Bryce Harper Collects Three Hits, Stolen Base Versus Giants

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in a 2-0 loss to the Giants on Monday. Harper was out of the lineup Saturday with a back issue, but he said he's healthy and it's encouraging to see him steal a base. Harper is off to a blistering start to 2021 slashing […]

Chase Anderson Lasts Four Innings Versus Giants

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Chase Anderson allowed two runs in four innings while taking the loss Monday versus the Giants. Anderson allowed five hits and didn't walk a batter while whiffing five on the evening. The 33-year-old journeyman is a solid back of the rotation arm for the Phillies, but there's not a lot to […]

Matt Chapman Fueling Offense In Eight Game Win Streak

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman got off to a slow start this season, but has been hitting the ball well during the A's eight-game win streak. Chapman has an extra-base hit in five of his last six games with seven RBI in that span. At his best, Chapman is a top-five third baseman in […]

Matt Olson Heating Up After Slow Start

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson is heating up at the plate after a slow start to the season in some brutal matchups. Over the last week, the big first baseman is batting .375 with three homers and seven RBI as it's not a coincidence the A's eight-game win streak is being fueled by Olson […]

Lou Trivino Settling Into Closer Role For A's

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday and earned the win when the A's walked off in the bottom of the inning to sweep the Tigers. Trivino has been used as the closer in each of his three outings, earning two saves and pitching the top of the ninth […]

Sean Murphy Blasts First Homer Of 2021

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy launched his first homer of the season in a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday. Murphy has gotten off to a weird start this season. He's scalding the ball with a 47.7 percent hard-hit rate and has posted a strong 118 wRC+ so far this year. Despite the positive […]

Jazz Chisholm (2B, SS MIA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: Look out South Florida, there's a new star in town with a swing as smooth as silk and hair as blue as the ocean. Yes, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has arrived in the Majors and has forced his way not only into the Marlins' […]

Chris Bassitt Whiffs Eight Tigers On Sunday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed two runs in six innings with eight strikeouts in a no-decision against the Tigers on Sunday. Bassitt allowed five hits and two walks while throwing 63 of his 90 pitches for strikes. The 32-year-old righty got off to a slow start with matchups against the Dodgers and Astros, […]

Aaron Nola Twirls Complete Game Against Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola threw nine innings of shutout baseball to earn his first win of the season in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Nola allowed just two hits and no walks on the afternoon while racking up 10 strikeouts in the dominant effort. He induced a whopping 21 swinging strikes on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Rise and shine, Rotoballers, we've got a fun slate on tap this Sunday afternoon. The DraftKings main slate features nine games and nine hundred ways to go about creating lineups. Two of the best pitchers will toe the rubber as Shane Bieber will take on the Reds in his first start since his nine-inning, 11 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

After back-to-back big slates on DraftKings, we've got a smaller five-game slate on Saturday. The evening is headlined by a premier pitching matchup at Petco Park as Clayton Kershaw leads the defending champs against Yu Darvish and the Padres. A couple of hours up the California coast, there's another game that will be popular among […]

Yimi Garcia (MIA, RP) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48 Percent of Leagues ANALYSIS: The first major bullpen shakeup happened in Miami with Anthony Bass out and Yimi Garcia in as the closer of choice for manager Don Mattingly. After Bass blew his first two save chances, Miami turned to Garcia who nailed down both of his save […]

Colin Moran (1B, 2B, 3B PIT) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35 Percent of Leagues ANALYSIS: There hasn't been much for Pirates fans to cheer for lately, but Colin Moran has been a steady producer for the Bucs and could be buried treasure for fantasy managers hunting the waiver wire for infield help. Moran quietly had a solid 2020 […]

Mickey Moniak Making Season Debut Friday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Mickey Moniak is in the lineup playing center field Friday in a home game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Moniak will bat eighth versus Cardinals righty Carlos Martinez. The 22-year-old only has 18 Big League plate appearances under his belt so he's not a player to rush out and add in redraft […]

Matt Olson Returns To A's Lineup Versus Tigers

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (hand) is in the starting lineup and batting fifth versus the Tigers on Thursday. Olson was out of the lineup after being hit by a pitch in the hand on Monday. Olson is off to a slow start this season with just one homer and a .226 batting average. […]

