Jake Cave Homers Thursday

Minnesota Twins outfielder Jake Cave homered Thursday, hitting a solo shot off New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon in a 7-5 loss. It was his only hit in two at-bats before being replaced by Rob Refsnyder. Cave offers a bit of power and speed, but he isn't worth adding in fantasy with a .563 […]

Miguel Sano Homers For Second Straight Day

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano went deep for the second straight day Thursday, launching a solo shot off New York Yankees relief pitcher Chad Green in the ninth inning of a 7-5 loss. It was his 21st home run of the year and his only hit in four at-bats. Sano has slashed .262/.368/.523 over […]

Jorge Polanco Drives In Three Thursday

Minnesota Twins infielder Jorge Polanco continued his hot streak Thursday, going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI against the New York Yankees. He was also caught stealing for the fifth time. Polanco has slashed .333/.386/.633 over his last 30 games with nine homers and three steals in that time. He's also on a four-game […]

Jorge Lopez Earns 14th Loss

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jorge Lopez lasted only two innings Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts. He took his 14th loss of the season, and he now has an ERA of 6.35 for the season. There's very little upside in fantasy […]

Ramon Urias Homers Thursday

Baltimore Orioles infielder Ramon Urias went deep Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, hitting his sixth home run of the year off relief pitcher Adam Conley in the ninth inning. He also doubled and scored two runs in the game. Urias has not had a great season, but he's put up a decent .736 OPS […]

J.P. Crawford Scores Two Runs Thursday

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford scored two runs in Thursday's 9-8 extra-inning victory over the Texas Rangers. He went 2-for-5 with a walk in the game. Crawford is in no danger of losing his spot at the top of the lineup, a role which will allow him to score plenty of runs even as he […]

Paul Sewald Earns 11th-Inning Save

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald got the call in the bottom of the 11th inning Thursday, and he came through with a save against the Texas Rangers to close out a 9-8 victory. Sewald allowed one hit in an inning of work, which let one unearned run score. He struck out one batter. Sewald […]

Diego Castillo Melts Down Thursday

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Diego Castillo blew a save Thursday night against the Texas Rangers. Seattle took a five-run lead into the ninth inning, but fellow reliever Anthony Misiewicz allowed three runs without recording an out, and then Castillo came on to complete the meltdown, allowing two runs on one hit and one walk. He […]

Chris Flexen Throws Gem Against Rangers

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen had another outstanding start Wednesday night, throwing seven strong innings against the Texas Rangers. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts. He left in position for a win before a bullpen meltdown in the ninth left him with a no-decision. Flexen […]

Ty France Homers, Drives In Three

Seattle Mariners infielder Ty France had the biggest hit of the day against the Texas Rangers Thursday, hitting a two-run home run in the top of the 11th inning off reliever Joe Barlow to give Seattle the lead for good in a 9-8 victory. He went 3-for-6 in the game with three RBI and two […]

Mitch Haniger Hits Three-Run Shot Thursday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger launched a three-run blast Thursday against the Texas Rangers, part of a 2-for-5 day with a walk and three runs scored. Haniger has had a quiet August thus far, with a .242/.312/.379 slash line and two home runs in 66 at-bats, but he's proved his excellence all season with his […]

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 August 20th 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 […]

Andrew Heaney Throws Gem Against Red Sox

New York Yankees starting pitcher Andrew Heaney hasn't had the easiest time since coming over from the Angels, but he showed off his upside Wednesday night, allowing just one run on two hits and and two walks to the Red Sox in seven innings. He struck out four batters en route to his eighth win […]

Aaron Judge Walks Three Times, Steals A Base

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge stole his fifth base of the season against the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, having gone 0-for-1 with three walks at the plate. All five of Judge's steals have come in the past 30 days, and his value jumps up a lot if that continues the rest of the way. […]

Andrew Velazquez Contributes From The Nine-Spot

New York Yankees shortstop Andrew Velazquez has made the most of his opportunity lately, and he put together another strong game against Boston Wednesday going 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. It's his first steal of the season. With just 23 at-bats this season, Velazquez has five hits, three runs, […]

