Johnny Cueto Allows Seven Runs In Monday Loss

San Francisco Giants starting Johnny Cueto turned in a poor outing in Monday's 7-2 loss to the Rockies. Cueto pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits (including a solo home run) and three walks with four strikeouts. The veteran just hasn't been able to return to his former self and now owns […]

John Means Strikes Out A Dozen In Sunday Win

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means had his best start of the season in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rays. Means pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing a single run on three hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with 12 strikeouts. The 27-year-old struggled mightily at the beginning of the season but has […]

Darin Ruf Plates Four Sunday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf continued to hit well in Sunday's 14-2 win over the A's. Ruf went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, four RBI, and two walks. The veteran has posted an insane .400 with four HR and nine RBI in September. Hopefully, fantasy players have a lineup they […]

Tyler Anderson Earns Win Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tyler Anderson improved to 3-3- in Sunday's 14-2 win over the A's. Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (none earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Anderson now has a 4.53 ERA on the season, but should be avoided in his final start against the […]

Brandon Crawford Hits Grand Slam Sunday, Stays Hot

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford had a big game at the plate in Sunday's 14-2 win over the A's. Crawford went 2-for-5 with a double, a grand slam (his sixth home run of the season), and two strikeouts. The veteran has been hitting well lately, batting .318 with 13 RBI in September. Given his […]

Austin Hays Hits Solo Home Run Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays provided all of the team's runs in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Rays. Hays went 2-for-3 with a single, a solo home run, and a walk. He took Tyler Glasnow deep in the fourth inning for his second HR of the season. Hays has not provided the success he had […]

Alex Cobb Takes Tough Loss Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Alex Cobb fell to 1-5 despite pitching well in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Rays. Cobb pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Despite the positive outing, the veteran now owns a 4.76 ERA and should be avoided for the remainder of the […]

Logan Webb Pitches Poorly Again In Friday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb fell to 2-4 in Friday's 6-0 loss to the A's. Webb pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on six hits (including a three-run home run) and two walks with one strikeout. The 23-year-old started the season well but now has a 5.73 ERA. Fantasy players should definitely […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 10

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 21 through September 27. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming […]

Keegan Akin Earns First Win Of Season Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Keegan Akin improved to 1-1 in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Braves. Akin pitched five innings, allowing no runs on three hits and a walks with nine strikeouts. The 25-year-old rookie now has a 3.38 ERA with 25 strikeouts and nine walks over 18 2/3 IP this season. Akin will likely […]

Hanser Alberto Held Hitless Tuesday, Continues Cold Streak

Baltimore Orioles second/third baseman Hanser Alberto continued his cold September in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Braves, going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. Alberto started the season off well but has struggled in September, hitting just .189 with no extra-base hits. Fantasy managers should bench Alberto if they can afford it as he is not producing […]

Thomas Eshelman Takes First Loss Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Thomas Eshelman fell to 3-1 in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Braves. Eshelman. pitched 3 1/3. inning, allowing two runs on six hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with four strikeouts. The 26-year-old now has a 4.13 ERA with 15 strikeouts and nine walks over 28 1/3 IP […]

DJ Stewart Continues To Hit Monday, Plates Four

Baltimore Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart continued his hot streak in Monday's 14-1 win over the Braves. Stewart went 2-for-5 with a single, a three-run home run, four RBI, and two strikeouts. The 26-year-old has been one of baseball's hottest hitters in September, batting an impressive .371 with seven HR and 12 RBI. At this point, […]

Austin Hays Collects Two Hits In Return From Injured List

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays (rib) returned from the injured list on Monday after recovering from a fractured rib and went 2-for-4 with two singles and a walk in a 14-1 win over the Braves. Hays had been out since the middle of August after getting hit by a pitch and running into an outfield wall. […]

Jorge Lopez Pitches Well Monday, Earns Win

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jorge Lopez had a solid start in Monday's 14-1 rout of the Braves. Lopez did a great job navigating a tough Braves lineup, allowing a single run on five hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with three strikeouts over seven innings pitched. The 27-year-old now has a 5.23 […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 9

