2 years agoSan Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish threw eight shutout innings against the surging Seattle Mariners Tuesday night, earning his 14th win of the season. He allowed two hits and no walks and struck out seven batters. Darvish now has five consecutive quality starts and has reached that standard in 11 of his last 12 outings. With a 3.16 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and 175 strikeouts in 176 2/3 innings this season, he's been a very solid fantasy contributor, though without the higher ceiling more strikeouts would afford.--Doug Goldring - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com

2 years agoKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (ankle) will not play in Thursday night's matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. The veteran kicker suffered an ankle injury early in the Chiefs' 44-21 Week 1 win over the Arizona Cardinals. While he did return in the second quarter and made a 54-yard field goal, Butker's injury kept him from practicing all week. Filling in for Butker will be former New York Jets kicker Matt Ammendola. Last year he made only 68.4% of his kicks, including only 25% from 40 or more yards away.--Mike FanelliSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter

2 years agoSan Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria isn't in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday for a matchup with the Atlanta Braves and right-hander Charlie Morton. Longoria is batting .244 with a .317 on-base percentage in 262 plate appearances this season. He's also collected 12 home runs. However, he'll head to the bench on Wednesday with David Villar starting at third base instead and hitting fifth. In 117 plate appearances so far for the Giants in 2022, Villar is batting .214 with a .333 on-base percentage and five home runs. Fantasy managers in search of streaming help are probably better off looking elsewhere.--Ben Rosener - RotoBallerSource: San Francisco Giants

2 years agoLos Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivered a vintage dominant performance Tuesday night, earning his eighth win of the season and leading the team to clinch their ninth division title in the last 10 seasons. Kershaw allowed no runs on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has a 2.44 ERA and 0.93 WHIP with 107 strikeouts in 103 1/3 innings this season, and has been every bit the dominant starter fantasy managers have expected him to be, at least while he's been healthy.--Doug Goldring - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com

2 years agoGreen Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters that wide receiver Allen Lazard (ankle) would return to practice on Wednesday. The veteran receiver missed practice all of last week and did not suit up in Sunday's 23-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The return of Lazard couldn't have come at a better time for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Last week, rookie Romeo Doubs was the only Green Bay wide receiver with more than three receptions. Fantasy managers should expect Rodgers to target Lazard heavily this week, assuming the receiver is 100% healthy.--Mike FanelliSource: PFF - Ari Meirov

2 years agoLos Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy hit his 20th home run of the season Tuesday, a solo shot off of Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Taylor Widener in the seventh inning of a 4-0 win. Muncy reached four times in the game, going 2-for-3 at the plate with the home run, two walks, and two runs scored. While this season may go down as a relatively disappointing one for the lefty, Muncy has hit nine of his home runs in the last 30 games, a power surge that has come right on time for fantasy managers who have stuck with him all year.--Doug Goldring - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com