decision versus the Twins on Wednesday. Montas now has two good starts and two bad starts on the season which has his numbers looking worse than he's actually pitched. Montas has a 6.75 ERA, but his SIERA is at a... Read More
Seth Brown Collects Three Hits In Wild Win Over Twins
Oakland Athletics outfielder Seth Brown went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in a 13-12 win over the Twins in 10 innings on Wednesday. Brown has been heating up lately with six hits in his last three games and has been the team's primary starter in right field.... Read More
Mickey Moniak Launches First Career Homer Wednesday
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Mickey Moniak went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer for his first career round-tripper. Moniak displayed impressive opposite-field power, blasting an Anthony DeSclafani offering into the left-field seats. Moniak isn't a fantasy option in redraft leagues at the moment as Philadelphia called up Scott Kingery from the alternate site and will surely give... Read More
Brad Miller Has Four-Hits With Two Runs Wednesday
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Brad Miller went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in his first start since Jean Segura (quad) landed on the injured list. Miller certainly made his case to continue starting at the keystone despite the fact Philadelphia called up super-utilityman Scott Kingery from the alternate site. Kingery is a former top-prospect who... Read More
Andrew McCutchen Reaches Twice, Steals Base Versus Giants
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in a win over the Giants on Wednesday. McCutchen also struck out twice which has been a bit of an issue for him in the early going and helps explain his anemic .164 batting average. The good news is McCutchen is... Read More
Zach Eflin Overcomes Rain Delay To Post Strong Start
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zach Eflin pitched six innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts despite having his start interrupted by rain in the third inning. Eflin was visibly displeased at the timing of the delay, but bounced back to complete four more innings, needing only 86 pitches on the afternoon. The Phillies' bullpen couldn't... Read More
Hector Neris Earns Relief Win Versus Giants
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris pitched a clean ninth inning and earned the win thanks to a walk-off hit by Andrew Knapp in the bottom of the inning. Neris struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner. The 31-year-old righty is off to a strong start this season with a 1.23 ERA and a... Read More
Zack Wheeler Allows Four Runs In No-Decision Versus Giants
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings while taking a no-decision Tuesday against the Giants. Wheeler struck out six in the contest, but couldn't handle Giants catcher Buster Posey who took Wheeler deep twice. Wheeler hasn't been overly good since tossing seven shutout innings in his first start, but... Read More
Jake Diekman Earns Save For A's Versus Twins
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman pitched a clean seventh inning with two strikeouts to earn the save in Game 2 of a doubleheader with the Twins on Tuesday. Lou Trivino had been operating as the closer for Oakland, but manager Bob Melvin opted to play the matchups in this game. Trivino was called on... Read More
Lou Trivino Whiffs Two In Sixth Inning To Earn Second Hold
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino struck out both batters he faced to escape the sixth inning and earn his second hold of the season. Trivino had been operating as the closer for Oakland, but manager Bob Melvin called on Trivino with two RHB coming up and the tying run on base, so he's clearly... Read More
Jesus Luzardo Earns First Win In Second Game Of Doubleheader
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo pitched 5 1/3 innings of shutout baseball to earn his first win of the season Tuesday against the Twins. Luzardo allowed only two hits and a walk while striking out six. The 23-year-old lefty now has at least six strikeouts in three of his four starts this year and... Read More
Elvis Andrus Steals Two Bases Versus Twins
Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus went 1-for-2 with a walk and two stolen bases in a win over the Twins on Tuesday. The steals were the first ones for Andrus this season as he's gotten off to a miserable start in his first year with Oakland. Andrus' hit today raised his batting average to an... Read More
Mitch Moreland Homers Twice In First Game Of Doubleheader
Oakland Athletics first baseman Mitch Moreland went 2-for-3 with two homers and three RBI in a win over the Twins in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. Moreland got the scoring started in the second inning with a two-run shot for his first home run as a member of the A's. Moreland wasn't done there... Read More
Sean Manaea Spins Seven-Inning Complete-Game Shutout
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea fired seven innings of shutout ball against the Twins to earn a complete game in Tuesday's doubleheader. Manaea allowed six hits and a walk, but used seven strikeouts to keep Minnesota off the scoreboard in its first game since Friday due to COVID protocols. The left-hander got hit hard... Read More
Matt Olson Clubs Grand Slam In First Game Of Twin Bill
Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a win over the Twins in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Olson is off to a hot start this season with four homers and a .571 slugging percentage through 14 games. The 27-year-old is crushing the ball thus far... Read More
Twins And A's Set For Doubleheader After COVID Postponement
The Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics were given the green light to play their series after Monday's game was postponed due to positive COVID tests within the Twins organization. The teams will play two games on Tuesday, both seven innings in length, before wrapping up the series on Wednesday afternoon. Fantasy managers should feel confident... Read More
