Josh Rogers Delivers Quality Start

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josh Rogers made his second start of the season Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he delivered a quality start, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out one batter. Rogers has now allowed five runs over 12 1/3 innings in two games […]

Josh Bell Homers In Return To Pittsburgh

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell played in Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded from the Pirates Friday, and he fittingly smashed a solo home run, his 26th of the season. He also walked twice in four plate appearances. Bell has raised his season OPS to .812, which would be the second-highest mark […]

Erick Fedde Yields Three Homers To Atlanta

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde was lucky to escape with a no-decision against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, though the team still lost 7-6 in extra innings. Fedde allowed three home runs in six innings, allowing four runs on five hits and no walks while striking out seven batters. Fedde now has a 5.32 ERA […]

Luis Garcia Shows Off Extra-Base Power

Washington Nationals infielder Luis Garcia flashed some extra-base power in a strong game Thursday, going 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs scored against the Atlanta Braves. Garcia is starting to put it together at the plate, slashing .321/.321/.643 over his past seven games, though his plate discipline could stand to improve […]

Josh Bell Drives In Two Runs Thursday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell drove in two more runs Thursday, going 1-for-5 with a first-inning double. He was also robbed of a potential single up the middle on a scorched ground ball off of Atlanta relief pitcher Tyler Matzek. Bell has been among the league leaders in plate appearances with runners on base […]

Juan Soto Reaches Four Times, Scores Two Runs Thursday

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto continued his on-base dominance Thursday against Atlanta, reaching four times by going 2-for-5 at the plate with two intentional walks. He scored twice. Soto has slashed .342/.521/.652 with 54 hits and 58 walks in 50 games since the All-Star break. He contributes in every category and appears to be getting […]

Alcides Escobar Swipes A Bag Against Atlanta

Washington Nationals shortstop Alcides Escobar stole his second base of the year Thursday against the Atlanta Braves. He also went 1-for-5 at the plate. Escobar doesn't add much offensively, but he's had a good last seven games, slashing .276/.333/.517 over that stretch. The best thing going for him is his spot in the lineup, batting […]

Lane Thomas Reaches Four Times Thurday

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas kept up his hot hitting Thursday, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks, two runs scored, and an RBI. Over his last 30 games, Thomas is slashing .313/.402/.530 with 26 runs scored. He needs to be rostered for as long as he's hot, and he'll continue to be an excellent […]

Chris Sale Tests Positive For COVID-19

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale has tested positive for COVID-19. He becomes the 10th Red Sox player to do so since August 27th, and the 12th to be placed on the COVID list. He will no longer make his scheduled start on Sunday. This is the second time Sale has tested positive, as […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Friday September 10th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB […]

Kyle Finnegan Saves Eighth Game

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan saved his eighth game of the season Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out two in an inning of work against the Atlanta Braves. All eight saves have come in the past 30 games, during which time Finnegan has posted a 1.48 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 28 strikeouts […]

Lane Thomas Goes 1-for-2 In Steals Attempts

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas attempted to steal twice Wednesday, and was successful on one occasion, swiping his fourth base of the year. He was also caught for the third time. He went 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in the game. Thomas has been excellent since joining the Nationals, slashing .300/.380/.500 in […]

Josh Bell Goes Deep Wednesday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell hit his 25th home run of the season against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday. He went 1-for-4 with a walk at the plate. The two-run shot came off of starting pitcher Touki Toussaint in the fourth inning of a 4-2 victory. Bell has slashed .271/.373/.514 with seven home runs over […]

Juan Soto Homers And Steals A Base Wednesday

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto had another excellent game Wednesday, going 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base. He now has 25 homers and nine steals on the season. Soto now has a 12-game on-base streak with four homers in that span. It's become more surprising when he doesn't have a great game […]

Danny Santana Swipes A Bag Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana stole his fourth base of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday. He also went 1-for-3 at the plate. Santana has continued to find playing time for manager Alex Cora, and he has plenty of potential in the power and speed categories, but with just a .600 […]

