Brandon Crawford Steals Ninth Bag

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford continued his renaissance season Wednesday night, going 1-for-5 with his ninth steal of the season. Crawford is becoming more opportunistic as the season goes on, with five of those nine coming in his past 30 games. Crawford has enjoyed an outstanding season with an .895 OPS, 18 homers, 58 […]

Kevin Gausman Bounces Back Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman had endured three consecutive tough outings entering Wednesday's matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he appeared to once again be in all-star form for this one. Gausman allowed just one run on five hits and no walks in six innings while striking out eight batters, leading him to […]

Austin Hays Steals Second Base Of The Year

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays swiped his second base of the year Wednesday against the New York Yankees. He also went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI. It's been a disappointing season for the 26-year-old, as he's managed just a .715 OPS with 11 homers in 283 at-bats. He's had an especially tough go […]

Ryan Mountcastle Homers Again Amidst Tear

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle continued his hot hitting Wednesday against the New York Yankees, coming through with another home run, his 19th of the season. In addition to the solo shot, Mountcastle also provided a sacrifice fly in four plate appearances. Mountcastle has provided a .464/.467/.893 slash line with three homers in his […]

Matt Harvey Sees Scoreless Streak End Before Tweaking Knee

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey (knee) hadn't allowed a run in his last three outings entering Wednesday, but that streak came to an end against the New York Yankees. Harvey allowed two runs on three hits and two walks in four innings pitched. He struck out one batter. Harvey had only thrown 63 pitches […]

J.D. Davis Encounters Wrist Setback

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis (hand) experienced a flare-up with his left hand last week. It's the same injury that caused him to be placed on the injured list in April and cost him months of the season before returning on July 16. The injury figures to persist for the rest of the […]

Edwin Diaz Placed On Paternity List Before Wednesday's Game

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz was placed on the paternity list prior to Wednesday night's game against the Miami Marlins. Relief pitcher Jake Reed was called up to take his place on the roster. With Diaz absent, Trevor May figures to take over the closer role. Diaz has been somewhat ineffective of late, […]

Trevor May Earns Fourth Save With Diaz Absent

New York Mets relief pitcher Trevor May stepped into the ninth inning role Wednesday with Edwin Diaz on the paternity list, and he earned his fourth save of the season against the Miami Marlins. May did not allow a baserunner and struck out two of the three batters he faced in an inning of work. […]

Carlos Carrasco Gets 13 Outs Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco offered a glimpse of his potential Wednesday, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on five hits and no walks. He struck out five batters. Carrasco didn't allow a hit until the third inning, and was cruising until appearing to hit a wall in the fifth. […]

Pete Alonso Walks Twice And Steals A Bag

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso didn't record a hit against the Miami Marlins Wednesday, but he did reach twice via the walk in five plate appearances. On one of those occasions, he took advantage of a snoozing Zach Thompson to steal his second base of the season. It was only the fourth of […]

Javier Baez Hits Second Mets Homer

New York Mets infielder Javier Baez hit his second homer as a Met Wednesday, knocking an Anthony Bass pitch over the fence in right field for an opposite-field solo shot. It was his 24th of the year, and gave the Mets an important insurance run in a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. Baez went […]

Matt Barnes Saves 24th With Easy Inning

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes locked down his 24th save of the year Wednesday evening, setting down the Detroit Tigers he faced one-two-three. He recorded two strikeouts in the outing. He now has secured 24 of his 28 save opportunities, with a 2.25 ERA, a 0.80 WHIP, and 68 strikeouts in 44 innings. […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Strikes Out 10 Tigers

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez had an outstanding start Wednesday, allowing no runs on two hits and four walks in five innings against the Detroit Tigers. He struck out a season-high 10 batters and picked up his eighth win of the year. This is the type of start that Rodriguez's fantasy managers have […]

J.D. Martinez Hits 21st Homer Wednesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez got the scoring going against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, with a solo home run off starter Casey Mize in the second inning. It was his 21st long ball of the season. Martinez has now had too good days in a row after after a five-game stretch in which […]

