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 […]

Renato Nunez Hits Seventh Home Run Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Renato Nunez continued his strong week in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and a strikeout. Nunez demolished an eighth-inning Jordan Romano off-speed pitch to tie the game. He has been a key part of the O's offense this season […]

Ryan Mountcastle Plates Two Friday, Stays Hot

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Ryan Mountcastle stayed hot in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays, going 2-for-4 with two singles and two RBI. The O's prospect has not disappointed in the short amount of time he's been with the team, batting .400 with three RBI in 24 plate appearances. The O's offense has found […]

Jose Iglesias Gets Two Hits In Friday Return

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jose Iglesias had an encouraging day at the plate in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays, going 2-for-5 with two singles and a strikeout while playing DH. Iglesias was activated from the injured list Thursday after recovering from a strained left quad. The veteran has hit well this season when […]

Kevin Gausman Takes Tough Loss Thursday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman fell to 1-2 in Thursday's Game Two 2-0 loss to the Dodgers. Gausman pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with six strikeouts. He didn't pitch poorly, but his team could not give him any run support. […]

Logan Webb Turns In Poor Start Thursday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb did not pitch well in Thursday's Game One 7-0 loss to the Dodgers. Webb pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts. The 23-year-old started the season well but has struggled lately and now owns a 2-3 record with a […]

Johnny Cueto Roughed Up In Tuesday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto struggled in Tuesday's 10-8 extra-innings win against the Dodgers. Cueto pitched four innings, allowing six runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and a walk with six strikeouts. The veteran has been largely ineffective this season and now owns a 5.40 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. He will […]

Brandon Belt Plates Five In Tuesday Win

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had a huge game at the plate in Tuesday's 10-8 extra-innings win over the Dodgers. Belt went 4-for-5 with a single, a double, two home runs, five RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. He hit a three-run HR off of Julio Urias in the first inning and then […]

Renato Nunez Hits Sixth Home Run Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles first/third baseman Renato Nunez had an encouraging day at the plate in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rays. Nunez went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run (his sixth of the season) and two strikeouts. The HR was nice to see, as Nunez has been relatively slumping lately, batting .258 with a […]

Tommy Milone Takes Loss Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tommy Milone fell to 1-4 in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rays. Milone didn't pitch all that poorly, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits (including two home runs) and a walk with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The veteran has pitched pretty well this season all things considered […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 24 through August 30. 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 […]

Rio Ruiz Plates Four Sunday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Rio Ruiz provided most of the team's offense in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox. Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, four RBI, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old has shown a great glove this season, but doesn't really provide the skills to be a useful fantasy player. He […]

Pedro Severino Exits Sunday With Hip Injury

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino (hip) exited Sunday's game against the Red Sox in the seventh inning due to right hip flexor tightness, per Baltimore Sun's Jon Meoli. Severino slowed up running to first base after hitting a line-drive single into center field and was removed after. The backstop has been a great presence in […]

Mike Yastrzemski Homers On Birthday Sunday

Mike Yastrzemski celebrated his 30th birthday in style in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout. Yastrzemski took Luke Weaver just over the centerfield wall in the sixth inning for his seventh HR of the season. Her has done it all at the plate for the […]

Brandon Belt Collects Three Hits Sunday, Heating Up

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had another nice day at the plate in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks, going 3-for-3 with a single, two doubles, and a walk. The veteran started the season slow but has picked it up lately, bringing his season slash line to .274/.357/.484 with three home runs and […]

Trevor Cahill Pitches Well Again Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor Cahill turned in another solid start in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Cahill pitches 5 1/3 innings, allowing a single run on one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts. The veteran has looked great over his first three starts, posting a 1.64 ERA with 14 strikeouts and […]