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 […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 8

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 7 through September 13. 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 Posts Second Consecutive Solid Start Saturday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Keegan Akin turned in another good start in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Yankees. Akin pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing no runs on three hits and four walks with eight strikeouts. The 25-year-old rookie has now found himself in the O's starting rotation after a series of trade deadline moves and […]

Tony Watson Earns First Save Of Season Saturday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tony Watson earned his first save of the season in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Watson pitched a clean ninth inning without any strikeouts to convert his first save opportunity this season. Trevor Gott and Tyler Rogers have seen the bulk of the team's save opportunities this season, but […]

Evan Longoria Stays Hot Saturday With Solo Home Run

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria continued his hot streak in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Longoria went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout. Longo took Madison Bumgarner deep in the second inning for his fifth HR of the season. The veteran has hit well this season, compiling a .294/.328/.484 […]

Trevor Cahill Gets Quick Hook Saturday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor Cahill lasted just 2 2/3 innings in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks, despite pitching pretty well. Cahill allowed one run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts. He had suffered a hip injury in his last start, but there was no visit from the training staff […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits Eighth Home Run Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had a nice day at the plate in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Rockies, going 3-for-5 with two singles, a solo home run, two RBI, and a strikeout. Yastrzemski got the game started off, taking Kyle Freeland deep in the first inning for his eighth HR of the season. […]

Logan Webb Takes No-Decision Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb turned in a mediocre start in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Rockies. Webb pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with five strikeouts. The 23-year-old has been inconsistent this season and now owns a 4.71 ERA with […]

John Means Turns In Another Poor Start Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means fell to 0-3 Wednesday in a 9-4 loss to the Mets. Means pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and a walk with one strikeout. The 27-year-old, who had a great rookie season, has not been the same this season, compiling a […]

Renato Nunez Homers Twice Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez had an encouraging day at the plate in Tuesday's 9-5 win over the Mets. Nunez went 2-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI, and two strikeouts. It was good to see a solid day from Nunez, who had been cooling off at the plate lately. He still has […]

Donovan Solano Plates Six Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano certainly played his part at the plate in Tuesday's 23-5 pummeling of the Rockies. Solano went 4-for-6 with two singles, two doubles, and six RBI. The 32-year-old came out of nowhere last season and has continued to hit for extreme average this season, batting .345 with 24 RBI. […]

Alex Dickerson Has Huge Game Tuesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson had a night to remember in Tuesday's 23-5 rout of the Rockies. Dickerson went 5-for-6 with two doubles, three home runs (including a massive 480-foot blast), six RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. The 30-year-old now owns a .261/.337/.543 slash line with seven HR and 20 RBI. It is […]

Evan Longoria Stays Hot Saturday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria continued to produce at the plate in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks, going 2-for-4- with two doubles, an RBI, a walk, and two strikeouts. The 34-year-old seems to be rejuvenated this season, compiling a stellar .301/.342/.505 slash line with four home runs and 17 RBI. He is […]

Trevor Cahill Exits Saturday Start With Left Hip Discomfort

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (hip) had his start cut short Saturday against the Diamondbacks due to a hip injury. Cahill had made it through 3 1/3 innings and had allowed two runs on two hits (including a home run) and two walks with four strikeouts before experience the discomfort while throwing a […]

Alex Cobb Takes Loss Saturday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Alex Cobb fell to 1-3 in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Cobb pitched four innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts. The veteran had started the season well for the O's but has not done as well lately and now owns […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 31 through September 6. 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 […]

Hanser Alberto Collects Four Hits Friday

Baltimore Orioles second/third baseman Hanser Alberto had a solid day at the plate in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays. Alberto went 4-for-5 with four singles and an RBI. The 27-year-old has hit all season long and now owns a .331/.353/.472 slash line with two home runs and 14 RBI. He should be […]