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 14 through September 20. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming […]

Renato Nunez Hits 11th Home Run Of Season Sunday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, and two strikeouts in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees. Nunez took J.A. Happ deep in the second inning for his 11th HR of the season. This was nice to see, as Nunez has been slumping through the month […]

John Means Pitches Well Again In No-Decision Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means turned in an encouraging start in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees. Means pitched six innings, allowing a single run on five hits (including a solo home run) and one walks with four strikeouts. Means has now pitched two consecutive solid games, but still owns a subpar 5.63 ERA […]

Renato Nunez Goes Hitless Saturday, Continues To Slump

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's extra-innings 2-1 loss to the Yankees. Nunez, who can be quite streaky, is in a massive cold streak, batting just .147 in the month of September. However, he does have three home runs in the month, so he has still provided […]

Dean Kremer Pitches Well Again Saturday, Takes No-Decision

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer put forth another solid effort in Saturday's 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Yankees. Kremer pitched five innings, allowing a single run on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. The 24-year-old rookie has now made two starts, both against the Yankees, and owns a 1.64 ERA with 14 […]

Keegan Akin Does Not Pitch Past First Inning Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Keegan Akin had a very short start in Friday's Game Two 10-1 loss to the Yankees. Akin pitched just 2/3 of an inning, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk with one strikeout. The 25-year-old rookie's first two starts went well, but with this one he now has a […]

Alex Cobb Allows Three Home Runs Friday

Baltimore Orioles Alex Cobb was done in by the long ball in Friday's Game One 6-0 loss to the Yankees. Cobb pitched four innings, allowing five runs on seven hits (including three home runs) and a walk with five strikeouts. Cobb started the season well but has regressed back towards his metrics of the past […]

Logan Webb Roughed Up In Tuesday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb turned in a lackluster start in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Mariners. Webb pitched five innings, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts. The 23-year-old started the season strong but has struggled since and now has a 5.23 ERA with 39 strikeouts and […]

Ryan Mountcastle Hits Two-Run Home Run Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Ryan Mountcastle stayed hot at the plate in Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Mets. Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run, and a strikeout. The 23-year-old took Michael Wacha deep in the third inning for his fourth HR of the season. Mountcastle has performed quite well since joining the […]

John Means Earns First Win Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means improved to 1-3 in Tuesday's 11-2 drubbing of the Mets. Means pitched six innings, allowing a single run on three hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with five strikeouts. The 27-year-old had an excellent rookie season but has not been able to put it all together […]

Kevin Gausman Fans Nine In Monday Win

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman was on his game in Monday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Gausman pitched six innings, allowing a single run on two hits and three walks with nine strikeouts. Gausman has pitched to form this season, allowing a mediocre 4.05 ERA but with an impressive 62 strikeouts over 46 […]

Donovan Solano Hits Two-Run Home Run Sunday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano continued to hit in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks, going 3-for-3 with a single, a double, a two-run home run, and a walk. Solano took Alex Young deep in the sixth inning for his third HR of the season. Solano has absolutely mashed at the plate this […]

Tyler Rogers Earns Third Save Of Season Sunday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers notched his third save of the season in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Rogers pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning with two strikeouts to lock the game down, while teammate Tony Watson pitched a clean eighth inning with two strikeouts as well. This comes immediately after a game […]

Johnny Cueto Takes No-Decision Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto turned in a decent start in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Cueto pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits (including a solo home run) and three walks with seven strikeouts. The veteran now has a 2-0 record with a 4.56 ERA. Cueto is slated […]

Dean Kremer Dazzles In First MLB Start Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer made an excellent first impression in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Yankees. Kremer pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing a single hit and three walks with seven strikeouts. The 24-year-old came to the O's in the Manny Machado trade of 2018. Kremer's next start will likely be a […]