Austin Hays Steals A Base Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays swiped his third bag of the season Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. He also went 1-for-4 with a run scored out of the cleanup spot. Hays has long been touted as a special talent, but he hasn't put it together just yet, posting a .702 OPS this season. He […]

Ryan Mountcastle Hits Solo Shot

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle hit a solo shot Wednesday, his only hit in four at-bats against the Tampa Bay Rays. It's his 20th home run of the season. Mountcastle now has an 11-game hit streak, and he's put up a .478/.480/1.043 slash line wih three homers in 23 August at-bats. The Orioles offense […]

Cedric Mullins hits 21st Homer

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins went deep Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving him 21 home runs for the year. It was his only hit in four at-bats. Mullins has been a breakout star this year, with 22 steals, 69 runs, 42 RBI, and a .914 OPS from the top of the Baltimore […]

Wil Myers Homers Twice Wednesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers had a big day at the plate Wednesday night, going 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI against the Colorado Rockies. Myers now has 15 long balls on the year to go with 42 runs, 52 RBI, and seven steals. Now that Fernando Tatis Jr. has shifted to the […]

Alex Colome Blows Save Wednesday

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Alex Colome blew his fifth save of the year Wednesday night against Cleveland, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk in an inning of work. This breaks a streak of nine consecutive scoreless outings for Colome, during which time he's registered five saves. Colome is not your stereotypical closer, […]

Miguel Sano Homers, Drives In Three

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano hit his 20th home run of the season Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored. His solo home run came off of Cleveland starting pitcher Zach Plesac. Sano has gone through cold stretches this season, but he's put up […]

Tyler Rogers Records 22nd Hold

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers recorded his 22nd hold of the season against the New York Mets Wednesday, allowing no baserunners and striking out one in an inning of work. Jake McGee went on to blow the save in the following inning. Rogers has been an immense value in leagues that reward holds, […]

Jake McGee Blows Fourth Save

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jake McGee blew his fourth save of the year Wednesday evening, allowing one run on one hit to the New York Mets to tie the game at 1-1 in the ninth inning. McGee has struggled of late, allowing earned runs in three of his last five outings with two blown […]

Carter Kieboom Adds Solo Shot Wednesday

Washington Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom hit his third home run of the season Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, a solo shot off former teammate Brad Hand. Kieboom went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored in the game. Kieboom is being given every chance to show that his first two stints […]

Josh Bell Hits Three-Run Homer Wednesday Night

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell hit a three-run shot against the Toronto Blue Jays in thee seventh inning Wednesday night to give Washington the lead for good. It was his 20th home run of the year and his only hit in five at-bats in the game. After a torrid June and July, Bell has […]

Juan Soto Hits 20th Homer

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto had a huge game Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, three RBI, and two runs scored. It's his 20th home run of the season. Soto is slashing an absurd .367/.540/.733 over his last 30 games with nine homers, 24 RBI, 25 […]

Kyle Finnegan Records Four-Out Save

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan is unquestionably the closer in D.C, as he once again entered in a save situation Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. He got four outs, allowing just one hit en route to his fourth save of the season. He struck out one batter. All Finnegan's saves have come […]

Josiah Gray With Another Quality Start

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray delivered another quality start Wednesday night, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out four batters in a no-decision. Once again, both runs Gray allowed were via the home run, meaning that all seven runs Gray has […]

Hunter Renfroe Hits 22nd Home Run

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe was back in the two-spot of the lineup against a lefty Wednesday night, as the team faced Andrew Heaney and the New York Yankees. Renfroe went 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk. The solo shot was his 22nd long ball of the year. Renfroe has now homered […]

Xander Bogaerts Hits 19th Homer

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit his 19th home run of the season Wednesday night, and opposite-field fly ball that may have benefited from the short right-field porch in Yankee Stadium. It was his only hit in three at-bats, and he also added a walk. The home run came off starter Andrew Heaney. After […]