Mike Yastrzemski Collects Three Hits In Loss

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski collected two singles, a double and a run scored in Sunday's 6-2 home loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 28-year-old grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski spent seven seasons in the minors before getting the call to the bigs. As luck has it, he'll likely get a chance […]

Shaun Anderson Wild In Sunday's Home Loss

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Shaun Anderson allowed six runs - four earned - and nine hits with a walk and a strikeout over five innings in a loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. While two errors by his defense certainly didn't help his cause, he also uncorked two wild pitches while throwing first-pitch […]

Nick Ahmed Makes Presence Felt In Road Win

Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 6-2 road win against the San Francisco Giants. He also picked up his third stole base of the season. Ahmed is now slashing .270/.327/.413, hitting safely in four straight games and six of the past seven. He […]

Three More Hits For Eduardo Escobar

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar finished Sunday's 6-2 road win against the San Francisco Giants with three more hits across five at-bats. All three knocks were singles, and he added an RBI and a run scored. The switch-hitting hot corner man has now hit safely in five straight games, raising his average from .275 […]

Ketel Marte Continues To Roll Up Big Numbers

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run to deep right-center field with a walk in Sunday's 6-2 road victory against the San Francisco Giants. The homer was Marte's 12th of the season, and he ended up homering in each outing in the three-game set while posting an extra-base hit […]

Greg Holland Nails Down Ninth Save In Tidy Effort

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland needed just six pitches to record two outs for a tidy ninth inning in Sunday's 6-2 road win against the San Francisco Giants for his ninth save. With a four-run lead, reliever Matt Andriese got into some trouble with just four strikes in 11 pitches, issuing a walk and a […]

Clayton Kershaw In Line For Two-Start Week

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw will face RHP Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets in a home game on Monday, and RHP Zach Eflin and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night in a two-start week for fantasy owners. While he is 4-0 with a 3.33 ERA, the Dodgers are a perfect […]

Joc Pederson Caps Off Series With 15th Home Run

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in the sixth inning, his 15th of the season, in Sunday's 11-7 road win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pederson was out of the starting lineup for Friday's series opener with LHP Steven Brault on the bump, but manager Dave Roberts still was […]

Rough, Strange Day For Austin Barnes In Win

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes (groin) was hitless in his only at-bat Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. While running the bases he pulled up lame with a sore left groin and was replaced by Russell Martin behind the dish. In this game, the […]

Matt Beaty Erupts For Four RBI In Road Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Matt Beaty went 2-for-6 with four RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 11-7 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Beaty entered the day hitting just .240 with no extra-base hits and five RBI across 25 at-bats over 10 games, so he'll need a few more games like this before he […]

Justin Turner Caps Off Week With Five-Hit Game

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner had a career-high five hits with a walk in Sunday's 11-7 road win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. All five knocks were singles, and he finished with three runs scored, too. Turner entered the week slashing .276/.275/.423, but he is now slashing .304/.396/.444, pushing his OPS up 42 points […]

Kenta Maeda Picks Up Victory In Return From IL

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda (thigh) made his return from the 10-day injured list for his start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed just three earned runs, five hits and no walks with four strikeouts over five innings to pick up the road victory. He threw 57 of his 81 pitches for […]

Luke Weaver Leaves Start Due To Forearm Tightness

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver (forearm) left his start Sunday against the San Francisco Giants due to tightness in his right forearm. The only good news is that he allowed one earned run, six hits and two walks with six strikeouts over five innings, leaving with the lead for his fantasy owners. A trainer […]

Trevor Gott Lands On 10-Day Injured List

The San Francisco Giants placed relief pitcher Trevor Gott (forearm) on the 10-day injured list due to a strained right forearm. They recalled pitcher Dereck Rodriguez from Triple-A Sacramento in the corresponding move. Until recently, Gott had been the most effective reliever for the Giants, posting a 1.93 ERA until he served up three runs […]

Andrew Suarez Sent Down As Giants Turnstile Continues

The San Francisco Giants optioned starting pitcher Andrew Suarez to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, and they recalled reliever Sam Coonrod from the River Cats in the corresponding move. Suarez was pounded for nine runs - seven earned - and nine hits with three walks over just four innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his most […]

Dereck Rodriguez Might Return To Start Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Dereck Rodriguez might be an option to fill an open spot in the rotation on Tuesday night in Baltimore against the Orioles. He is currently available to work in relief. Pitcher Tyler Beede also might be an option for the assignment. The only thing that is set in stone is […]