Jean Segura Homers In Loss To Mets Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura went 2-for-3 with his first home run of the season Wednesday at the Mets. Segura's homer was the only offense the Phillies could muster against David Peterson who blanked the Phillies aside from Segura. The 31-year-old is off to a nice start this season batting .295 through 12 games. […]

Zack Wheeler Earns Quality Start At Citi Field Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings pitched in his first start as an opposing player with fans in Citi Field. The Mets got to Wheeler early with two runs in the first inning, but Wheeler settled in and didn't allow another run until the seventh inning when a […]

Jed Lowrie Hot To Start 2021

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie is locked in to start the 2021 season as he looks to resurrect his career after becoming a forgotten man with the Mets. Lowrie made just eight plate appearances with New York over the last two seasons but seems to feel right at home in Oakland, now on his […]

Adam Haseley On Restricted List, Mickey Moniak Called Up

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adam Haseley is away from the team for personal reasons and has been placed on the restricted list. Mickey Moniak was recalled from the alternate site to fill Haseley's roster spot. With Haseley gone, expect Roman Quinn to get the bulk of the playing time in center field, though his .059 batting […]

Yusmeiro Petit Earns Third Win Of Season

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit got one out to escape a jam and the offense rewarded him with his league-leading third win of the season. Petit has been a solid arm for a few years in the A's bullpen, but he's not someone to chase in fantasy. Wins are a tough stat to predict […]

Aaron Nola Struggles Through Five Innings At Mets

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola allowed three runs in five innings in a loss to the Mets on Tuesday. Nola clearly didn't have it in this one as he was pumping 90 MPH fastballs up there as he labored through the fifth inning. Assuming Nola is healthy - there were no reports indicating he […]

Jesus Luzardo Hit Hard By Diamondbacks

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings pitched in a no-decision versus the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Luzardo allowed six hits and two walks while only striking out one. The 23-year-old lefty is off to a rough start this season with an 8.31 ERA and 5.45 FIP through three starts. […]

Hector Neris Blows Save Versus Mets In Extra Innings

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris allowed two runs in 1/3 of an inning pitched to blow a save in game one of a doubleheader with the Mets. This was a tricky save chance as it was in extra innings - of a seven-inning doubleheader - so a runner started the inning on second. That […]

Lou Trivino Earns Save For A's On Tuesday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save of the season Tuesday at Arizona. Trivino issued a walk, but needed just 12 pitches to slam the door on the Diamondbacks. There was speculation Trivino could step into the closer role in the absence of Trevor Rosenthal (shoulder) […]

Chris Bassitt Picks Up First Win Of 2021

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed two runs in five innings to earn his first win of the season Monday in Arizona. Bassitt was lucky to escape with only two runs as he had traffic on the base paths all night allowing two hits and five walks. Bassitt has had walk issues in the […]

Matt Chapman Has Big Night Versus Diamondbacks

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Chapman went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored in a win at Arizona on Monday. Chapman has gotten off to a slow start this season batting just .179 after this performance. He's faced some brutal matchups so far with series against the Astros and Dodgers pitching […]

Jake Diekman Earns High-Leverage Hold

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout to earn a hold versus the Diamondbacks on Monday. Diekman was used as the team's most trusted reliever in this game, as he was called on to end the seventh inning after J.B. Wendelken allowed two runs to score and had […]

Ramon Laureano Picks Up Two More Steals Versus Arizona

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a win over the Diamondbacks on Monday. Laureano clearly has the green light to run as he's been a terror on the basepaths leading the Majors with seven thefts less than two weeks into the season. He's […]

Mark Canha Picks Up First Steal Of 2021

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over the Diamondbacks. The steal was Canha's first of the season but he's up to a league-leading 12 runs scored as the leadoff hitter for the A's. Canha boasts elite on-base skills thanks to a double-digit walk […]

Chase Anderson Will Start Game 1 Of Doubleheader Tuesday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Chase Anderson will start the first game of the doubleheader scheduled with the Mets on Tuesday. Both games will be seven innings in length. Anderson's start Monday night was rained out so this move will keep Aaron Nola scheduled to pitch Tuesday evening. Anderson was a tough-luck loser versus these Mets […]