Jarren Duran Hits Solo Shot Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit a solo shot Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, with his second homer of the season coming as the second half of a back-to-back set with Kike Hernandez off starter Casey Mize. It was Duran's only hit in five at-bats. Though Duran has only contributed a .528 OPS in […]

Kike Hernandez Homers Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez was back in the lineup batting leadoff against the Detroit Tigers after a day off Tuesday, and apparently the rest did him good as he went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and two RBI. The homer was his 15th of the year, and he's […]

Alcides Escobar Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar returned to the starting lineup Wednesday, batting second and playing shortstop. He had missed the previous for games with a swollen right wrist. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game back against the Philadelphia Phillies. Though he appears to have been displaced by Victor Robles at the […]

Carter Kieboom Homers For Second Time In Three Days

Washington Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom homered again Wednesday, giving him two for the season, both of which have come in the last three games. Kieboom was 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Phillies for the game. Kieboom has played in just 12 games this season, with his playing time greatly increasing following the trade […]

Luis Garcia Homers Twice Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Luis Garcia continued to show off his potential Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with two solo homers against the Philadelphia Phillies. Garcia has been afforded just 45 at-bats this year, with 24 of those coming in the past week, and he's put together a slash line of .167/.200/.542 with three homers in those seven […]

Victor Robles Knocks Leadoff Homer

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles got off to an auspicious start Wednesday knocking the first pitch he was over the fence for a leadoff home run against Chase Anderson and the Philadelphia Phillies. He also walked in four plate appearances. The homer was just his second of the season. Robles has taken over as the […]

Paolo Espino Gives Up Season-High Six Runs

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Paolo Espino had his worst start of the year against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, giving up six hits on eight runs and a walk in five innings. He struck out three batters. Espino had previously been quite successful, never giving up more than three earned runs in an outing. Despite his […]

Mitch Haniger Adds Three Hits Wednesday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger picked up three hits against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. It's Haniger's first three-hit game since July 24, which is also the last time he hit a home run, with two of them in that game. Despite a slight drop-off in […]

Logan Gilbert Takes The Loss Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert was saddled with his third loss of the year Wednesday. He allowed three runs on four hits and four walks to the Tampa Bay Rays in five innings while striking out six batters. This is the second outing of Gilbert's young career in which he's walked four batters, an […]

Matt Barnes Expected To Be Activated Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes tested negative for COVID-19 Tuesday evening, and he is expected to be activated from the COVID list in advance of Wednesday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Barnes had been placed on the list Tuesday due to symptoms consistent with the virus, though he never returned a positive test. […]

Noelvi Marte Hits Three Homers In Minors

Seattle Mariners infielder Noelvi Marte had the best game of his career for the Low-A Modesto Nuts Tuesday, going 4-for-5 with three homers, a walk, five runs scored, and nine RBI. The 19-year old prospect now has 15 home runs and 15 steals in 307 at-bats this season. Marte has years to go before he […]

Taijuan Walker Dealt Sixth Loss Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker continued his second-half floudering Tuesday, yielding four runs on eight hits and two walks to the Miami Marlins in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters and allowed two home runs. Through his first 17 starts of the season, Walker had allowed six home runs, but he's […]

James McCann Drives In A Run Tuesday

New York Mets catcher James McCann drove in a run with a double in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to keep the team from falling 5-4 to the Miami Marlins. It was McCann's only hit in four at-bats before being lifted for a pinch-runner. The Mets are in freefall […]

Jeff McNeil Reaches Three Times, Scores Twice

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil had another strong all-around game Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored. McNeil has been batting third in the lineup lately, and he's produced a .310/.375/.552 slash line with three homers, nine runs, and 11 RBI in his last 15 games. […]

J.D. Davis Doubles In A Run Tuesday

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored Tuesday against the Miami Marlins. Despite a robust .303/.398/.506 slash line in 103 plate appearances this season, Davis has just two hits in his last 17 at-bats, and he's only started four of the team's […]

Kyle Seager Has RBI Streak Broken

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager had recorded an RBI in eight straight games entering Tuesday, but unfortunately he could not extend that streak against the Tampa Bay Rays. Seager went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. The streak was tied with three others for the longest in the majors this year. Despite an […]