Taylor Clarke Tries To Cement Role In Rotation

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Taylor Clarke allowed three earned runs while scattering six hits over 6 1/3 innings in a start Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, throwing 64 of his 100 pitches for strikes in just his second career major league start. He also walked three and struck out four for his first MLB […]

Alex Avila To Serve As Starting Catcher Monday

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila will be the starting catcher for starter Zack Greinke in Monday's road game against the Colorado Rockies. Manager Torey Lovullo said he will look at what to do going forward after Monday's contest. John Ryan Murphy had been the personal catcher for Greinke previous to Monday, but he was designated […]

Tony Cingrani Experiences Setback In Rehab

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Tony Cingrani (shoulder) had a setback with his shoulder during a minor-league rehab appearance on Friday, according to manager Dave Roberts. The veteran reliever will have his shoulder checked out again. It's unfortunate for Cingrani, as he has been ramping up his activity and looking sharp, posting a 1-0 record, […]

Jaime Barria Optioned To Triple-A On Sunday

The Los Angeles Angels optioned right-handed pitcher Jaime Barria to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday, making room for returning starting pitcher Andrew Heaney. Barria has been a disaster so far this season, turning in an ugly 8.16 ERA and 1.88 WHIP across three relief appearances and a start over 14 1/3 innings. While he has […]

Yusei Kikuchi To Make Normal Start On Thursday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is expected to make a normal start on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels, manager Scott Servais said over the weekend. Beat writer Ryan Divish estimates Kikuchi's one-inning start is likely to come in one of his next two starts after that. The Mariners have used him in a […]

Matt Harvey Lands On 10-Day Injured List

The Los Angeles Angels placed starting pitcher Matt Harvey (back) on the 10-day injured list this weekend due to an upper back strain and they recalled relief pitcher Taylor Cole from Triple-A Salt Lake to take his place on the roster. On Sunday he said he wasn't suffering from any injuries despite a decrease in […]

Jharel Cotton Continues To Make Progress

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jharel Cotton (elbow) will have his pitch count bumped up to 60 in his minor-league rehab start with Class A Stockton (Calif.) on Tuesday. Barring any setbacks he will then move his rehab to Triple-A Las Vegas after that. He continues to make progress in his return from Tommy John surgery. […]

Stephen Piscotty Still Under The Weather

Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty (illness) missed his second consecutive game on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners due to illness. With Piscotty still green in the gills, rookie Skye Bolt made the start in right field and batted eighth in manager Bob Melvin's lineup. It's uncertain if he'll be ready to play on Memorial Day […]

Marco Estrada Still Not Doing Baseball Activity

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada (back) is still not doing baseball activity yet. However, he said Sunday that he might resume playing catch sometime next week. He had an ablation procedure on his back a month ago after a dismal start to the season. Estrada has a 6.85 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and just 11 […]

Sean Manaea To Start Throwing His Slider Soon

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea (shoulder) said Sunday that he will start throwing his slider in his next bullpen session. In addition, he will begin to throw to hitter in live batting practice after the upcoming week. Manaea continues to progress in his rehab from shoulder surgery, but a return is not imminent. The […]

Erik Jones Shows Speed On Saturday In Charlotte

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Erik Jones turned in an average speed of 179.261 mph on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, fifth among all drivers in Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average in Laps 2-11. Jones has three Cup starts under his belt on the Charlotte tri-oval, posting a seventh-place finish in his Cup debut at the […]

Alex Bowman Goes Off From Lucky 13th Position On Sunday

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman looks to continue his solid string of performances when he starts from the 13th position in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bowman hasn't been able to find his way to Victory Lane yet, but he is about as close as you possibly can come without a celebratory burnout […]

Tyler Reddick Wins Xfinity Race At Charlotte

Richard Childress Racing driver Tyler Reddick picked up his first-career victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Alsco 300 in Xfinity Series action. "Hats off to all of Richard Childress Racing," Reddick said after Saturday's win. "We were pretty good going into the two 'off' weeks, but we weren't really happy with where we were, […]

Kevin Harvick Starts Fifth At Charlotte Motor Speedway

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick will start fifth in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after posting a best speed of 182.741 mph in qualifying. He was 13th among all drivers in Best 10 Consecutive Laps with an average speed of 178.245 mph. In 35 career starts on the Charlotte tri-oval he has been […]