Austin Slater Stays Hot Monday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater went 2-for-3 with a single, a solo home run, a strikeout, and a stolen base in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Astros. Slater hit an eighth-inning Josh James fastball just over the right-field wall for his third HR of the season. The 27-year-old now has a .333/.450/.667 slash line […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 4

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 10 through August 16. 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 […]

Kevin Gausman Pitches Well Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman turned in his best start of the season in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers. Gausman pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing a single run on three hits and no walks with six strikeouts. He now has a 4.05 ERA with an impressive 23 strikeouts over 20 IP. He'll […]

Pedro Severino Sits Sunday With Left Wrist Soreness

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino (wrist) did not start Sunday's game against the Nationals after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch in Saturday's game. Manager Brandon Hyde had intended to start Severino until checking on him prior to the game, per MASN Sport's Roch Kubatko. Severino has gotten off to a hot […]

Austin Slater Homers Twice Saturday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater had a huge day at the plate in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Slater went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs (both against Clayton Kershaw) and two strikeouts. The 27-year-old has started to produce and now has a .310/.394/.586 slash line with three RBI and two stolen bases. […]

Mike Yastrzemski Plates Two Saturday, Stays Hot

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski continued to hit Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run (his fourth of the season), two RBI, and a strikeout. Yastrzemski has been a huge fantasy asset this season and now has a .321/.449/.679 slash line with 10 RBI. He […]

Trevor Gott Earns Fourth Save Of Season Saturday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott picked up his fourth save of the season in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Gott pitched a scoreless ninth inning with no hits and a walk with no strikeouts. He has now converted all four of his save opportunities with a 1.80 ERA and two strikeouts over […]

Pedro Severino Hits Pinch-Hit Home Run Saturday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals. Severino came into the game down 3-1 to pinch hit and took Sean Doolittle deep after his teammate Pat Valaika did the same the previous at-bat. Severino is now hitting .316 with three HR and […]

Anthony Santander Hits Go-Ahead Home Run Saturday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander only had one hit in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals, but made it count. Down 3-2 in the eighth inning, Santander took a Daniel Hudson fastball to the opposite field for a three-run home run. The 25-year-old is now hitting .250 with three HR and 12 RBI. Santander has […]

Renato Nunez Homers Twice Thursday, Heating Up

Baltimore Orioles third baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez had a huge night at the plate in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the Marlins. Nunez went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old showed that he could hit for power and go on batting streaks last season. He could be gearing up for […]

Mauricio Dubon Hits Three-Run Home Run Thursday

San Francisco Giants second baseman/shortstop Mauricio Dubon had a nice day at the plate (playing center field) in Thursday's. 6-4 loss to the Rockies, going 2-for-3 with a single and a three-run home run. Dubon took Kyle Freeland deep in the seventh inning for his first long ball of the season. The 26-year-old is hitting […]

Donovan Solano Stays Red Hot Thursday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano continued to hit in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Rockies, going 3-for-4 with a single and two doubles. The veteran showed that he could hit for average last season and is doing it again this season, posting a ridiculous .465/.478/.674 slash line with 13 RBI. He is just […]

Tyler Anderson Pitches Well In Spot Start Thursday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Anderson turned in a great performance in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Rockies. Anderson pitched five innings, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. The 30-year-old has now made two starts and four total appearances and owns a 2.19 ERA with seven strikeouts over […]

Kevin Gausman Takes Loss Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman fell to 0-1 in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rockies. Gausman pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits (including a solo home run) and one walk with seven strikeouts. The 29-year-old has always had fantasy intrigue but has struggled to piece everything together over the […]

John Means Takes Tough Loss Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means had a nice rebound start but took the loss in Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the Marlins. Means pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing a single run on two hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with four strikeouts. The 27-year-old had an impressive 2019 rookie season but now […]

Alex Dickerson Hits Solo Home Run Monday, Stays Hot

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson went 2-for-5 with a single, a solo home run, and a strikeout in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies. Dickerson pulled a Phillip Diehl curveball to right field for his second long ball of the season. Fantasy players are likely more focused on Dickerson's teammate Mike Yastrzemski, who has […]

Johnny Cueto Takes No-Decision Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto did not factor in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies. He navigated Coors Field fairly well, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits (including a two-run home run) and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings. The veteran now owns a 4.97 ERA with 11 strikeouts […]

Cole Sulser Earns Multi-Inning Save Sunday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cole Sulser pitched two scoreless innings to earn his third save of the season in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Sulser started the eighth inning up 4-1 and got three straight outs and then stayed on to pitch a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He finished the game with no walks or […]

Evan Longoria Homers, Plates Two Sunday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Giants. The HR was Longoria's first of the season. The veteran now owns a .429/.444/.786 slash line with five RBI over 18 plate appearances. Longoria's fantasy value over the past several seasons […]

Renato Nunez Homers, Plates Two Sunday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, two. RBI, a walk, and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Nunez took Yonny Chirinos deep in the third inning for his second HR in the last two games. The 26-year-old was one of baseball's streakiest […]

Tommy Milone Pitches Well, Takes No-Decision Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tommy Milone had a nice bounceback start in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Milone pitched five innings, allowing a single run on six hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with eight strikeouts. He now owns a 5.63 ERA over eight IP this season. His next start will […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 3

Welcome back to the second installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 3 through August 9. 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 […]

Logan Webb Turns In Inefficient Start Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb pitched just 3 2/3 innings in Friday's 9-2 win over the Rangers. Webb threw 79 pitches and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits (including a leadoff home run) and four walks with four strikeouts. The 23-year-old now has a 2.23 ERA with five walks and six […]

Alex Cobb Takes No-Decision Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Alex Cobb turned in a decent start but took a no-decision in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Cobb pitched four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts. The veteran now owns a 2.89 ERA with eight strikeouts and three walks over his first two […]

Cole Sulser Earns Second Save Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cole Sulser picked up his second save of the season in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Sulser pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning with two strikeouts to secure the win. The 30-year-old has now converted two of three save opportunities and has a 6.75 ERA. It looks like Sulser will be […]

Anthony Santander Plates Three Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 3-for-4 with two singles, a two-run home run, and a strikeout in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Santander took Blake Snell deep in the fourth inning for his second long ball of the season. The 25-year-old is now hitting .273 with seven RBI on the season and is […]

Johnny Cueto Not Sharp In Wednesday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto stumbled in his second start of the season, a 7-6 win over the Padres. Cueto pitched just 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. The veteran now has a 5.87 ERA and 1.70 WHIP with seven strikeouts over 7 2/3 […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits Two Home Runs Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had a huge day at the plate in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Padres. Yastrzemski went 3-for-5 with a single and two solo home runs, one of which was a walk-off into McCovey Cove. The 29-year-old had a solid rookie season and has picked up where he left off, […]

Dwight Smith Jr. Hits Two-Run Home Run Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Yankees. Smith Jr. crushed a seventh-inning Gerrit Cole fastball over the right-field wall for his first HR of the season. The 27-year-old is now 1-for-5 on the short season and will likely need […]

Asher Wojciechowski Roughed Up In Wednesday Start

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski had a tough first outing in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Yankees. Wojciechowski pitched five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits (including three home runs) and two walks with seven strikeouts. The 31-year-old owns a career 5.76 ERA, so he should not be on fantasy players' […]