Hunter Renfroe Smacks 27th Homer

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe got the job done on both offense and defense Wednesday. He went 2-for-4 at the plate with his 27th homer of the season, a two-run shot that brought the Red Sox from down 1-0 to up 2-1 in the eighth inning. He also ended the game with a jaw-dropping […]

Hansel Robles Completes Save Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hansel Robles was given the save chance Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, and he locked it down in a scoreless inning of work. He gave up one hit and struck out two batters. Robles has managed to collect 12 saves on the year despite a 5.22 ERA. With […]

Nathan Eovaldi Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi threw a gem Wednesday, throwing seven innings of shutout ball on three hits and two walks against the Tampa Bay Rays. He struck out eight batters. Eovaldi now has three quality starts in his last four outings, with a total of five runs against him in those 25 […]

Jose Marmolejos Drives In A Couple Wednesday

Seattle Mariners first baseman/outfielder Jose Marmolejos drove in two runs Wednesday against the Houston Astros, going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored. Marmolejos has played in eight games since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma, going 5-for-22 with one home run. He provides plenty of pop against righties, but he's only rosterable in very […]

Jarred Kelenic Drives In Two Wednesday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic has failed to live up to the hype early in his career, but he had a solid game Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI, and a run scored in an 8-5 victory over the rival Houston Astros. Despite plenty of bumps in the road, Kelenic has […]

Abraham Toro Drives In Two Wednesday

Seattle Mariners infielder Abraham Toro went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and two RBI against his former team in an 8-5 victory over the Houston Astros. Toro has slashed .315/.391/.463 in 149 at-bats for Seattle, and he now has a five-game hitting streak going with four multi-hit performances in that span. Slotted into […]

Kyle Seager Reaches Four Times Wednesday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager reached base four times Wednesday, going 1-for-2 with three walks and a run scored against the Houston Astros. Seager provides plenty of power and RBI, but it's usually his batting average and on-base skills that hurt his value. If he continues to walk with this frequency, his floor elevates […]

J.P. Crawford Hits Two-Run Shot

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford added a two-run home run Wednesday, going 2-for-5 with a walk in an 8-5 win over the Houston Astros. Crawfords seventh home run of the season came with two outs in the top of the ninth inning off reliever Blake Taylor. Crawford has now hit safely in eight of his […]

Diego Castillo Strikes Out Three In Relief Win

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Diego Castillo earned the win in relief Wednesday, improving his record to 3-5 for the year. He faced four Houston Astros, allowing one hit and striking out three in an inning of work. Castillo now has three consecutive scoreless appearances with five strikeouts since returning from the injured list. He's not […]

Tyler Anderson Sees Five-Inning Streak Snapped

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Tyler Anderson came within one out of extending his season-long streak of pitching at least five innings in every start Wednesday, exiting after 4 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros. He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four batters in a no-decision. Despite the […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 1PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Thursday September 9th at 1:00 pm ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB season […]

Kyle Seager Hits 34th Homer

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager hit his 34th home run of the season Tuesday, going 1-for-4 in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the division-leading Astros. The solo shot came off of relief pitcher Yimi Garcia in the sixth inning. Seager is well past his previous career high of 30 home runs, and with 94 […]

J.P. Crawford Drives In Two Against Astros

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford went 1-for-5 with a two-run double Tuesday, account for half of the team's scoring in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Houston Astros. Crawford has been hot lately, slashing .345/.424/.414 with eight runs scored in his last seven games. He's hit safely in seven of his last eight, though he's […]

Paul Sewald Blows The Save Tuesday

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald was unable to close the door against the division-leading Houston Astros Tuesday, picking up his fourth blown save of the season in a 5-4 10-inning loss. Sewald gave up two runs on a hit and a walk while striking out two batters in one inning of work. The cracks […]

Logan Gilbert Inefficient Tuesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert was decently effective against the division-leading Houston Astros Tuesday, allowing just two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five batters, but a high-pitch count limited him to just 4 1/3 innings. He took a no-decision in the contest. This makes two consecutive strong outings in […]