Cesar Valdez Earns Multi-Inning Save Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles closer Cesar Valdez notched his fourth save of the season in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Marlins. Valdez entered the game up by two in the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first. He struck out Jesus Aguilar to end the inning and stayed on to pitch a 1-2-3 ninth […]

Matt Harvey Earns First Win Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey improved to 1-1- in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Marlins. Harvey pitched five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and no walks with four strikeouts. The veteran now has a 5.12 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and 18.2% strikeout rate over his first four starts of the season. Practically speaking, […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Exit Velocity for Week 4

Welcome to the first edition of Statcast pitchers analysis this season! I covered this series two seasons ago and am very excited to be back at the helm. Statcast provides a ton of interesting and insightful advanced metrics that we can use to predict future fantasy performance. Each week I will select one of these […]

Brandon Belt Produces Both Of Giants' Runs Monday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had the biggest hit of the night in Monday's 2-0 win over the Phillies, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts. Belt crushed a third-inning Chase Anderson breaking ball into the right-field seats for his third HR of the season. The 32-year-old has a disappointing […]

Wandy Peralta Locks Down Second Save Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Wandy Peralta converted his second of three save opportunities this season in Monday's 2-0 win over the Phillies. Peralta entered to pitch the ninth inning up by two and tossed a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. Peralta normally would not be the Giants' go-to pitcher in save situations, but Jake […]

Kevin Gausman Earns First Win Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman picked up his first win of the season in Monday's 2-0 win over the Phillies. Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, allowing six hits and four walks with five strikeouts. Despite his 1-0 record, Gausman has pitched extremely well for the Giants in the early part of the season, […]

Tyler Rogers Earns First Save Of Season Sunday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers picked up his first save of the season in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Marlins. The side-armer entered the game in the ninth inning up by one and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with no strikeouts. While Rogers was mentioned as a possible closer candidate to start the season, […]

Camilo Doval Makes MLB Debut Sunday With Scoreless Inning

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Camilo Doval made his MLB debut in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Marlins. The 23-year-old came into the game in the seventh inning up by one and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. Doval is one of the Giants' top-30 prospects and had not pitched above Class A Advanced […]

Alex Wood Earns Win In Season Debut Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood looked sharp in his first start of the season, earning a win in Sunday's 1-0 game against the Marlins. Wood pitched five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks with four strikeouts. It was an encouraging performance for the 30-year-old, who missed the beginning of the season […]

Ramon Urias Collects Two Hits Sunday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Ramon Urias was one of the few O's who did anything at the plate in Sunday's 1-0 extra-innings loss to the Rangers, going 2-for-3 with a single and a double. The 26-year-old has done a decent job in limited at-bats this season, slashing .278/.316/.500 in 19 plate appearances. However, he has […]

John Means Turns In Another Strong Start Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means put forth a great effort in Sunday's 1-0 extra-innings loss to the Rangers. Means pitched seven innings, allowing no runs on just three hits and no walks with nine strikeouts. Unfortunately, his offense could not give him any support. The 27-year-old is looking like his 2019 self, compiling a […]

Anthony DeSclafani Turns In Another Quality Start Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani put forth another solid effort in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Marlins. DeSclafani pitched six innings, allowing a single run on four hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with four strikeouts. The 30-year-old has gotten off to a great start this season, compiling a 1.06 […]

DJ Stewart Hits Two-Run Home Run Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart played a big part in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout. Stewart crushed a fifth-inning Mike Foltynewicz fastball into the right-field seats for his first HR of the season. Stewart has been one of the O's more productive hitters to […]

Cedric Mullins Stays Red Hot Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins continued to produce at the plate in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers. Mullins went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, an RBI, and two strikeouts. The 26-year-old has been on fire all season, slashing .396/.458/.585 with a home run, seven doubles, and two stolen bases. Rostered in just 64% […]

Ryan Mountcastle Continues To Struggle At Plate Friday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle went hitless once again in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers, going 0-for-4. The 24-year-old had a promising 2020 season with the O's but has gotten off to a very slow start to this season, hitting just .204 with a 33.9% strikeout rate. Fantasy managers may be frustrated, but […]

Cesar Valdez Earns Third Save Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cesar Valdez picked up his third save of the season in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers. Valdez entered to pitch the ninth inning up by three and things got a bit interesting. He got the first out, then Adolis Garcia reached first on a Maikel Franco throwing error. Valdez was […]

Jorge Lopez Earns First Win Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jorge Lopez improved to 1-2 in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers. Lopez pitched five innings, allowing two runs on two hits (both solo home runs) and a walk with weight strikeouts. It was encouraging to see Lopez's first decent start of the season, although the outcome could have been worse […]

Freddy Galvis Hits First Home Run Of Season Thursday

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Freddy Galvis only had one hit in Thursday's doubleheader against the Mariners, but it was a good one. Galvis went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a walk on the day. He took a Game Two third-inning Justin Dunn fastball out to the flag court for his first HR as an […]

Bruce Zimmermann Beaten By Home Runs Thursday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Bruce Zimmermann fell to 1-1 in Thursday's Game 2 2-1 loss to the Mariners. Zimmermann pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits (including two solo home runs) and three walks with two strikeouts. It wasn't a terrible start, but the O's couldn't give him any run support. The 26-year-old […]

Trey Mancini Hits Two-Run Home Run Thursday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini had just one hit in Thursday's doubleheader against the Mariners, but he made it count. Mancini went 1-for-5 across both games with a two-run home run. He took a Game 1 first-inning Marco Gonzales fastball deep to straightaway center for his third HR of the season. Like most of […]

Matt Harvey Does Not Factor Into Thursday's Decision

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey did not factor into Thursday's Game 1 4-2 loss to the Mariners. Harvey pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits (including a two-run home run) and a walk with three strikeouts. The veteran has now turned in two decent starts and one poor start with the […]

Jake McGee Earns Sixth Save Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee earned his league-leading sixth save of the season in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. McGee came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three and pitched a scoreless inning, allowing just a two-out single and recording a strikeout for the final out. McGee has been stellar for […]

Tyler Rogers Earns Sixth Hold Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers picked up his sixth hold of the season in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. Rogers pitched a scoreless eighth inning, giving up no hits and a walk with no strikeouts. The side-armer has pitched well this season, compiling a 1.13 ERA with seven strikeouts over eight innings […]

Logan Webb Pitches Scoreless Inning Out Of Bullpen Wednesday

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning with a strikeout in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. The 24-year-old has spent his career with the Giants as a starter and has made two starts this season, but had a 5.23 ERA to show at the end of them. Per manager Gabe […]

Giants Plan To Activate Alex Wood For Sunday Start

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday that the team plans to activate Alex Wood (back) from the injured list to start Sunday's game at the Marlins. He has been rehabbing in alternate camp in Sacramento and has been progressing well. The timing couldn't be better, as Johnny Cueto (lat) may end up missing […]

Jake McGee Earns Fifth Save Of Season Tuesday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee picked up his fifth save of the season in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds. McGee entered to pitch the ninth inning up by a run and faced four batters, walking one and striking out two to close the door. The Giants have turned to McGee frequently in the […]

Tommy La Stella Collects Three Hits Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second/third baseman Tommy La Stella did his part at the plate in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds, going 3-for-3 with two singles and a double. While the Giants scored plenty of runs in this game, many of La Stella's teammates have gotten off to slow starts to the season. However, La […]

Kevin Gausman Perseveres Through Rough Start Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman hit his first bump in the road in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds, allowing four runs in the first inning. However, he was able to right the ship afterwards, pitching six innings of five-run ball on four hits (including two home runs) and two walks with seven […]

Maikel Franco Hits Three-Run Double Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco only had one hit combined in Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mariners, but he made it count. Franco ripped a bases-clearing double down the left-field line in the third inning of Game Two to bring the O's back into the game. Unfortunately, Franco's overall line for the day was 1-for-6 […]

Cesar Valdez Earns Second Win Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cesar Valdez picked up the win in Tuesday's Game Two 7-6 win over the Mariners. Valdez came on in the seventh inning with no outs and the game tied. He allowed a leadoff single, but then retired the next three hitters with a strikeout. The O's were able to walk it […]